Reproductive Rights

Anti-Abortion Extremism Goes Full Psycho

Anti-Abortion Extremism Goes Full Psycho Anti-Abortion Extremism Goes Full Psycho

An Ohio House bill would require doctors to perform a procedure that is medically impossible—or face murder charges. Other bills just as nutty are being enacted across the country.

Dec 3, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

How Abortion Played on the Air in Virginia

How Abortion Played on the Air in Virginia How Abortion Played on the Air in Virginia

The state’s 2019 state legislative elections flooded airwaves with bad-faith claims about a Democrat-sponsored later-abortion bill, among others.

Dec 3, 2019 / Joan Walsh

How I Won a Florida Swing Seat as a Proud Abortion-Rights Supporter

How I Won a Florida Swing Seat as a Proud Abortion-Rights Supporter How I Won a Florida Swing Seat as a Proud Abortion-Rights Supporter

Consultants advised me not to talk about my work for Planned Parenthood. But I didn’t want to win an election if I could not be myself, and supporting reproductive freedom is found...

Dec 3, 2019 / Anna Eskamani

Dana Nessel Michigan

Meet the Prosecutors Resisting America’s Frightening New Abortion Bans Meet the Prosecutors Resisting America’s Frightening New Abortion Bans

A group of progressive attorneys is refusing to enforce new abortion laws. But in a legal landscape so hostile to choice, is deliberate inaction enough?

Dec 3, 2019 / Feature / Cynthia Greenlee

How the Next President Can Expand Reproductive Freedom

How the Next President Can Expand Reproductive Freedom How the Next President Can Expand Reproductive Freedom

From remaking the judiciary to repealing Hyde to removing the global gag rule, Trump’s successor has their work cut out for them.

Dec 3, 2019 / Feature / Ilyse Hogue

Republican Attacks on Abortion Don’t Send Democrats Running Scared Anymore

Republican Attacks on Abortion Don’t Send Democrats Running Scared Anymore Republican Attacks on Abortion Don’t Send Democrats Running Scared Anymore

In Virginia, Democrats won back the statehouse despite Republicans’ blatant lies.

Dec 3, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Meet the Fringe Zealot Behind One of the Country’s Most Extreme Anti-Abortion Measures

Meet the Fringe Zealot Behind One of the Country’s Most Extreme Anti-Abortion Measures Meet the Fringe Zealot Behind One of the Country’s Most Extreme Anti-Abortion Measures

Janet Folger Porter was once deemed too radical even for conservatives. Now she’s behind a wave of “heartbeat” bans sweeping the states.

Dec 3, 2019 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

What Does Reproductive Justice Activism Look Like As Clinics Close?

What Does Reproductive Justice Activism Look Like As Clinics Close? What Does Reproductive Justice Activism Look Like As Clinics Close?

As abortion access in Ohio erodes, reproductive justice groups are bringing new activists to the fight.

Dec 3, 2019 / Feature / Dani McClain

How Abortion Funds Showed America That ‘Roe’ Is Not Enough

How Abortion Funds Showed America That ‘Roe’ Is Not Enough How Abortion Funds Showed America That ‘Roe’ Is Not Enough

The movement for abortion access—not just rights—has arrived, and it’s winning fights across the country.

Dec 3, 2019 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

The Pro-Choice Movement Has Won the Culture War

The Pro-Choice Movement Has Won the Culture War The Pro-Choice Movement Has Won the Culture War

Abortion has never been less taboo than it is today.

Dec 3, 2019 / Feature / Moira Donegan

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