Abortion
From maternal mortality to abortion rights to birth control, this is a look at the state of reproductive health.
The “We Will Adopt Your Baby” signs ring so hollow. Here’s what’s missing.
To protect reproductive rights after Roe, advocates will need to mobilize people with real reservations about abortion.
If you’re wondering how we got here, look to Black women’s long fight for reproductive justice.
Why being forced to carry a pregnancy to term is invasive and traumatic.
The Supreme Court’s decision could help Democrats in 17 tight midterm contests.
What happens if the Court rejects the rule of law?
It marks an important first step, though there’s still more the White House could do.
Inside the debates dividing the lawmakers, now on recess.
How police can find out where you’ve been, and what you can do about it.
Why medical emergency exceptions for abortions aren’t enough.
Court battles, new laws, and confusion over abortion policy have left politicians, providers, and patients in a state of flux.
A rabbi makes the case for reproductive rights.
Democrats don’t have the votes right now for major Supreme Court reform. But if they pick up seats, they could have many options.
“It is unacceptable that there was not a concrete plan the minute this decision came down.”
Data shows why taking abortion rights away is structural violence against women.
Expanding access to vasectomy care could help shift some of the burden of birth control.
It’s another sign of America’s increasing unpredictability.
Mayors know their cities can’t be abortion oases. But they’re doing what they can.
Black women seek abortions at the highest rate and will face greater rates of maternal mortality without the right to choose.
A mifepristone manufacturer has been arguing in court that state restrictions can’t preempt the FDA.
Google searches show people’s questions and fears in a post-Roe America.
Dobbs is the next stress test for America’s teetering democracy.
Corporate America is an imperfect ally on abortion rights.
The right wants “crisis pregnancy centers” to replace abortion clinics.
“This is not a time for speeches and hoping people will vote in November.”
How criminalizing abortion may change with out-of-state prosecution.
Cities and towns across the US have seen sustained protests since Dobbs was handed down.
How birth control, cancer care, and more could change in a post-Roe America.
Quality sex education will be more important than ever. But it too faces challenges.
Some states are already enacting and embracing stricter abortion laws in the wake of the Dobbs decision.
More than 80 elected prosecutors have already committed to not enforcing abortion bans.
The Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe has made a national ban possible, but Republicans face considerable political obstacles.
The Court was the midwife of Jim Crow and now is one of the chief architects of America’s democratic decline.
The Supreme Court’s decision is already emboldening the anti-abortion movement to think bigger.
How criminalizing abortion affects women at work.
Samuel Alito’s majority opinion striking down Roe v. Wade insists LGBTQ rights are safe. Thomas’s disturbing concurrence exposes the incoherence of that claim.
Roe v. Wade is now overruled. Are access to contraception, same-sex marriage, and even the right to choose your own sex partners next?
The next steps in the fight over abortion rights, explained.
Democrats have been bracing for the Supreme Court’s decision to end Roe, but there’s still more they can do.
The pre-Roe world didn’t have data privacy laws. The post-Roe world needs them.