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Abortion

From maternal mortality to abortion rights to birth control, this is a look at the state of reproductive health.

Politics
The culture war is consuming the Supreme CourtThe culture war is consuming the Supreme Court
Politics

Guns, God, gays, and abortion dominate the Trump era Supreme Court’s docket.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
What the Supreme Court did to America while all eyes were on TrumpWhat the Supreme Court did to America while all eyes were on Trump
Supreme Court

Trying to keep track of all the chaos is overwhelming. So here’s a one-stop guide to the turmoil this Court caused.

By Ian Millhiser
Abortion
Confusing abortion bans hurt patients. But there’s a cost to making them clearer.Confusing abortion bans hurt patients. But there’s a cost to making them clearer.
Abortion

What the debate over “clarification” laws reveals about America three years out from Roe.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Politics
The Republican spending bill is a disaster for reproductive rightsThe Republican spending bill is a disaster for reproductive rights
Politics

How Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” attacks abortion and reproductive care, in 2 charts.

By Nicole Narea
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s disastrous new abortion decision, explainedThe Supreme Court’s disastrous new abortion decision, explained
Supreme Court

The Republican justices just nuked much of federal Medicaid law, in order to spite Planned Parenthood.

By Ian Millhiser
Policy
The right’s new playbook to restrict access to abortion pillsThe right’s new playbook to restrict access to abortion pills
Policy

Activists believe they’ve found a new weapon.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court struggles with whether to wound Medicaid to spite Planned ParenthoodThe Supreme Court struggles with whether to wound Medicaid to spite Planned Parenthood
Supreme Court

The case should have a clear outcome, but a Republican Court overcomplicates everything that involves abortion.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
A Supreme Court case about abortion could destroy MedicaidA Supreme Court case about abortion could destroy Medicaid
Supreme Court

Kerr v. Planned Parenthood asks the justices to render much of federal law unenforceable, in order to spite abortion providers.

By Ian Millhiser
Abortion
A New York abortion doctor faces a $100,000 fine in Texas. It’s part of a larger playbook.A New York abortion doctor faces a $100,000 fine in Texas. It’s part of a larger playbook.
Abortion

Red states are testing their power to restrict abortion nationwide.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Abortion
Candidate Trump was an abortion moderate. What will President Trump be?Candidate Trump was an abortion moderate. What will President Trump be?
Abortion

Anti-abortion activists are recalibrating for his second term.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s new abortion case should be an easy win for Planned ParenthoodThe Supreme Court’s new abortion case should be an easy win for Planned Parenthood
Supreme Court

Although nothing is ever certain in this Supreme Court.

By Ian Millhiser
Abortion
If Democrats could compromise with Republicans on abortion, should they?If Democrats could compromise with Republicans on abortion, should they?
Abortion

Advocates fear half-measures could undermine their long-term goals.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Abortion
Trump won, but so did seven ballot measures protecting abortion rightsTrump won, but so did seven ballot measures protecting abortion rights
Abortion

Ten states had referendums on reproductive freedom.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Trump 2.0, explained
Trump won. So what does that mean for abortion?Trump won. So what does that mean for abortion?
Trump 2.0, explained

It will be easier to restrict reproductive rights in the president-elect’s second term.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
2024 Elections
What actually matters this week, according to our politics teamWhat actually matters this week, according to our politics team
2024 Elections

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Here’s what our writers are watching.

By Lavanya Ramanathan and Melinda Fakuade
Today, Explained podcast
Will abortion rights help turn out voters in Arizona?Will abortion rights help turn out voters in Arizona?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Arizona’s dueling ballot measures on abortion and immigration, explained.

By Victoria Chamberlin
2024 Elections
Nebraska is the only state with two abortion measures on the ballot. Confusion is the point.Nebraska is the only state with two abortion measures on the ballot. Confusion is the point.
2024 Elections

The state’s 12-week ban has already upended care. Anti-abortion leaders want to go further.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Miscarriages are incredibly common. Abortion bans have made them less safe.
Life

Since care for abortion and pregnancy loss is the same, restrictions on one have had disastrous impacts on the other.

