Abortion

Aretha’s Funeral and the White Supremacist Imagination

Toni M. Bond

Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. spewed pompous, bombastic white supremacy rhetoric about Black women’s supposed failures at raising their children, especially Black boys—though Aretha herself was a single mother.

We Should Be Celebrating an Abortion Rights Anniversary. Instead, We Fear for Our Future.

Amy Hagstrom Miller

If Kavanaugh is confirmed as our next Supreme Court justice, the crisis won’t just be in some states. It will become a nationwide problem.

Kavanaugh Himself Confirms: His Nomination Puts Abortion Rights in Jeopardy

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Senate confirmation hearings reveal just how dangerous Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation would be to reproductive autonomy.

Ben Sasse, Women Aren’t Being Hysterical. They’re Begging the Government Not to Kill Them.

Lauren Rankin

Senator Sasse: There is nothing “hysterical” about women's reaction to Kavanaugh or the Trump administration.

Judge: Texas Can’t Force People to Bury Fetal Remains

Dennis Carter

The "fetal burial" law, passed in 2017 by the Texas legislature, was part of expansive anti-choice restrictions signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

Jon Kyl, McCain’s Replacement, Notorious For Lying About Planned Parenthood

Ally Boguhn

Jon Kyl's false claim about Planned Parenthood's abortion services was later stricken from the congressional record.

Here’s What to Watch Out for in This Week’s Kavanaugh Hearings

Jessica Mason Pieklo

How can Kavanaugh claim to “respect precedent” like Roe v. Wade if he spent years working strategically to undermine it? 

‘Activism Is No Longer an Option’: Could Ayanna Pressley Be the Next Progressive Upset? (Updated)

Ally Boguhn

The Massachusetts Democrat vying in Tuesday's primary to represent the state’s only district that's majority people of color doesn't believe there's a place in the Democratic party for people who vote against abortion rights.

I’m a Student Who’s Been Demanding to Meet Collins and Murkowski About Kavanaugh—Because I Know What’s at Stake

Angela Maske

Ultimately, Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination is about how his rulings will affect people all over the country, and young people in particular. Every senator must recognize that.

Ireland’s Repeal of the Eighth in Retrospect: Evidence and Empathy Won the Day

Naomi Elster

We talked about "compassion in a crisis." But did pro-repeal campaigners miss opportunities to talk about autonomy, the right to abortion, and medication abortion's safety when we fought the country's draconian abortion ban?