Reproductive Rights

Activists protest the Texas abortion ban

This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like

The Texas law SB 8 will force abortion clinics in the state to turn away about 80 percent of all patients.

Sep 2, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

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What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots. What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots.

The only question is how far Democrats are willing to go to defend women’s rights.

Sep 2, 2021 / Elie Mystal

“Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas

“Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas “Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas

Unless the Supreme Court steps in, the country’s most dangerous anti-abortion law will go into effect, banning abortions after six weeks and placing a cash bounty on providers.

Aug 31, 2021 / Elie Mystal for The Nation

Protest for Afghanistan in India

“Hear Our Cries”: What Terrifies an Afghan Women’s Rights Activist “Hear Our Cries”: What Terrifies an Afghan Women’s Rights Activist

K, an anonymous advocate for Afghan women, speaks out while hiding from the Taliban in Kabul.

Aug 25, 2021 / Q&A / Mona Tajali

Students at a girls’ school in Kabul

As the US Leaves Afghanistan, Anti-War Feminists Push a New Approach to Foreign Policy As the US Leaves Afghanistan, Anti-War Feminists Push a New Approach to Foreign Policy

There are signs that the Biden administration and mainstream foreign policy groups may be ready to listen, if not embrace a full paradigm shift.

Aug 9, 2021 / Shreya Chattopadhyay

Jackson Women's Health Organization

If “Roe v. Wade” Is Overturned, the Future Will Be Worse Than the Past If “Roe v. Wade” Is Overturned, the Future Will Be Worse Than the Past

When abortion was illegal, there was no organized, aggressive antiabortion movement with a wing of violent fanatics.

Aug 5, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt

A hospital worker in a hospital

Oregon Will Protect Reproductive Health Care When Hospitals Merge Oregon Will Protect Reproductive Health Care When Hospitals Merge

A landmark bill will ensure that health care services don’t disappear when Catholic hospitals take over other providers.

Jul 19, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

#FreeBritney movement

For Women Under Conservatorship, Forced Birth Control Is Routine For Women Under Conservatorship, Forced Birth Control Is Routine

Advocates were not surprised when Britney Spears said she wasn’t allowed to have her IUD removed. They’d heard similar stories before.

Jul 15, 2021 / Sara Luterman

Biden priest

Are Pro-Choice Catholics Worthy of Communion? Are Pro-Choice Catholics Worthy of Communion?

The backlash over the bishops’ challenge to Biden starts from the wrong premise.

Jun 29, 2021 / Michael F. Pettinger

We Owe It to the World’s Children to Slow Population Growth

We Owe It to the World’s Children to Slow Population Growth We Owe It to the World’s Children to Slow Population Growth

Crowding the planet harms younger generations as much as it does the environment.

Jun 24, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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