Abortion Archives

Where Anti-Choice Lawmakers Are Elected, ‘Abortion Deserts’ Persist

Teddy Wilson

There are 27 "abortion deserts" in the United States—major cities where pregnant people have to travel more than 100 miles to access an abortion.

[Photo: A woman speaks to a doctor in the hospital]

Advocates Sue to Block Iowa’s Total Abortion Ban (Updated)

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Attorneys filed a lawsuit in state court arguing an Iowa bill that bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected violates the state constitution.

Alejandra Pablos, Asylum Seeker and Reproductive Justice Advocate, Speaks Out

Tina Vasquez

"We need to make sure that vulnerable people aren’t even near the police and if the police want to arrest or detain a vulnerable person, the whole crowd needs to go," Alejandra Pablos told Rewire.News during a recent interview. "They can’t arrest all of us."

[Photo: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) listens to testimony during a hearing]

212 Members of Congress Just Told Trump: Don’t Mess With Family Planning Funding

Ally Boguhn

Congressional lawmakers wrote in their letters that conservatives have been transparent about their endgame in plowing ahead with restrictions on Title X funds: to end funding to Planned Parenthood.

[Photo: A group of women gather to listen to a speaker during a Planned Parenthood rally.]

Legislative Lowlights: Louisiana Lawmakers Continue Assault on Reproductive Rights

Brie Shea

Join Rewire.News for its inaugural weekly roundup of state-based anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ legislation.

This Democrat Opposes Abortion and Sides With Trump on Immigration. Will He Win a Pennsylvania Primary? (Updated)

Ally Boguhn

John Morganelli has more name recognition than his two pro-choice opponents—he also opposes abortion rights and agrees with Donald Trump on immigration.

Six Books Written by Teen Mothers You Should Read This Mother’s Day

Gloria Malone

These books challenge readers to see young motherhood through a more honest and empowered light.

Rhode Island’s Democratic Speaker: Abortion Rights Aren’t Under Attack in the US

Auditi Guha & Sale of Catholic Health Insurer Fidelis May Ease Birth Control Access in New York (Updated)

Rep. Nicholas Mattiello opposes state lawmakers' effort to codify abortion protections, even though the bill has support from members of his own party and the Democratic governor.

Years After My Abortion, I’m Thinking About What Might Have Been. But I Don’t Regret It.

Rana Barar

For every mother we celebrate on Mother’s Day, there is complexity in her experience, paths not taken, dreams both fulfilled and left behind.

[Photo: A happy woman holding birth control]

Sale of Catholic Health Insurer Fidelis May Ease Birth Control Access in New York (Updated)

Amy Littlefield

“In terms of reproductive health coverage, I think the sale of Fidelis to Centene is a win for the women of New York,” Lois Uttley, who has researched Fidelis for at least a decade, told Rewire.News.

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