![A DC community organizer holds a sign for the Light Brigade for Reproductive Justice: Your Vote is Your Voice outside of the US Supreme Court on October 17, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2179041681.jpg)
Symbolic Legislation Will Not Get Us Free Symbolic Legislation Will Not Get Us Free
If the Democrats are truly serious about protecting reproductive freedom, they must rise above reactive politics.
Jan 31, 2025 / Larada Lee-Wallace
![Documenting the First Year Without “Roe v. Wade”](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/amanda_becker.jpg)
Documenting the First Year Without “Roe v. Wade” Documenting the First Year Without “Roe v. Wade”
A conversation with journalist Amanda Becker about her new book, You Must Stand Up: The Fight for Abortion Rights in Post-Dobbs America.
Sep 12, 2024 / Q&A / Larada Lee-Wallace
![Even Under “Roe,” I Faced Barriers to Get an Abortion](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/llw-001.jpeg)
Even Under “Roe,” I Faced Barriers to Get an Abortion Even Under “Roe,” I Faced Barriers to Get an Abortion
In spite of having made up my mind, I still had to face unnecessary barriers in order to access medical care that I could have received online and by mail.
May 16, 2022 / Larada Lee-Wallace