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February 3, 2020
The Long History of the Anti-Abortion Movement’s Links to White Supremacists
Racism and xenophobia have been woven into the anti-abortion movement for decades, despite the careful curation of its public image.
Alex DiBranco
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January 22, 2020
There’s a New Playbook for Securing Abortion Access
Recent wins suggest that we are more effective when we proudly proclaim our support for abortion access for all—and defend that position when the attacks come.
Andrea Miller
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December 9, 2019
Why Abortion Doulas Matter, Even When We’re Just Showing Up
Doulas not only support people having abortions but also demystify abortion in the wider world.
Alice Markham-Cantor
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December 3, 2019
How Abortion Played on the Air in Virginia
The state’s 2019 state legislative elections flooded airwaves with bad-faith claims about a Democrat-sponsored later-abortion bill, among others.
Joan Walsh
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December 3, 2019
How I Won a Florida Swing Seat as a Proud Abortion-Rights Supporter
Consultants advised me not to talk about my work for Planned Parenthood. But I didn’t want to win an election if I could not be myself, and supporting reproductive freedom is foundational to who I am.
Anna Eskamani
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December 3, 2019
Meet the Prosecutors Resisting America’s Frightening New Abortion Bans
A group of progressive attorneys is refusing to enforce new abortion laws. But in a legal landscape so hostile to choice, is deliberate inaction enough?
Cynthia Greenlee
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December 3, 2019
How the Next President Can Expand Reproductive Freedom
From remaking the judiciary to repealing Hyde to removing the global gag rule, Trump’s successor has their work cut out for them.
Ilyse Hogue
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December 3, 2019
Republican Attacks on Abortion Don’t Send Democrats Running Scared Anymore
In Virginia, Democrats won back the statehouse despite Republicans’ blatant lies.
Joan Walsh
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December 3, 2019
Meet the Fringe Zealot Behind One of the Country’s Most Extreme Anti-Abortion Measures
Janet Folger Porter was once deemed too radical even for conservatives. Now she’s behind a wave of “heartbeat” bans sweeping the states.
Zoë Carpenter
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December 3, 2019
What Does Reproductive Justice Activism Look Like As Clinics Close?
As abortion access in Ohio erodes, reproductive justice groups are bringing new activists to the fight.
Dani McClain