Displaying all articles tagged:

Abortion Bans

  1. abortion rights
    Republicans Need to Answer for Women’s SufferingThere’s no excuse to let the conversation drift from how abortion bans are hurting pregnant people.
  2. life after roe
    More People Denied Abortions Challenge Their States’ BansWomen who say they were denied care in medical emergencies are now taking legal action against Idaho, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.
  3. life after roe
    One Year Without RoeAll the ways abortion bans have affected pregnant people, providers, and clinics, by the numbers and in their own words.
  4. politics
    Idaho Just Made Up a New Class of Abortion CrimesAdults may now be imprisoned for “abortion-trafficking” minors (or, helping them end unwanted pregnancies).
  5. life after roe
    The Pilots Flying Abortion Patients Across State LinesElevated Access is circumventing restrictive trigger legislation, bounty laws, and all-out bans from a couple of thousand feet in the air.
  6. life after roe
    Roe’s Fall Meant 10,000 Fewer Legal Abortions in Two MonthsAccording to new data, clinician-performed procedures dropped by 6 percent across the country.
  7. power
    This Congressional Candidate Gave Birth On-camera“It’s important for folks to see how pregnancy and birth is a medical event that occurs in a hospital with doctors,” says Louisiana’s Katie Darling.
  8. life after roe
    Lindsey Graham Proposes 15-Week Federal Abortion BanIn an effort to frame Republicans as the “responsible alternative” on reproductive health.
  9. power
    Anti-Abortion Activist Says 13-Year-Old Pregnant Girls “Do Phenomenal”Crisis pregnancy center director Jana Pinson claims children carrying pregnancies “doesn’t have to be a negative thing.”
  10. life after roe
    The Abortion Clinic on the RunWhen the care that Red River Women’s Clinic provides becomes illegal in North Dakota, it’ll keep doing it anyway — one mile across the state border.
  11. life after roe
    A 10-Year-Old Survivor Shouldn’t Be the Face of This FightThe way to winning abortion rights isn’t by retraumatizing survivors.
  12. life after roe
    Why Are We Restricting the Abortion Pill to First-Trimester Pregnancies?According to a number of experts and studies, it’s still safe and effective after those first 12 weeks.
  13. life after roe
    Are Social-Media Platforms Censoring Information About Abortion?Facebook and Instagram have been restricting and removing posts intended to help people seeking reproductive care.
  14. encounter
    The Hostess Who Kept Their SecretGrace Faison — the 97-year-old Brooklyn Heights fixture — opens up about secretly housing women seeking illegal abortions in the late ’60s.
  15. in her shoes podcast
    The Slippery Slope Ahead As Roe v. Wade Is ChallengedNew York’s Rebecca Traister on what’s possible in the fight for abortion rights.
  16. politics
    No One Dunks on Matt Gaetz Better Than Matt GaetzThis time, the congressman attempted to mock the “over-educated” millennials protesting the leaked Supreme Court opinion.
  17. power
    A Kentucky Abortion Fund Enters ‘Crisis Mode’After a singularly extreme ban stopped services at the state’s two clinics, Kentucky Health Justice Network is helping bridge the gap.
  18. power
    Abortion Bans Will Only Get More Punitive From HereAfter decades of pretending otherwise, the anti-abortion movement is now openly treating patients as offenders.
  19. power
    The Texas Abortion Ban Is Having Its Intended EffectAnd usual, it’s low-income women who are paying the price.
  20. power
    My Illegal AbortionOne woman’s pre-Roe abortion story is a chilling look into our increasingly possible future.
  21. power
    A Record 106 Abortion Restrictions Have Already Passed This YearAnd 2021 isn’t even over.
  22. abortion rights
    Cori Bush Says She Had An Abortion After She Was RapedThe congresswoman described having an abortion at 18 during today’s House Oversight Committee hearing on reproductive rights.
  23. texas abortion ban
    The Future of Abortion Doulas in Texas“Whatever comes next, there are people who are out here doing the work and will continue to do the work.”
  24. power
    These Two Women Have Potential to Play Outsized Role in Virginia Abortion RightsWhat one lieutenant governor’s race previews about the politics of reproductive health care in next year’s midterm election cycle.
  25. abortion
    As His Next Trick, Texas’s Governor Will ‘Eliminate Rapists’Greg Abbott doubled down on his defense of the state’s new abortion ban, which has no exception for rape or incest.
  26. abortion
    This Is the Moment Anti-Abortion Extremists Have Been Waiting ForThey’ve been officially deputized by the state of Texas to terrorize patients and providers.
  27. power
    A Student Gave an Impromptu Graduation Speech About Abortion RightsPaxton Smith delivered an impassioned critique of Texas’s extreme abortion ban.
  28. abortion rights
    Texas Just Passed One of the Most Extreme Abortion Bans YetThe bill prohibits abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy and does not make exceptions in cases of rape or incest.
  29. power
    Arkansas Just Passed a Near-Total Ban on AbortionThe law — which is blatantly unconstitutional — would make it a felony to perform an abortion. There is no exception for rape or incest.
  30. power
    The Devastating Impact of the COVID Abortion Ban in TexasClinics reported a surge in later abortions after the ban was lifted, and some patients had to travel hundreds of miles to neighboring states.
  31. coronavirus
    What’s Going on With Texas’s Coronavirus Abortion Ban?Now that the state’s ban on non-essential medical procedures has eased, abortions are available once again.
  32. politics
    Abortion Is Not a Losing Issue. Yesterday’s Election Proved It.Voters in Virginia and Kentucky rebuked any idea that most Americans want Roe v. Wade overturned.
  33. reproductive rights
    The Fate of Missouri’s Last Abortion Clinic Will Be Decided SoonIf the clinic’s license is removed, the state would become the first without a functioning abortion clinic since Roe v. Wade.
  34. reproductive rights
    Which State Will Pass an Extreme Abortion Ban Next?Louisiana is now the eighth state to sign into law a bill banning abortion at or around six weeks.
  35. power
    Is Hollywood Really Boycotting Georgia Over the Abortion Ban?Abortion activists in the state say the protest could do more harm than good.
  36. reproductive rights
    Missouri Passes Extreme Bill Outlawing Abortion at 8 WeeksIt now heads to the desk of the governor, who is expected to sign it.
  37. abortion rights
    Abortion Is Under Attack. Misinformation Isn’t Helping.Abortion is still legal in every state. It’s crucial women know that.
  38. abortion rights
    Ohio Legislature Approves Ultrastrict ‘Heartbeat Bill’ on AbortionThe bill would restrict abortions at the first sign of a fetal heartbeat, typically around six weeks into a pregnancy.
  39. abortion bans
    Indiana Judge Halts Abortion Ban The Indiana law would have banned abortions sought based on the fetus’s disability or genetic anomaly.
  40. shmashmortion
    Pro-Lifers Change Their Minds When Abortion Gets PersonalTake family-values representative Scott DesJarlais, who doesn’t support abortion unless he knows someone who needs one.
  41. shmashmortion
    House Passes a Ban on Abortions After 20 WeeksThe bill would make it difficult for rape survivors to access abortion care.
  42. What Would Happen If Representative Trent Franks’s Abortion Ban Passed?A handy illustration.