Lauren Rankin

Lauren Rankin is a freelance writer and reproductive rights activist. Her work has appeared at publications such as Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Salon, and others. She has a Master of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University. Follow her on twitter at @laurenarankin.

[photo: Senator Ben Sasse listens during the confirmation hearing of Judge Brett Kavanaugh in Washington, D.C.]

Ben Sasse, Women Aren’t Being Hysterical. They’re Begging the Government Not to Kill Them.

Lauren Rankin

Senator Sasse: There is nothing “hysterical” about women's reaction to Kavanaugh or the Trump administration.

Controversial Ruling Threatens Abortion Access in Uruguay and Beyond

Lauren Rankin

In 2012, Uruguay changed its law to allow abortions up to 12 weeks of pregnancy. But a judge's ruling that a woman could not have an abortion without her ex-partner's consent sets a dangerous and possibly globally influential precedent valuing the fetus and father's wishes over those of the pregnant person.

‘We Have to Shift the Table of Power’: A Q&A With Reproductive Rights and Justice Leaders

Lauren Rankin

If we let the election extinguish our inner fire and vision of a just future, then that's worse than anything we lost at the polls in terms of votes or anything coming down the pike in the next four years, said Jill Adams, chief strategist for the Self-Induced Abortion Legal Team.

When It Comes to Threats, Online or on the Campaign Trail, It’s Not Up to Women to ‘Suck It Up’

Lauren Rankin & Why Abortion Funds Are Needed, Even in Pro-Choice States

Threats of violence toward women are commonplace on the internet for the same reason that they are increasingly common at Donald Trump rallies: They are effective at perpetuating violence against women as the norm.

Democrats’ Latest Platform Silent on Discriminatory Welfare System

Lauren Rankin & Why Abortion Funds Are Needed, Even in Pro-Choice States

The current draft of the 2016 Democratic Party platform contains some of the most progressive positions that the party has taken in decades. But there is a critical issue—one that affects millions in the United States—that is missing entirely from the draft: fixing our broken and discriminatory welfare system.

Young and Far From Apathetic on Abortion

Lauren Rankin, Dr. Sarp Aksel & Why Abortion Funds Are Needed, Even in Pro-Choice States

It’s easy to say that millennials aren’t actively defending abortion rights. But it’s not true. In fact, the wide range of young people’s actions to preserve and advance access defies narrow definitions of "political activism."

The Supreme Court Should See What I See As an Abortion Clinic Escort

Lauren Rankin

I have seen countless women reduced to tears and shaking, just for trying to access the health care to which they are constitutionally entitled. That isn’t peaceful assembly. That is harassment, hiding behind the First Amendment.

New York’s Teen Pregnancy Campaign Quietly Gets Made Over, Still Misses the Mark

Lauren Rankin

When the Bloomberg administration unveiled its teen pregnancy prevention campaign last March, it was met with immediate backlash. Now the city has updated the campaign website, but the site doesn’t abandon all of the problematic language featured in the previous campaign.

How de Blasio Could Make New York City Better for Women and Mothers

Lauren Rankin

At a time when the GOP is seeking ways to soften its image to appeal to women voters, while its members are callously trying to cut women's access to programs vital to their survival, de Blasio has an opportunity to make the city more fair and just for New York City mothers and to undo much of the damage done by his predecessor.

Why Abortion Funds Are Needed, Even in Pro-Choice States

Lauren Rankin

Abortion funds are critical because they help bridge the gap left by the Hyde Amendment and enable access to abortion for those who are financially denied their right to choose.

Lauren Rankin

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