Egg on the Brain Egg on the Brain
It may look as if domestic politics no longer exists in the new America--the one in which there is no money for anything besides guns and prisons but we don't care because we are...
Feb 14, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Fighting the Global Gag Rule Fighting the Global Gag Rule
Despite statements to the contrary, the rule is resulting in tragic circumstances for women abroad.
Aug 23, 2001 / Feature / Isabelle Lindenmayer
Abortion on Trial Abortion on Trial
When a renowned abortion doctor opened a clinic in Ocala, Florida, he was seen as a public pest. So local authorities used the courts to get rid of him.
May 31, 2001 / Feature / Hillary Frey and Miranda Kennedy
Bush’s Antichoice Assault Bush’s Antichoice Assault
In many respects, the recent meeting in Chicago of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), the major professional association of abortion providers in North America, looked like a...
May 10, 2001 / Editorial / Carole Joffe
The Doctor Killers The Doctor Killers
The arrest in France of James Kopp, the accused assassin of Buffalo obstetrician Barnett Slepian, could not have come at a more awkward time for the Bush Administration. Bush inau...
Apr 5, 2001 / Editorial / Bruce Shapiro
This Warning May Be Hazardous to Your Health This Warning May Be Hazardous to Your Health
A woman two months pregnant goes to see her Ob-Gyn for prenatal care. As required by law, her doctor informs her that her condition places her at greater risk for a wide range of...
Mar 30, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Pro-choice PR Problem The Pro-choice PR Problem
Young women, who've never lacked abortion rights, are tough to mobilize.
Feb 15, 2001 / Feature / Jennifer Baumgardner
No Olive Branch No Olive Branch
How many times did we hear during the endless campaign that Bush wouldn't go after abortion if elected? Republicans, Naderites and countless know-it-alls and pundits in between a...
Feb 1, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Bush’s True Colors Bush’s True Colors
Throughout the last campaign, while liberal Democrats warned that Bush was much more reactionary than he pretended to be, Naderites argued that Democrats were much less progressi...
Jan 26, 2001 / Editorial / The Editors
Antichoice Intimidation Antichoice Intimidation
While partisans debate whether a victorious George W. Bush would nominate Supreme Court Justices who would overturn Roe v.
Nov 27, 2000 / Editorial / Katha Pollitt