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SocietyJune 29, 2022
48 Hours on the Abortion Hotline After “Roe” Fell
By Friday afternoon, nine states were enforcing total bans on abortion. The volunteers who connect people seeking abortion to resources heard a wave of desperation from callers.
Amy Littlefield
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Reproductive RightsMay 16, 2022
The Fight for Abortion After “Roe” Falls
It will be a battle with 50 different fronts.
Amy Littlefield
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SocietyMay 6, 2022
The Logistics Arm of the Abortion-Rights Movement Is Gearing Up
Providers and activists know that mitigating the desperation that is going to descend on this country as Roe falls will be almost entirely left to them.
Amy Littlefield
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Reproductive RightsApril 19, 2022
Without Clinic Escorts, Abortion Would Be Even Harder to Access
Lauren Rankin’s new book about abortion clinic escorts, Bodies on the Line, shows how much ordinary people can do to ensure that abortion is accessible in America.
Amy Littlefield
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PoliticsMarch 10, 2022
Why Is Biden Letting States Like Missouri Defund Planned Parenthood?
Missouri is poised to be the fourth state to strip Medicaid reimbursements from the reproductive health provider. So far, the Biden administration has not enforced the law that would prevent defunding.
Amy Littlefield
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WorldMarch 8, 2022
It’s Time for American Feminists to Learn From Latin America’s Abortion-Rights Movement
On this International Women’s Day, people fighting the erosion of abortion rights in the United States can find signs of hope outside our borders.
Amy Littlefield
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Reproductive RightsDecember 9, 2021
What Will It Take to Build a Mass Movement for Abortion Rights?
It’s time to turn a committed core of supporters into a force capable of reclaiming what has been lost.
Amy Littlefield for The Nation
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Supreme CourtDecember 2, 2021
Thinking Beyond “Roe”
If Supreme Court rules as expected, a group of committed abortion rights supporters is ready to fight to “liberate abortion.”
Amy Littlefield
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PoliticsNovember 30, 2021
The Christian Legal Army Behind the Ban on Abortion in Mississippi
The Alliance Defending Freedom has been laying the groundwork to end legal abortion for years. But that’s just the beginning.
Amy Littlefield
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Reproductive RightsOctober 5, 2021
At the March for Abortion Rights, a New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage
The march felt like less a reaction to impending crisis and more the announcement of a rejuvenated feminist movement.
Amy Littlefield