Power Archives

[Photo: Dr. Randall Williams pauses during an interview.]

Missouri Official Who Tracked Patients’ Menstrual Periods Should Resign, Says Abortion Rights Group (Updated)

Dennis Carter

Dr. Randall Williams, Missouri's health director, admitted to keeping a spreadsheet with the menstrual cycles of patients at the Planned Parenthood clinic he's trying to shut down.

[Photo: A young woman speaks to her doctor.]

Adolescent Health Groups Warn of Risks Anti-Choice Crisis Pregnancy Centers Pose to Young People

Jo Yurcaba & Adolescent Health Groups Warn of Risks Anti-Choice Crisis Pregnancy Centers Pose to Young People

Crisis pregnancy centers pose a unique threat in states like Ohio, where they outnumber abortion providers.

[Photo: U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson pauses during an interview.]

In Ruling Against Alabama’s Abortion Ban, Federal Judge Doesn’t Mince Words

Imani Gandy

“Alabama’s abortion ban contravenes clear Supreme Court precedent,” Judge Thompson wrote. “It violates the right of an individual to privacy, to make 'choices central to personal dignity and autonomy.' It diminishes 'the capacity of women to act in society, and to make reproductive decisions.' It defies the United States Constitution.”

Will the US Naval Academy Grant The Satanic Temple Equal Rites?

Becky Garrison

After a group of midshipmen at the Naval Academy sent an email about the upcoming Satanic Services that would be offered, the Academy quickly shut it down claiming that the email wasn't properly approved.

[Photo: Mayor Pete Buttigieg pauses during a speech.]

Mayor Pete, Justice Kennedy, and the Myth of a Nonpartisan Supreme Court

Jessica Mason Pieklo & Catholic Anti-Nuke Activists Looking at 20 Years in Prison a True Test for Religious Freedom

Few American myths are as enduring as the myth of Justice Anthony Kennedy as a nonpartisan and the Supreme Court as apolitical.

[Photo: A split-screen image of Pete Buttigieg and Julián Castro.]

Campaign Week in Review: Here’s How Two 2020 Democrats Incorporated Reproductive Rights and Justice Into Their Platforms

Ally Boguhn

This is hardly the first time Julián Castro has sought to elevate reproductive justice on the campaign trail.

[Photo: A young, Black disabled man in a wheelchair cuts lumber at work.]

It’s Disability Employment Awareness Month. Here’s What Voters Need to Know.

Robyn Powell

The disability vote is powerful and should not be overlooked.

[Photo: Sarah Pitlyk speaks during an interview.]

This Kavanaugh Defender and Abortion Foe Could End Up on the Federal Bench (Updated)

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Sarah Pitlyk's legal career includes defending extreme six-week abortion bans and attacking in vitro fertilization.

[Photo: Outside view of the U.S. Supreme Court.]

The Hidden Link Between Domestic Violence and Abortion

LySaundra Campbell

Anti-choice laws have direct effects on people experiencing domestic violence, especially those seeking abortion care without their abuser’s knowledge.

Catholic Anti-Nuke Activists Looking at 20 Years in Prison a True Test for Religious Freedom

Patrick Hornbeck

Either sincere religious conviction should be a defense, or it shouldn’t. There should be a healthy debate about religious exemptions in a pluralistic society, but not about the content of the religious conviction concerned.

Power

Search: