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 Killers of Roe, a history of the anti-abortion movement over the last fifty years, to be published in March 2026.

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 / 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

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 / Q&A / 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 / Amy Littlefield for The Nation

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