Reproductive Rights

Freedom of Choice Talking Points Freedom of Choice Talking Points

Though polls consistently show a majority of Americans supporting freedom of choice, abortion rights are facing their greatest attack since the Supreme Court decision Roe V.

May 1, 2003 / Jonah Engle

In the Waiting Room In the Waiting Room

"We are in a funding emergency today," read the e-mail from the New York Abortion Access Fund.

Apr 3, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Roe in Rough Waters Roe in Rough Waters

Thirty years later, abortion's political terrain is more complicated than ever.

Jan 22, 2003 / Feature / Jennifer Baumgardner

Christian Soldiers on the March Christian Soldiers on the March

Bush's handpicked delegates disrupt global conferences on women's rights.

Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Jennifer Block

Holy Rock ‘n’ Rollers Holy Rock ‘n’ Rollers

In Hicksville, Long Island, on any given Sunday afternoon, pierced and tattooed teenagers in black clothing gather to listen and watch as groups of kids like themselves tear th...

Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Lauren Sandler

Making 34 Million Friends Making 34 Million Friends

The night after the Bush Administration announced its refusal to grant the United Nations Population Fund $34 million dollars, Jane Roberts was so outraged she couldn't sleep.

Nov 12, 2002 / Feature / Emily Biuso

Slut Patrol Slut Patrol

In some parts of China, local officials keep track of women's menstrual periods. We haven't come to that, but anyone who thinks women's reproductive and sexual privacy is secure in...

Sep 12, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Join the EC E-mail Campaign Join the EC E-mail Campaign

America's rate of unwanted pregnancy is a huge public health scandal, but five years after being approved by the FDA, emergency contraception--the use of normal birth control p...

Aug 29, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt

An Open Letter About Emergency Contraception An Open Letter About Emergency Contraception

The one thing that activists on every side of the abortion debate agree on is that we should reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies.

Aug 29, 2002 / Katha Pollitt and Jennifer Baumgardner

Reproductive Freedom Reproductive Freedom

The Nation reported on Dr. Pendergraft's troubles in "Abortion on Trial" by Hillary Frey and Miranda Kennedy, June 18, 2001.

Jul 25, 2002 / Feature / Hillary Frey

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