Amy Littlefield

Amy Littlefield is The Nation’s abortion access correspondent and a journalist who focuses on reproductive rights, healthcare, and religion. She is the author of the forthcoming book American Crusaders, a history of the anti-abortion movement over the last fifty years, to be published in 2026.

Crowd at a rally for a ballot measure for reproductive rights in Michigan

Get Ready for More Ballot Initiatives to Restore Abortion Rights in Red States Get Ready for More Ballot Initiatives to Restore Abortion Rights in Red States

There’s a cavernous gap between public support for reproductive rights and the restrictions pushed by deep-red states. Ballot initiatives are one way to fight back.

Nov 17, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

New Hampshire voters at voting booths in a gymnasium

A Libertarian Candidate Shares Her Abortion Story to Push Back on the Party’s Right-Wing Shift A Libertarian Candidate Shares Her Abortion Story to Push Back on the Party’s Right-Wing Shift

In May, the Libertarian Party removed support for abortion rights from its platform. Kelly Halldorson is running for governor of New Hampshire to fight the cooptation of her party ...

Nov 8, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

Becca Andrews’s New Book Captures the Final Days of Legal Abortion

Becca Andrews’s New Book Captures the Final Days of Legal Abortion Becca Andrews’s New Book Captures the Final Days of Legal Abortion

The journalist was going to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Instead, her new book reports on what happened as it fell.

Oct 31, 2022 / Back Page / Amy Littlefield

Canvassers in Vermont looking at a turf map

In Vermont, Voters Could Make Abortion a Constitutional Right In Vermont, Voters Could Make Abortion a Constitutional Right

This November, the state could become one of the first in the country to ratify a constitutional amendment declaring a right to personal reproductive autonomy.

Oct 27, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

Harvard Law School students gathered signatures to support their petition to create a reproductive justice clinic and hire a full-time faculty member who studies reproductive rights.

Across the Country, Students Are Fighting for Abortion Access Across the Country, Students Are Fighting for Abortion Access

An October day of action is the latest sign that a new generation, emboldened by the overturn of Roe, is surging into political organizing.

Oct 17, 2022 / Editorial / Amy Littlefield

Mobile billboard in favor of sexual and reproductive health care

Bernie Sanders Should Know by Now: Abortion Is an Economic Issue Bernie Sanders Should Know by Now: Abortion Is an Economic Issue

Democrats can seize the moment to show how the attack on abortion access connects to other economic issues voters are facing and offer a comprehensive vision in response.

Oct 12, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

How Kansas Kept Abortion Legal

How Kansas Kept Abortion Legal How Kansas Kept Abortion Legal

When voters, even in a deep-red state, had the chance to decide for themselves, they protected abortion rights.

Sep 6, 2022 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

Abortion-rights protesters in Detroit

In These 6 States, Abortion Rights Are Literally on the Ballot In These 6 States, Abortion Rights Are Literally on the Ballot

Will direct democracy in Michigan, Kansas, Vermont, and elsewhere protect the rights that the Supreme Court won’t?

Jul 21, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

Protest after the Dobbs decision

48 Hours on the Abortion Hotline After “Roe” Fell 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.

Jun 29, 2022 / Editorial / Amy Littlefield

The Fight for Abortion After “Roe” Falls

The Fight for Abortion After “Roe” Falls The Fight for Abortion After “Roe” Falls

It will be a battle with 50 different fronts.

May 16, 2022 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

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