Reproductive Rights

Pro-choice Rally in New York

Trump Lashes Out Against Reproductive Rights After the Midterms Trump Lashes Out Against Reproductive Rights After the Midterms

New religious exemptions would make it even harder to secure reproductive-health care.

Nov 13, 2018 / Michelle Chen

A demonstrator protests in front of the Supreme Court as President Donald Trump announces Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court nominee.

We Need Everyone to Take Action to Keep Brett Kavanaugh Off the Supreme Court We Need Everyone to Take Action to Keep Brett Kavanaugh Off the Supreme Court

Call your senators, contact constituents in key states, and join a protest.

Sep 4, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

janus protest supreme court

The Supreme Court’s Five ‘Black-Robed Rulers’ The Supreme Court’s Five ‘Black-Robed Rulers’

In a time of deep polarization, the lawless majority of the Court has chosen to side with the powerful few against the vast majority.

Jul 3, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Brazil abortion rights

Deceit at a Brazilian ‘Crisis Pregnancy Center’ Deceit at a Brazilian ‘Crisis Pregnancy Center’

A Catholic psychologist in São Paolo tries to shame an undercover reporter into not having an abortion.

Feb 28, 2018 / Andrea Dip

Black mother and newborn

Serena Williams Could Insist That Doctors Listen to Her. Most Black Women Can’t. Serena Williams Could Insist That Doctors Listen to Her. Most Black Women Can’t.

We can’t solve America’s maternal-health problem without first acknowledging how racism harms black moms.

Jan 18, 2018 / Elizabeth Dawes Gay

Ohio abortion-rights activists

Republicans Are Using Fear of Eugenics to Attack Reproductive Rights Republicans Are Using Fear of Eugenics to Attack Reproductive Rights

Cute kids with Down syndrome, like my son, should never be an excuse to deny access to an abortion.

Jan 4, 2018 / David M. Perry

San Francisco City Hall

Can Cities Save Our Reproductive Rights from the Grabby Hands of Donald Trump? Can Cities Save Our Reproductive Rights from the Grabby Hands of Donald Trump?

From San Francisco to Columbus, city halls are defending our reproductive freedoms.

Nov 1, 2017 / Cities Rising / Melissa Batchelor Warnke

Body autonomy

My Body, My Choice: Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left My Body, My Choice: Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left

From disability rights to Black Lives Matter to the environmental movement, bodily autonomy can bring together disparate strands of the American left.

Sep 13, 2017 / David M. Perry

Planned Parenthood Texas

Texas Made It More Difficult to Get an Abortion, and Teen Motherhood Increased Texas Made It More Difficult to Get an Abortion, and Teen Motherhood Increased

When reproductive-health services are cut, unintended pregnancies increase.

Jul 21, 2017 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

war on women protest

Trump Escalates the War on Women Trump Escalates the War on Women

Reproductive rights are not merely a women’s health issue—they are an essential component of economic health and security as well.

May 23, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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