Abortion Archives

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

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.

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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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5 People Share Why Their Abortion Was Beautiful

Paige Alexandria

In response to a recent Rewire News Group piece titled, “Abortion Isn’t Beautiful,” five people describe how their experience with abortion was beautiful.

[Photo: U.S. Supreme Court justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sit during an event.]

The Women of the Supreme Court Are Sick of These Nonsense Objections to Birth Control

Jessica Mason Pieklo

After nearly a decade fighting over the birth control benefit, the women justices of the Supreme Court have had enough.

[Photo: A young, Black mother smiles as she walks down the street and holds her baby in her arms.]

My Abortion Made Motherhood Possible

Regina Mahone

This is something worth celebrating—it’s also reproductive justice, actualized.

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Teens Face Extra Barriers to Abortion. This New Site Can Help.

Dennis Carter

A new site tells young people exactly how to navigate judicial bypass, the workaround for state laws that remove their bodily autonomy and agency.

[Photo: An illustration of people walking in a line toward a door. Above the people is a hand holding a block labeled 'abortion barrier.']

Abortion Is Available Again in Texas. But You’ll Have to Get in Line.

Paige Alexandria

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's push to ban abortion during the COVID-19 outbreak could mean long waitlists for care will become the norm across the state.

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I Had Trouble Confirming COVID-19 Abortion Policies—and I’m a Reporter

Dennis Carter

Dedicating entire workdays to clarifying state policy on abortion care often left me with one troubling question: Can the layperson figure this out for themselves?

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Abortion Isn’t Beautiful

Nicole Walker

In this excerpt from Choice Words, Annie Finch's anthology of abortion literature, author Nicole Walker contemplates the beauty—or lack thereof—in abortion.

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