The New Politics of Abortion
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.
Amy LittlefieldThe Politics of Abortion Is Entering a New Era
The Supreme Court won’t protect abortion access anymore. But thousands of activists will.
Emily DouglasRepublican Attacks on Abortion Don’t Send Democrats Running Scared Anymore
In Virginia, Democrats won back the statehouse despite Republicans’ blatant lies.
Joan WalshSpecial Report
What Does Reproductive Justice Activism Look Like After the Clinics Close?
As abortion access in Ohio erodes, reproductive justice groups are bringing new activists to the fight.
Dani McClainOn a muggy evening in mid-September, I drove from my home in Cincinnati to a rally 15 minutes west at a Planned Parenthood health center that was slated to close. Earlier that week, news broke that because of a reduction in funding, Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio would shut down… Continue Reading >
mapping access
The Grassroots Abortion-Access Movement: An Interactive Map
There’s a nationwide movement of abortion clinics, abortion funds, doula networks, and organizing efforts fighting to close the gap between the right to an abortion, and access to one.
The Nationswing state politics
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 foundational to who I am.
Anna EskamaniCulture
The Pro-Choice Movement Has Won the Culture War
Abortion has never been less taboo than it is today.
Moira DoneganI own a tote bag that says “I had an abortion” in blue block letters. I also have a T-shirt that says “Everyone loves someone who had an abortion.” You can get a pro-abortion holographic fanny pack as part of a fundraiser for the National Network of Abortion Funds. In… Continue Reading >
On the Ground
Meet the Prosecutors Resisting America’s Frightening New Abortion Bans
A group of progressive attorneys general is refusing to enforce new abortion laws. But in a legal landscape so hostile to choice, is deliberate inaction enough?
Cynthia Greenlee
Fetal Personhood Is Maternal Punishment
When society values the life of a fetus over that of a living person, women pay the steepest price.
Katha Pollitt
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.
Zoë CarpenterElection 2020
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.
Ilyse HogueIn Los Angeles in early May, I woke up at 5:30 am to a barrage of texts and phone calls. The day before, the Alabama Legislature had passed a law banning abortion completely. This move came on the heels of the Georgia General Assembly criminalizing abortion after the sixth week… Continue Reading >
