Abortion Archives

[Photo: Abby Johnson sits down at Sirius XM studios in front of a microphone]

Anti-Abortion Activist Abby Johnson Is Speaking at Tonight’s RNC. So Who Is She?

From lies about abortion to pretending to help women's rights, here are five of Abby Johnson's outrageous claims.

[Photo: The campus of Georgetown University is seen nearly empty as classes were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, DC, May 7, 2020.]

Attend a Private School? Your Birth Control Could Be at Risk.

Mansee Khurana

A "reckoning" might be ahead now that the Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to gut birth control coverage at religiously affiliated colleges.

[Photo: Volunteers separate condoms to give away during a free HIV testing event]

How College Students Can Have Safer Sex This Semester

Cassandra Corrado

As some students return to campus, here are four ways to think about sexual health in the age of COVID-19.

[PHOTO: Joe Biden talks behind a podium on the final night of the Democratic National Convention]

Democrats Love Abortion and Care About the Courts—or So I’m Told

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Democrats couldn't bring themselves to say "abortion" or talk about the federal courts during their convention this week.

COVID-19 Is Complicating Pregnancies. This Black Midwife Has a Plan for That.

Abbie Synan

Midwives have seen an interest in their services during the pandemic as pregnant people consider deliveries outside a hospital.

How to Make the Promise of Suffrage a Reality

Kate Kelly

One hundred years after ratification of the 19th Amendment, another constitutional amendment is poised to finish the job.

Denying Abortion Coverage Is Not a Religious Value

Sheila Katz, Sara Hutchinson Ratcliffe & Rev. Katey Zeh

We must ensure that each of us has quality health care, encompassing the full range of reproductive health-care options, including abortion.

With Kamala Harris as Biden’s Vice Presidential Pick, Our Time Is Now

Alencia Johnson

Harris is the first Black woman at the top of a major party ticket. The first Asian American. The first graduate of a historically black college or university.

[Photo: An illustration of a person with long hair experiencing menstrual symptoms.]

Supreme Court Decision on Birth Control Is a Threat to Women With Chronic Illness

Jillian Goltzman

Last month’s Supreme Court ruling in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania was a callous attack on the health of chronically ill people.

[Photo: An illustration of a Black teenager looking down worriedly at texts on her phone. A text bubble reads 'Need help?']

How Teens Can Get Birth Control Without Their Parents Finding Out—Even in a Pandemic

Graci D’Amore

Jane's Due Process helps teens in Texas and beyond access birth control, STI testing and treatment, and other family planning services.

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