Jessica Arons

Jessica Arons is the Director of the Women's Health & Rights Program at the Center for American Progress.

How the US Denies Justice to Victims of Sexual Violence Worldwide

How the US Denies Justice to Victims of Sexual Violence Worldwide How the US Denies Justice to Victims of Sexual Violence Worldwide

The Helms Amendment bans the use of US foreign aid for all abortion care, including for victims of sexual assault. This International Women's Day, it's time to remember the...

Mar 8, 2013 / Jessica Arons

At G8, Obama, Clinton Must Speak With One Voice for Safe Abortion Access At G8, Obama, Clinton Must Speak With One Voice for Safe Abortion Access

Hillary Clinton has unequivocally stated that all women around the world must have the right to abortion. Will Obama confirm that position at the G8 summit this weekend?

Jun 25, 2010 / Jessica Arons and Shira Saperstein

The World According to Stupak The World According to Stupak

By Representative Bart Stupak's logic, the government is "subsidizing abortion" by building roads, developing medicine and providing childcare.

Mar 2, 2010 / Jessica Arons

Term Limits: Our National Obsession With Late-Term Abortion Term Limits: Our National Obsession With Late-Term Abortion

The debate over late-term abortion has lasted long enough. It's a phony issue designed to undermine our trust in women.

Jul 14, 2008 / Editorial / Jessica Arons

Misjudging Women Misjudging Women

In Gonzalez v. Carhart, Justice Anthony Kennedy has utterly changed the course of abortion jurisprudence.

May 16, 2007 / Feature / Jessica Arons

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