Abortion

What the Dissents in the Mifepristone Case Tell Us About What’s to Come

What the Dissents in the Mifepristone Case Tell Us About What’s to Come What the Dissents in the Mifepristone Case Tell Us About What’s to Come

Justice Alito called the Supreme Court’s order “unreasoned” and “remarkable,” while feigning ignorance over the decades of research pointing to mifepristone’s safety.

May 15, 2026 / Michele Goodwin

Different types of birth control on display at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Museum

How Students Are Fighting for Birth Control Access How Students Are Fighting for Birth Control Access

As reproductive rights shrink nationwide, university students are building grassroots networks to get contraception to their peers.

May 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor

A woman reads a book while in the infirmary at Las Colinas Women's Detention Facility in Santee, California.

A New Booklet Seeks to End Reproductive Injustices Behind Bars A New Booklet Seeks to End Reproductive Injustices Behind Bars

The authors want to inform people in women’s prisons about their rights. “There’s no way to survive in there unless we know what our rights are.”

May 13, 2026 / Victoria Law

While the Supreme Court’s order eases immediate concerns, the underlying conceit and harm posed by Louisiana’s litigation is devastating and should not be ignored.

Louisiana’s Disregard for Pregnant People and Black Voters Must Not Be Ignored Louisiana’s Disregard for Pregnant People and Black Voters Must Not Be Ignored

The stakes are undeniable when voting rights are diminished and abortion access is on the line.

May 5, 2026 / Michele Goodwin

Signage left by demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2024.

They Were Never Going to Stop After “Dobbs.” We Can Minimize the Harm. They Were Never Going to Stop After “Dobbs.” We Can Minimize the Harm.

Our collective liberation depends on our continued dedication to caring for each other through these threats and attacks on abortion access.

May 4, 2026 / Dr. Jamila Perritt

Telehealth abortion—in which a provider, patient, and pharmacy all interact online and pills are mailed to patients—accounts for more than a quarter of all abortions.

The Fifth Circuit Seeks to Unilaterally Reimpose an Outdated Abortion Pill Protocol The Fifth Circuit Seeks to Unilaterally Reimpose an Outdated Abortion Pill Protocol

What comes next is shifting terrain. The drug manufacturer has asked the Supreme Court to intervene, but the Food and Drug Administration could also step in.

May 2, 2026 / Rachel Rebouché

The Whodunit Investigating the Death of “Roe”: Q&A With Amy Littlefield

The Whodunit Investigating the Death of “Roe”: Q&A With Amy Littlefield The Whodunit Investigating the Death of “Roe”: Q&A With Amy Littlefield

Our abortion access reporter’s new book reports on the grassroots social movement that amassed enough power to overturn legal abortion, despite being a minority point of view.

Mar 31, 2026 / Sophie Mann-Shafir

Reproductive justice advocates rallied on the day that Representative Barbara Lee introduced the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act on July 8, 2015.

How the Abortion Rights Activists Found Their Radical Imagination How the Abortion Rights Activists Found Their Radical Imagination

A long-shot campaign to restore public funding for abortion turned into the movement’s biggest success in a generation.

Mar 9, 2026 / Amy Littlefield

Supporters of abortion rights rallied outside the Supreme Court on April 2, 2025.

What the Pro-Choice Movement Can Learn From Those Who Overturned “Roe” What the Pro-Choice Movement Can Learn From Those Who Overturned “Roe”

The anti-abortion movement was methodical and radical at the same time. The abortion-rights movement must be too.

Feb 10, 2026 / Amy Littlefield

No One Asked You director Ruth Leitman and Lovering Health Center executive director Sandi Denoncour at the Portsmouth screening in October.

How a Community Rallied to Save My Abortion Film How a Community Rallied to Save My Abortion Film

When a New Hampshire venue canceled a screening of my documentary, citing safety concerns, local volunteers built a theater overnight.

Dec 31, 2025 / Ruth Leitman

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