Abortion Archives

[Photo: A person looks at a website that sells pills for medication abortions.]

No, You Can’t Reverse an Abortion—so Why Is the FDA Allowing This Scam?

Dennis Carter

Abortion rights opponents have long pushed the reversal of medication abortion as a legitimate procedure. It's not.

[Photo: Betsy Sweet answers a question as she gesticulates with her hands during an interview.]

Two Years After the Kavanaugh Vote, This Maine Progressive Is Coming for Susan Collins

Dennis Carter

“It’s not just about flipping the Senate,” Betsy Sweet said. “It’s how we flip it.”

[Photo: A group of young Asian activists wear shirts and hold signs in support of undocumented workers during a rally.]

Congress Can Knock Down Reproductive Health-Care Barriers for Immigrants. Here’s How.

Sung Yeon Choimorrow

The HEAL Act would eliminate unnecessary restrictions that keep immigrant communities from accessing reproductive health care.

[Photo: An infographic showing that the majority of people polled agree that politicians should not restrict reproductive freedom during COVID-19. Two women stand on either side of the infographic.]

Pretty Much Everyone Hates the Republican COVID-19 Abortion Bans

Dennis Carter

Doing away with abortion rights during the COVID-19 pandemic, like many abortion restrictions, is overwhelmingly unpopular.

[Photo: A Black female doctor smiles as she listens to her patient.]

As Black Women Leaders, We Are Tearing Down Abortion Restrictions in Virginia

Jennifer McClellan & Charniele Herring

Virginia is turning the page on years of abortion restrictions that have put care out of reach for many.

[Photo: Rep. Jim Jordan speaks during a hearing as Rep. Mike Conaway listens on.]

Lost Your Job Because of COVID-19? Republicans Want to Restrict Your Abortion Coverage.

Lauren Young

Reproductive health advocates call the Republican legislation even worse than the discriminatory Hyde Amendment, which for decades has eroded low-income people's access to abortion care.

[Photo: A nurse practitioner examines a patient for COVID-19.]

Not Even Congress Can Get COVID-19 Tests. But Arkansas Requires Abortion Patients to Have One.

Imani Gandy

What's the point of forcing abortion patients to obtain a negative COVID-19 test, besides creating another barrier to care? There is none.

[Photo: An older transwoman smiles as she is escorted out of the Supreme Court by her legal team.]

Aimee Stephens, Transgender Woman at Heart of Supreme Court Battle, Dies

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Aimee Stephens was a trailblazer for transgender rights. But her legacy could reach even further.

[Photo: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch look on during an hearing.]

One Supreme Court Decision Could Shut Down Abortion Clinics in 15 States

Dennis Carter

States with anti-choice politicians in power could impose unnecessary admitting privilege requirements with little or no resistance.

[Photo: An illustration of two women smiling on two separate video conferencing windows.]

Planned Parenthood’s Alexis McGill Johnson on Why the Fight to #FreeThePill ‘Feels So Retro’

Galina Espinoza

The acting president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America spoke with Rewire News Group about the past, present, and future of birth control.

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