Pregnant and Dangerous Pregnant and Dangerous
The good news is that Utah has dropped murder charges against Melissa Rowland, who rejected her doctors' advice to undergo an immediate Caesarean section and gave birth to a stil...
Apr 8, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Toothpaste, Cough Drops, Aspirin, Contraception Toothpaste, Cough Drops, Aspirin, Contraception
Please forward widely: "An Open Letter About Emergency Contraception," by Katha Pollitt and Jennifer Baumgardner
Feb 26, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
We’re Not Sorry, Charlie We’re Not Sorry, Charlie
Although the film isn't ready this year, there will be an event January 22 at Bluestockings bookstore in New York (172 Allen Street, 7-8:30 pm) and other events as far away as Gran...
Jan 15, 2004 / Jennifer Baumgardner
Abortion Distortion Abortion Distortion
Lawmakers who passed the so-called partial birth abortion ban are far removed from women's lives.
Dec 8, 2003 / Feature / Rebecca Ayrey
Criminalizing Motherhood Criminalizing Motherhood
More than 275 women have faced charges relating to drug use during their pregnancies.
Dec 3, 2003 / Feature / Silja J.A. Talvi
Our Families, Ourselves Our Families, Ourselves
Eyal Press is working on a book about the abortion wars in Buffalo, New York.
Sep 4, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Eyal Press
For Whom the Poll Tolls For Whom the Poll Tolls
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Jul 17, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Margaret Sanger Margaret Sanger
"No Gods, No Masters," the rallying cry of the Industrial Workers of the World, was her personal and political manifesto.
Jul 2, 2003 / Feature / Ellen Chesler
Missed Conception Missed Conception
Hawaii recently became the fifth state to make emergency contraception, also known as the morning-after pill, available directly from pharmacists. This is far from a small regulato...
Jun 26, 2003 / Kirsten Moore
Chipping Away at Roe Chipping Away at Roe
Congress has once again passed a bill banning "partial-birth abortion." It's not the first time. President Clinton vetoed similar bans in 1996 and 1997.
Jun 12, 2003 / Wendy Chavkin