Katha Pollitt

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Katha Pollitt is a columnist for The Nation.

Germaine Greer speaks at the Melbourne Writers Festival.

Feminism Needs More Thinkers Who Aren’t Right 100 Percent of the Time Feminism Needs More Thinkers Who Aren’t Right 100 Percent of the Time

Feminists like Germaine Greer should be valued for what they get right, rather than banned for what they get wrong.

Nov 5, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Gender Equality Is Not Possible Without Abortion

Gender Equality Is Not Possible Without Abortion Gender Equality Is Not Possible Without Abortion

And a few other last words to Ross Douthat.

Oct 30, 2015 / Katha Pollitt

A researcher works alongside a tray of vials containing cerebral spinal fluid.

Fetal-Tissue Bans Are All About Making Abortion Providers Look Like Monsters Fetal-Tissue Bans Are All About Making Abortion Providers Look Like Monsters

Life-saving research is collateral damage in the war on Planned Parenthood.

Oct 8, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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Illegal Abortion Is Dangerous, Birth Control Works, and Other Inconvenient Truths for Pro-Lifers Illegal Abortion Is Dangerous, Birth Control Works, and Other Inconvenient Truths for Pro-Lifers

Ross Douthat thinks abortion could be criminalized without sacrificing women’s equality or well-being. He’s sorely mistaken.

Sep 24, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Young mothers at a health clinic in Manila. In 2012, the Catholic Church opposed a bill guaranteeing access to birth control and sex education in the Philippines. Credit: Erik de Castro / Reuters

If Pope Francis Really Wanted to Fight Climate Change, He’d Be a Feminist If Pope Francis Really Wanted to Fight Climate Change, He’d Be a Feminist

The world will never be healed of its ecological ills as long as women cannot control their fertility.

Sep 9, 2015 / Feature / Katha Pollitt

Planned Parenthood rally in DC

Even If You Haven’t Had an Abortion, You Owe Planned Parenthood Even If You Haven’t Had an Abortion, You Owe Planned Parenthood

And it’s your responsibility to fight back against the war on reproductive rights.

Aug 27, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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If Abortion Were About Equality, Would Americans Like It Better? If Abortion Were About Equality, Would Americans Like It Better?

It is—and that’s the problem.

Jul 2, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Why I’m Ready—and Excited—for Hillary

Why I’m Ready—and Excited—for Hillary Why I’m Ready—and Excited—for Hillary

Clinton is running as a feminist—and that matters for all women.

Jun 2, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Birth Control That Works Too Well

Birth Control That Works Too Well Birth Control That Works Too Well

A Colorado program to give low-income teens long-acting contraception dropped the teen abortion rate dramatically. But conservatives refuse to fund it.

May 20, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Courage of ‘Charlie Hebdo’

The Courage of ‘Charlie Hebdo’ The Courage of ‘Charlie Hebdo’

The French magazine is blasphemous—and isn’t that an honorable thing to be?

May 5, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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