By Aubrey Hirsch
Policy
Abortion groups are raising more money than ever. Where exactly is it going? Abortion groups are raising more money than ever. Where exactly is it going? 
Policy

Activists confront competing priorities, tactics and goals ahead of Trump and Harris’s match-up in November

By Rachel Cohen Booth
America’s faultlines
How IVF exposed fissures in the Republican coalitionHow IVF exposed fissures in the Republican coalition
America’s faultlines

What Trump’s new positioning on reproductive rights tells us about the state of the GOP.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
America’s faultlines
The big lie about Project 2025The big lie about Project 2025
America’s faultlines

Trump says he has nothing to do with Project 2025’s abortion policies. That’s false.

By Andrew Prokop
Abortion
Kamala Harris and Oprah humanized the consequences of state abortion bansKamala Harris and Oprah humanized the consequences of state abortion bans
Abortion

Harris and Winfrey spoke to the family of Amber Thurman, who died after doctors delayed abortion-related care.

By Ellen Ioanes
Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies
Exactly how Trump could ban abortionExactly how Trump could ban abortion
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Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies

Whether the US bans it everywhere could be up to the next president.

By Adam Freelander
Supreme Court
The huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion caseThe huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion case
Supreme Court

Oklahoma v. HHS could potentially blow up much of Medicare and Medicaid if the justices decide to wild out.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions?What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions?
Supreme Court

It is important to hang onto grudges against the Supreme Court.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Could a short campaign be exactly what Kamala Harris needs?Could a short campaign be exactly what Kamala Harris needs?
Politics

Dozens of other democracies have short election cycles. Can the Democrats learn something from them?

By Ellen Ioanes
Supreme Court
The Supreme IncompetentsThe Supreme Incompetents
Supreme Court

The justices are awful at their jobs, and they don’t know that they are awful at their jobs.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s new abortion decision, explainedThe Supreme Court’s new abortion decision, explained
Supreme Court

The leaked decision is not a victory for abortion rights.

By Ian Millhiser
I’m pregnant. I’m traveling. I’m terrified.
Life

My family reunion is in South Carolina. Essential care for my high-risk pregnancy is not.

By Aubrey Hirsch
Health
Pregnancy in America is starting to feel like a crimePregnancy in America is starting to feel like a crime
Health

The ripple effects of the fall of Roe extend far beyond abortion.

By Anna North
What two years without Roe looks like, in 8 charts
Explainers

Americans are confronting a whole new reality of patchwork abortion access after the Dobbs decision.

By Nicole Narea
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s abortion pill case is only a narrow and temporary victory for abortionThe Supreme Court’s abortion pill case is only a narrow and temporary victory for abortion
Supreme Court

The decision is unanimous, but it leaves open two routes Republicans could take to pull mifepristone from the market.

By Ian Millhiser
Abortion
The Comstock Act, the long-dead law Trump could use to ban abortion, explainedThe Comstock Act, the long-dead law Trump could use to ban abortion, explained
Abortion

A defunct federal law is Republicans’ best hope of banning abortion throughout the United States.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The 9 worst court decisions since Trump remade the federal judiciaryThe 9 worst court decisions since Trump remade the federal judiciary
Supreme Court

This is what happens after four years under an insurrectionist president. It will get much worse if he gets eight.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The history of Arizona’s Civil War-era abortion banThe history of Arizona’s Civil War-era abortion ban
Politics

How conspiring doctors, questionable tonics, and twisted patriotism led to the 1864 Arizona abortion ban that has finally been repealed.

By Nicole Narea
Policy
The astonishing radicalism of Florida’s new ban on abortionThe astonishing radicalism of Florida’s new ban on abortion
Policy

A six-week ban takes effect this week, though voters could overturn it in November.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red stateThe Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state
Supreme Court

But it’s not yet clear they’ve settled on a rationale for doing so.

By Ian Millhiser
Abortion
How the overturn of Roe v. Wade sparked a new campaign for abortion rights across EuropeHow the overturn of Roe v. Wade sparked a new campaign for abortion rights across Europe
Abortion

A massive effort to expand access throughout Europe launches today.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Today, Explained newsletter
Florida and Arizona show why abortion attacks are not slowing downFlorida and Arizona show why abortion attacks are not slowing down
Today, Explained newsletter

The judges aren’t done.

By Rachel Cohen Booth