Abortion Archives

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Texas Foreshadows How Trump’s ‘Gag Rule’ Will Destroy Teens’ Access to Contraception

Martha Kempner

Texas should be seen as a testing ground for what happens when anti-choice legislators gut access to reproductive health care. Teenagers, according to research, pay a hefty price.

[Photo: An image of Sunny Soroosh, a young, brown woman, smiling during an interview for Planned Parenthood. She sits on a bench outside a playground area.]

I’m a Proud Abortion Provider. Here’s Why.

Sunoz Soroosh

I feel that every day is National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers because of the immense appreciation I receive from my patients.

[Photo: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear speaks during an event.]

Kentucky Legislation Would Give GOP Officials More Power to Close Abortion Clinics: Spotlight on the States (Updated)

Dennis Carter

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have mounted a legislative blitz to create more hurdles for abortion patients.

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Anti-Choice State Lawmakers Want to Criminalize Abortion Through Nullification

Jessica Madris

States have largely relied on nullification to uphold white supremacist and patriarchal systems.

[Photo: A split screen image of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts looking stern.]

Don’t Fall for the John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh Jedi Mind Trick

Imani Gandy

If Roberts and Kavanaugh nearly hoodwinked me in Wednesday's arguments, there’s a good chance they’re going to hoodwink a lot of people who have an inkling that something isn’t right with their argument.

[Photo: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during an event.]

Biden Gets Support From One of the Last Anti-Choice Congressional Democrats: Campaign Week in Review

Dennis Carter

A longtime Minnesota legislator was one of many members of Congress to throw their support behind Joe Biden this week.

[Photo: A Black woman holds a sign in support of abortion rights.]

Louisiana’s Clinic Shutdown Law Will Hurt Black Women. We’re Fighting Back.

Marcela Howell

Given the obstacles Black women already face, new barriers to abortion—in Louisiana and across the country—will turn reproductive health care into a right we cannot exercise.

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The Harassment We Face as Abortion Storytellers

Jordyn Close & Paige Alexandria

In a recent study, 60 percent of abortion storytellers reported experiencing harassment and other negative incidents after sharing their stories.

[Photo: Pro-choice activists supporting legal access to abortion hold signs as they protest during a demonstration outside the US Supreme Court.]

The Trump Administration Defended Louisiana’s Clinic Shutdown Law. Will It Sway John Roberts?

Jessica Mason Pieklo

The Trump administration had one job on Wednesday: to deliver John Roberts' vote for onerous abortion restrictions.

[Photo: A digital collage of ripped paper with images of a young woman, a baby, and a handwritten letter.]

‘You Don’t Even Treat Animals the Way I Was Treated’: Pregnant and Incarcerated

Madeleine Schmidt

As the gender makeup of people who are incarcerated changes, there has yet to be sufficient research or policy change to address incarcerated women’s health needs.

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