Abortion

Rewire News Group’s Top 12 Stories of 2020

Rewire News Group Staff

Amid the pandemic, the uncertainty, and a racial reckoning, we told stories from the perspectives of people who've been impacted the most.

Work at a Big Company? Your Insurance Probably Doesn’t Cover Abortion.

Rewire News Group Staff

According to a new study on gender equality in the workplace, only a narrow margin of employers disclose their abortion coverage to prospective employees.

Abortion Is a Catholic Value. Just Ask Joe Biden.

Jamie Manson

Joe Biden needs to embrace his identity as the nation's first pro-choice Catholic president.

I Had to Leave Massachusetts for My Abortion. Not Anymore.

T.S. Mendola

Massachusetts is a safer state for pregnant people than it was last week. I'll take the win, but the moment doesn't feel victorious.

Massachusetts Is on the Verge of an Abortion Access Breakthrough

Rewire News Group Staff

With the fate of abortion access for young people across the state hanging in the balance, all eyes are on Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Protesters to Go COVID-19 Christmas Caroling at Abortion Clinics

Brooke Knisley

Tis the season for when you're pro-life—but not about anyone actually alive.

Joe Biden’s Historic Pick for Health Secretary Signals Hope

Dusti Gurule

Xavier Becerra, who would be the first Latinx to lead Health and Human Services, has been an outspoken supporter of reproductive rights.

Arkansas Could Give Amy Coney Barrett Her Big Abortion Moment (Updated)

Rachel Cohen

The "Unborn Child Protection Act" was filed ahead of Arkansas' next legislative session meant to more directly challenge Roe v. Wade.

When COVID-19 Hit, Abortion Access Ended in South Dakota

Susan Rinkunas

For seven months, two public health crises enveloped in South Dakota: the COVID-19 pandemic and no abortion care.

Health Care Has a Language Problem—and It’s Erasing People Like Me

Jo Yurcaba

Women do deserve to get the health care they need—but so do trans and nonbinary people.