Abortion

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Women Are Already Punished for Trying to End Their Pregnancies Women Are Already Punished for Trying to End Their Pregnancies

By making legal abortion less and less accessible, anti-choice groups have pushed many women into a legal gray zone.

Mar 30, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Abortion Opponents Have a New Tactic—and It Could Actually Kill Women

Abortion Opponents Have a New Tactic—and It Could Actually Kill Women Abortion Opponents Have a New Tactic—and It Could Actually Kill Women

Utah’s governor has signed a bill requiring women obtaining an abortion at 20 weeks or later to be anesthetized.

Mar 29, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

As Abortion Restrictions Ramp Up, More Women Weigh Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands

As Abortion Restrictions Ramp Up, More Women Weigh Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands As Abortion Restrictions Ramp Up, More Women Weigh Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands

Finding ways to support those who choose to self-induce abortion does not mean abandoning the fight to preserve access in clinics and hospitals.

Mar 21, 2016 / Dani McClain

Antonin Scalia

Why Antonin Scalia Became So Prominent—And Why His Influence Will Not Last Why Antonin Scalia Became So Prominent—And Why His Influence Will Not Last

He was celebrated because he used his position as a Supreme Court justice to mobilize conservatives—but his views were antithetical to what is most enduring about American legal an...

Mar 15, 2016 / David Rudenstine

How Much More Proof Does the Supreme Court Need That Clinic Closures Restrict Abortion Access?

How Much More Proof Does the Supreme Court Need That Clinic Closures Restrict Abortion Access? How Much More Proof Does the Supreme Court Need That Clinic Closures Restrict Abortion Access?

Justice Anthony Kennedy, expected to be the swing vote in the pivotal case against Texas, suggested a lower court might need to gather more information.

Mar 2, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

The Big Lie at the Heart of the Texas Abortion Clinic Case

The Big Lie at the Heart of the Texas Abortion Clinic Case The Big Lie at the Heart of the Texas Abortion Clinic Case

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the first significant test of abortion rights in a decade.

Mar 1, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Tell Paul Ryan: Leave Planned Parenthood Alone

Tell Paul Ryan: Leave Planned Parenthood Alone Tell Paul Ryan: Leave Planned Parenthood Alone

Planned Parenthood has been vindicated again and again. Demand that the witch hunt end.

Feb 26, 2016 / NationAction

How Planned Parenthood Foes Are Thwarting Research Into Alzheimer’s, Ebola, and More

How Planned Parenthood Foes Are Thwarting Research Into Alzheimer’s, Ebola, and More How Planned Parenthood Foes Are Thwarting Research Into Alzheimer’s, Ebola, and More

New legislation threatens fetal-tissue research that could save lives.

Feb 22, 2016 / Madeleine Schwartz

Presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio

Republicans Suddenly Realize Anti-Choice Politics Can Be Toxic Republicans Suddenly Realize Anti-Choice Politics Can Be Toxic

After a year of over-the-top campaigning against Planned Parenthood by Republicans, Bush, and Christie now decry Rubio’s extreme anti-choice stances.

Feb 8, 2016 / John Nichols

Troy Newman

Ted Cruz Announces a Terrifying New Supporter Ted Cruz Announces a Terrifying New Supporter

The Texas senator is embracing a man with repeated connections to acts of anti-choice violence.

Jan 28, 2016 / George Zornick

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