Reproductive Rights

(L-R) The Rev. Katey Zeh from Religious Community for Reproductive Choice and Katie Quiñónez-Alonso, former executive director of Women’s Health Center in Maryland, look on as the Reverend Jim Lewis, an original member of the Clergy Consultation Service, talks about how he helped women access abortion care before Roe, during the clinic-blessing ceremony.

Bless This Clinic: How Clergy Are Showing Up for Abortion Clinics Bless This Clinic: How Clergy Are Showing Up for Abortion Clinics

Clinic blessings continue a legacy of religious leaders and people of faith championing abortion access.

Apr 15, 2025 / Rev. Katey Zeh and Asha Dahya

Shanette Williams at the Abortion in America conference in February.

Abortion Bans Upended Their Lives—Now They’re Fighting Back, One Story at a Time Abortion Bans Upended Their Lives—Now They’re Fighting Back, One Story at a Time

Across the country, abortion storytellers are putting the struggle for reproductive freedom into powerful new words.

Apr 7, 2025 / Feature / Regina Mahone

A demonstrator holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court as the Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic case is heard on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

This Supreme Court Case Is About More Than “Defunding” Planned Parenthood This Supreme Court Case Is About More Than “Defunding” Planned Parenthood

If South Carolina succeeds, there will be almost no check on states that discriminate against healthcare providers for any reason.

Apr 3, 2025 / Rachel Rebouché

Hundreds of Cardinal O’Connor Conference attendees gather in Georgetown University’s Gaston Hall to hear from anti-abortion activists.

Inside Washington, DC’s “Pro-Life Super Bowl” Inside Washington, DC’s “Pro-Life Super Bowl”

Days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, hundreds of young anti-abortion activists gathered at Georgetown University for the annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference.

Mar 27, 2025 / StudentNation / Katherine Wilkison

Mario Savio, a leader of the University of California Free Speech Movement, center, with Jack Weinberg and Susan Goldberg and other arrested demonstrators during their trial, Berkeley, California, 1965.

America Needs a New Free Speech Movement America Needs a New Free Speech Movement

Donald Trump is showing us what an unaccountable class of corporate decision-makers looks like—and it looks like a lot of fear, and a terrible loss of freedom.

Mar 19, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout

The two-drug regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol is an overwhelmingly safe and effective method for ending a pregnancy in the first trimester.

Shield Laws Are the Fault Line in the Battle Over Abortion Access Shield Laws Are the Fault Line in the Battle Over Abortion Access

New York’s shield law was designed to protect providers mailing medication abortion pills out of state. But a New York provider is facing legal action in Louisiana and Texas.

Feb 20, 2025 / Rachel Rebouché

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024. in Glendale, Arizona.

Here’s What RFK Jr.’s Confirmation Means for Abortion Access Here’s What RFK Jr.’s Confirmation Means for Abortion Access

During his confirmation hearings, the HHS secretary nominee said he would fall in line with the Trump administration’s goals.

Feb 13, 2025 / Aziza Ahmed

Donald Trump stepping out onto a stage while holding a red MAGA hat.

Pay Less Attention to That Man in Front of the Curtain Pay Less Attention to That Man in Front of the Curtain

Musk’s machinations and Trump’s daily outrages are meant to be mesmerizing—and paralyzing. But there are plenty of ways to fight back effectively—starting with not panicking.

Feb 13, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout

A man protests Trump’s effort to strangle the Affordable Care Act in 2017.

The Battle to Protect Healthcare Will Define the Second Trump Era The Battle to Protect Healthcare Will Define the Second Trump Era

Behind the language of “spending offsets” lies a stark reality: over $3 trillion in cuts that would reshape Americans’ access to healthcare.

Feb 12, 2025 / Pat Dennis

A DC community organizer holds a sign for the Light Brigade for Reproductive Justice: Your Vote is Your Voice outside of the US Supreme Court on October 17, 2024.

Symbolic Legislation Will Not Get Us Free Symbolic Legislation Will Not Get Us Free

If the Democrats are truly serious about protecting reproductive freedom, they must rise above reactive politics.

Jan 31, 2025 / Larada Lee-Wallace

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