Margaret Sanger Margaret Sanger
"No Gods, No Masters," the rallying cry of the Industrial Workers of the World, was her personal and political manifesto.
Jul 2, 2003 / Feature / Ellen Chesler
Missed Conception Missed Conception
Hawaii recently became the fifth state to make emergency contraception, also known as the morning-after pill, available directly from pharmacists. This is far from a small regulato...
Jun 26, 2003 / Kirsten Moore
Chipping Away at Roe Chipping Away at Roe
Congress has once again passed a bill banning "partial-birth abortion." It's not the first time. President Clinton vetoed similar bans in 1996 and 1997.
Jun 12, 2003 / Wendy Chavkin
Freedom of Choice Talking Points Freedom of Choice Talking Points
Though polls consistently show a majority of Americans supporting freedom of choice, abortion rights are facing their greatest attack since the Supreme Court decision Roe V.
May 1, 2003 / Jonah Engle
In the Waiting Room In the Waiting Room
"We are in a funding emergency today," read the e-mail from the New York Abortion Access Fund.
Apr 3, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Roe in Rough Waters Roe in Rough Waters
Thirty years later, abortion's political terrain is more complicated than ever.
Jan 22, 2003 / Feature / Jennifer Baumgardner
Christian Soldiers on the March Christian Soldiers on the March
Bush's handpicked delegates disrupt global conferences on women's rights.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Jennifer Block
Holy Rock ‘n’ Rollers Holy Rock ‘n’ Rollers
In Hicksville, Long Island, on any given Sunday afternoon, pierced and tattooed teenagers in black clothing gather to listen and watch as groups of kids like themselves tear th...
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Lauren Sandler
Making 34 Million Friends Making 34 Million Friends
The night after the Bush Administration announced its refusal to grant the United Nations Population Fund $34 million dollars, Jane Roberts was so outraged she couldn't sleep.
Nov 12, 2002 / Feature / Emily Biuso
Slut Patrol Slut Patrol
In some parts of China, local officials keep track of women's menstrual periods. We haven't come to that, but anyone who thinks women's reproductive and sexual privacy is secure in...
Sep 12, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt