The Supreme Court’s Texas Abortion Ruling Isn’t the Victory Many Want It to Be The Supreme Court’s Texas Abortion Ruling Isn’t the Victory Many Want It to Be
Sonia Sotomayor said it best: “The Court should have put an end to this madness months ago.… It failed to do so [earlier], and it fails again today.”
Dec 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal
The Right’s Bad-Faith Argument About Bodily Autonomy The Right’s Bad-Faith Argument About Bodily Autonomy
Justice Amy Coney Barrett wants to catch us in a trap where either we concede the state’s right to coerce reproduction or we abandon the state’s right to mandate vaccines.
Dec 8, 2021 / David M. Perry
We Are Witnessing the End of “Roe v. Wade” We Are Witnessing the End of “Roe v. Wade”
If there is one lesson to be learned from yesterday’s Dobbs hearing, it is that the Supreme Court will gut abortion rights, one way or another.
Dec 2, 2021 / Elie Mystal
As the Supreme Court Weighs the Future of Abortion, Women Are Already Suffering As the Supreme Court Weighs the Future of Abortion, Women Are Already Suffering
Attacks on reproductive rights have metastasized well beyond abortion in recent years, endangering women’s health and lives.
Nov 12, 2021 / Michele Goodwin
News Alert: Dads Have a Role to Play in the Paid-Leave Fight, Too News Alert: Dads Have a Role to Play in the Paid-Leave Fight, Too
Leaving women to advocate for this essential policy on their own is not only sexist; it’s a massive disservice to fathers.
Nov 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Might Save Us From the Texas Abortion Ban After All The Supreme Court Might Save Us From the Texas Abortion Ban After All
Yesterday’s hearing on Texas’s SB 8 did not go well for the Lone Star State, but Roe v. Wade still faces dire threats.
Nov 2, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Texas Abortion Providers Are “Hitting Their Limits” Texas Abortion Providers Are “Hitting Their Limits”
Clinic staff are “very worried” about the stability of their jobs, explained one provider. And turning away patient after patient is taking its toll.
Oct 14, 2021 / Mary Tuma
This Is How You Smack Down Texas’s Abortion Ban This Is How You Smack Down Texas’s Abortion Ban
On Wednesday, a federal judge in Texas suspended SB 8. His ruling offers a step-by-step legal guide to striking down the law for good.
Oct 8, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Problem Solved Problem Solved
Just don’t have sex in Texas. You’re welcome!
Sep 15, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Boycott Texas Boycott Texas
The rest of the country needs to take decisive action to stop the state’s appalling new abortion law.
Sep 14, 2021 / Katha Pollitt