Reproductive Rights

Federal agents detain a nine-months-pregnant woman after exiting a court hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, on Septeber 11, 2025.

ICE’s Detention of Pregnant People Continues a Disgraceful American Tradition ICE’s Detention of Pregnant People Continues a Disgraceful American Tradition

We are seeing yet another example of state-sanctioned violence against the reproductive futures of those deemed outside the national body.

Feb 26, 2026 / Ira Memaj

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

Why We Need Kin: A Conversation With Sophie Lucido Johnson

Why We Need Kin: A Conversation With Sophie Lucido Johnson Why We Need Kin: A Conversation With Sophie Lucido Johnson

The author and cartoonist explains why we should dismantle the nuclear family and build something bigger.

Dec 23, 2025 / Q&A / Regina Mahone

Keeping the Police Out of Pregnancy Care

Keeping the Police Out of Pregnancy Care Keeping the Police Out of Pregnancy Care

We must be vigilant in keeping law enforcement out of exam rooms.

Dec 12, 2025 / Lourdes A. Rivera and Dr. Jamila Perritt

Stand Up!

Stand Up! Stand Up!

Believe in science.

Nov 25, 2025 / OppArt / India Tresselt

Irin Carmon on How the United States Has Made Pregnancy Unbearable

Irin Carmon on How the United States Has Made Pregnancy Unbearable Irin Carmon on How the United States Has Made Pregnancy Unbearable

An interview with the author of a new book documenting the brutalities of childbirth in the post-Dobbs era.

Nov 25, 2025 / Regina Mahone

Demonstrators at the Parkman Bandstand during the National Men's March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood on November 1, 2025.

Abortion Bans Are Never Just About Abortion Abortion Bans Are Never Just About Abortion

People who very much want to become pregnant could soon find their right to procreate restricted by criminal anti-abortion laws protecting embryos.

Nov 10, 2025 / Kimberly Mutcherson

The Portland Pride Parade and Festival in June 2019.

Even in Oregon, the Fight for Marriage Equality Might Not Be Over Even in Oregon, the Fight for Marriage Equality Might Not Be Over

After the state’s ban on gay marriage was lifted in 2014, advocates took a breath. But more than a decade later, with Obergefell now at risk, there's more work to be done.

Oct 29, 2025 / StudentNation / Charlie Bloomer

The Activists Fighting for Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women

The Activists Fighting for Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women The Activists Fighting for Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women

Prison doulas and legislative interventions can be a lifeline for incarcerated pregnant women. But the most important solution is to abolish prison births altogether.

Oct 9, 2025 / Brea Baker

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