The So-Called “Pro-Life” Movement Couldn’t Care Less About the Living The So-Called “Pro-Life” Movement Couldn’t Care Less About the Living
Abortion opponents claim to be advocates for the unborn. But they don’t lift a finger to help families facing hardship.
Jul 21, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Anti-Abortion Extremism Goes Full Psycho Anti-Abortion Extremism Goes Full Psycho
An Ohio House bill would require doctors to perform a procedure that is medically impossible—or face murder charges. Other bills just as nutty are being enacted across the country.
Dec 3, 2019 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Is Putting Anti-Choice Extremists Back in Power Trump Is Putting Anti-Choice Extremists Back in Power
He’s filling his administration, agencies, and the courts with activists who peddle junk science and lies about both contraception and abortion.
Apr 19, 2018 / Editorial / Dawn Huckelbridge
The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Birth Control The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Birth Control
They’ve stocked government agencies with anti-choice fanatics who see contraception as the enemy and funding it as a con.
May 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt
Demand for IUDs Has Skyrocketed Under Trump Demand for IUDs Has Skyrocketed Under Trump
Meet the women protecting themselves one (or two) presidential terms at a time.
Mar 29, 2017 / Julia Mead
This Is What Could Happen to Reproductive Rights Under the Trump Administration This Is What Could Happen to Reproductive Rights Under the Trump Administration
It’s going to be ugly.
Dec 14, 2016 / Rebecca Grant
What Happens When Zika Hits the Country With the World’s Strictest Abortion Laws? What Happens When Zika Hits the Country With the World’s Strictest Abortion Laws?
Abortion is illegal in El Salvador—even in the midst of a public health crisis. But some feminists and doctors are fighting back.
Dec 14, 2016 / Madeleine Schwartz
When Religious Exemptions Are a Menace to Public Health When Religious Exemptions Are a Menace to Public Health
The Zika virus shows just how dangerous it is to let religious authority determine public policy.
May 20, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Can Religious Groups Ignore All Laws They Don’t Like? Can Religious Groups Ignore All Laws They Don’t Like?
Or just those related to women’s health?
Mar 24, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
A Group of Mexican Immigrant Women Were Sterilized Without Their Consent. Can a New Film Bring Justice? A Group of Mexican Immigrant Women Were Sterilized Without Their Consent. Can a New Film Bring Justice?
No Más Bebés brings dignity and a sense of power to the mothers the law ignored.
Jan 27, 2016 / Claudia Dreifus