Reproductive Rights

As the Pandemic Raged, Abortion Access Nearly Flickered Out

As the Pandemic Raged, Abortion Access Nearly Flickered Out As the Pandemic Raged, Abortion Access Nearly Flickered Out

Countless quiet acts of heroism were required for those who needed abortions to get them. And still, not everyone did.

Feb 23, 2021 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

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Argentina’s Decades-Long Fight to Legalize Abortion Ends in Victory Argentina’s Decades-Long Fight to Legalize Abortion Ends in Victory

The campaign to legalize abortion began sometime in the late 1970s, when the “grandmothers” of the green wave were living in exile across Europe.

Jan 1, 2021 / Cecilia Nowell

Lightning Strike

Lightning Strike Lightning Strike

A movement called the Women’s Strike has been drawing hundreds of thousands of people to protest drastic abortion restrictions in Poland in recent months.

Dec 14, 2020 / OppArt / Various Contributors

Re-opening Continues Across Densely Populated New York And New Jersey Areas

A Guide to Giving: Worst Year Ever Edition A Guide to Giving: Worst Year Ever Edition

Get a fresh start after a rotten year—help those who help others.

Dec 10, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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Letters From the December 14/21, 2020, Issue Letters From the December 14/21, 2020, Issue

Moneyball… Roe reversal… Remembering Steve…

Dec 1, 2020 / Our Readers

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Poland’s Women Are in the Streets Poland’s Women Are in the Streets

Escalating protests over new restrictions on abortion in Poland are a sign that the ruling PiS party’s illiberal democracy may be losing its grip.

Nov 20, 2020 / Andrew Pasquier

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The Trump-Shaped Stain on American Life The Trump-Shaped Stain on American Life

From the courts to the border to the meaning of truth, damage has been done.

Nov 13, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Many Abuses at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia

The Many Abuses at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia The Many Abuses at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia

The allegations of non-consensual sterilizations are horrifying—and not all that’s gone wrong at the immigration detention center.

Oct 30, 2020 / Eesha Pandit

Women’s Rights, No Strings Attached

Women’s Rights, No Strings Attached Women’s Rights, No Strings Attached

Roe v. Wade allows women to have abortions without undue government restrictions. Trump’s SCOTUS picks may change that. 

Oct 20, 2020 / OppArt / Karen Schumacher

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‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable ‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable

Don’t believe the hot takes that say we can do without it.

Oct 15, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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