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.

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

Abortion-rights protesters at the Supreme Court

The Logistics Arm of the Abortion-Rights Movement Is Gearing Up 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.

May 6, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

Laura Rankin

Without Clinic Escorts, Abortion Would Be Even Harder to Access 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.

Apr 19, 2022 / Back Page / Amy Littlefield

Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, Missouri

Why Is Biden Letting States Like Missouri Defund Planned Parenthood? 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 wou...

Mar 10, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

A Green Wave protest in Argentina

It’s Time for American Feminists to Learn From Latin America’s Abortion-Rights Movement 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.

Mar 8, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

What Will It Take to Build a Mass Movement for Abortion Rights?

What Will It Take to Build a Mass Movement for Abortion Rights? 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.

Dec 9, 2021 / Editorial / Amy Littlefield for The Nation

Thinking Beyond “Roe”

Thinking Beyond “Roe” Thinking Beyond “Roe”

If Supreme Court rules as expected, a group of committed abortion rights supporters is ready to fight to “liberate abortion.”

Dec 2, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

The Supreme Court

The Christian Legal Army Behind the Ban on Abortion in Mississippi 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.

Nov 30, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

Texas activists perform at the Women’s March

At the March for Abortion Rights, a New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage 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.

Oct 5, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

EMW Women's Surgical Center in Louisville

These Cities and States Are Fighting the Tide and Expanding Abortion Access These Cities and States Are Fighting the Tide and Expanding Abortion Access

For decades, the anti-choice movement has focused on state- and local-level victories. Now, the abortion-rights movement is too.

Sep 24, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

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