On the ‘Roe’ Anniversary, Let’s Remember: How We Talk About Abortion Rights Matters On the ‘Roe’ Anniversary, Let’s Remember: How We Talk About Abortion Rights Matters
A new guide for journalists argues that we get an inaccurate picture of reproductive health issues when we use language carelessly.
Jan 22, 2015 / Blog / Dani McClain
Congrats, Pro-Lifers, You Won! Now I Have Just a Few Questions for You Congrats, Pro-Lifers, You Won! Now I Have Just a Few Questions for You
What would your abortion compromise look like? What will you do for pregnant women who can’t afford a child? And more.
Nov 5, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Tomorrow’s Election Could Determine the Future of Abortion Politics Tomorrow’s Election Could Determine the Future of Abortion Politics
If Democrats lose Senate races in North Carolina and Iowa, will the party stop campaigning on reproductive rights?
Nov 3, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
How the Supreme Court Undermined Women’s Citizenship How the Supreme Court Undermined Women’s Citizenship
The court’s decision to invalidate the abortion clinic buffer zone limits the privacy women require as participants in a democracy.
Jul 2, 2014 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Mexico’s Abortion Wars, American-Style Mexico’s Abortion Wars, American-Style
After Mexico City liberalized its abortion law, a fierce backlash followed. Is its striking resemblance to the US “pro-life” movement a coincidence?
Aug 28, 2013 / Feature / Kathryn Joyce
Abortion and Magical Thinking Abortion and Magical Thinking
Anti-choicers think what they believe determines how abortion restrictions are enforced. They're dangerously wrong.
Jun 5, 2013 / Body Politic / Jessica Valenti
Regarding Christopher Regarding Christopher
Hitchens could be a moral bully and a black-and-white thinker, but as a vivid presence he will long be remembered.
Dec 19, 2011 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
Rick Perry’s War on Women Rick Perry’s War on Women
How the Texas governor launched an assault on Planned Parenthood and women’s health.
Nov 30, 2011 / Feature / Jordan Smith