Abortion Wins Elections for Democrats. What Should Advocates Demand in Return? Abortion Wins Elections for Democrats. What Should Advocates Demand in Return?
How can this popularity translate into political power for a movement that is not accustomed to making bold demands of its political leaders?
Nov 20, 2023 / Amy Littlefield
With Abortion Winning on the Ballot, Will Republicans Double Down on a Failing Strategy? With Abortion Winning on the Ballot, Will Republicans Double Down on a Failing Strategy?
The GOP is increasingly ditching labels like “pro-life” and calling for abortion “limits” rather than bans. But some activists and state officials in Missouri continue to bet on t...
Nov 10, 2023 / StudentNation / Molly Morrow
Remembering Andrea Miller, a Reproductive Justice Movement Visionary With a Plan Remembering Andrea Miller, a Reproductive Justice Movement Visionary With a Plan
Miller understood that the potential for bold change on abortion access was in the states, not in the federal courts.
Nov 8, 2023 / Amy Littlefield
Democrats Are Supposed to Be in Trouble. Tell That to Andy Beshear. Democrats Are Supposed to Be in Trouble. Tell That to Andy Beshear.
Kentucky’s pro-choice, pro-union governor just beat the combined power of Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and the Republican money machine.
Nov 8, 2023 / John Nichols
Election Night’s Biggest Loser: Glenn Youngkin Election Night’s Biggest Loser: Glenn Youngkin
The Virginia governor put himself on the ballot, trying to curb abortion rights, gun safety, and educational freedom. He lost badly.
Nov 8, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Tuesday’s Election Will Determine if Virginia Becomes the Next Florida Tuesday’s Election Will Determine if Virginia Becomes the Next Florida
If the GOP governor’s $30 million can flip the state legislature, he’ll curtail laws protecting abortion, gun safety, and education freedom.
Nov 3, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Ohio Voters Could Soon Enshrine Abortion Rights in Their State Constitution Ohio Voters Could Soon Enshrine Abortion Rights in Their State Constitution
On November 7, Ohio will vote on Issue 1, which would guarantee access to abortion. “Every individual has a right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions.”
Nov 3, 2023 / StudentNation / Molly Morrow
A Weekend at Abortion Camp Offers a Glimpse Into the Future of Abortion Access A Weekend at Abortion Camp Offers a Glimpse Into the Future of Abortion Access
In the year after Dobbs, the movement has been operating in triage mode, and Abortion Camp was conceived as a conclave where activists could come together to have honest conversati...
Oct 26, 2023 / Rebecca Grant
Stigma Makes Abortion Criminalization Possible Stigma Makes Abortion Criminalization Possible
A Nebraska mother and daughter were put behind bars for self-managing an abortion, but not because of what the law says is illegal.
Oct 4, 2023 / Elizabeth Ling
At the Vote Pray Stand Summit, Christian Parents and Their “Rights” Take Center Stage At the Vote Pray Stand Summit, Christian Parents and Their “Rights” Take Center Stage
The movement that helped end Roe is embracing a political strategy that wraps the demonization of trans people in the innocuous-sounding catchphrase “parental rights.”
Sep 22, 2023 / Amy Littlefield