Abortion Access

2024 election Apr. 9, 2024

Arizona’s Draconian Abortion Ban Belongs to TrumpThis is what leaving the issue up to the states looks like.

By Laura Bassett

encounter Jan. 28, 2024

Cecile Richards Is Living With Brain CancerThe former president of Planned Parenthood is still fighting for abortion access — even while living with brain cancer.

By Irin Carmon

maternal health Nov. 1, 2023

The U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Rose for the First Time in 20 YearsSome experts point to vanishing access to reproductive care in explaining the trend.

By Tariro Mzezewa

life after roe June 23, 2023

One Year Without RoeAll the ways abortion bans have affected pregnant people, providers, and clinics, by the numbers and in their own words.

By Andrea González-Ramírez

life after roe Oct. 31, 2022

Roe’s Fall Meant 10,000 Fewer Legal Abortions in Two MonthsAccording to new data, clinician-performed procedures dropped by 6 percent across the country.

By Claire Lampen

life after roe Sept. 26, 2022

The Abortion Crisis ManagerOriaku Njoku spent years fighting for patients in the South. Who else could lead abortion funds into the post-Roe world?

By Andrea González-Ramírez

power Aug. 16, 2022

Florida Court Finds Teen Not ‘Mature’ Enough to Choose AbortionThe court will force her to give birth instead.

By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

power Aug. 1, 2022

Anti-Abortion Activist Says 13-Year-Old Pregnant Girls “Do Phenomenal”Crisis pregnancy center director Jana Pinson claims children carrying pregnancies “doesn’t have to be a negative thing.”

By Olivia Truffaut-Wong

log off July 28, 2022

Matt Gaetz Has Resorted to Body-Shaming TeensThe 19-year-old activist he attacked has now raised $600,000 for abortion funds because of his comments.

By Claire Lampen

life after roe July 4, 2022

The Lobby Newsstand Could be the Future of AbortionPeople lease federal land to sell chips and drill for oil. Why not a clinic?

By Alissa Walker

life after roe July 1, 2022

Are Social-Media Platforms Censoring Information About Abortion?Facebook and Instagram have been restricting and removing posts intended to help people seeking reproductive care.

By Danielle Cohen

life after roe June 25, 2022

Scenes From Friday’s Abortion-Rights Protest Outside the Supreme Court“I deserve access to health care. My daughter deserves access to health care.”

By the Cut

life after roe June 24, 2022

What to Know About Stocking Up on the Abortion PillEven if you aren’t pregnant, some providers will let you buy the medication in advance.

By Lux Alptraum

life after roe June 24, 2022

The Necessity of HopeThings are bad. They will get worse. But despair has never been an option.

By Rebecca Traister

abortion June 24, 2022

Life After Roe Starts NowThe Supreme Court decision ensures a health-care crisis that will ripple out across the country.

By Claire Lampen

abortion access June 22, 2022

Waiting for the Supreme Court Abortion Decision in a Trigger-Ban State“We were telling patients we didn’t have any more appointments, that the overruling could be this month, and they were shocked.”

By Alice Markham-Cantor

power May 26, 2022

States Are Scrambling to Restrict Abortion AccessWith the Supreme Court expected to rewrite abortion rights, conservative states are advancing increasingly extreme bans.

By Claire Lampen

power May 3, 2022

Elizabeth Warren Is Mad As Hell“We’ve heard enough from extremists, and we’re tired.”

By Danielle Cohen

power May 3, 2022

Pregnant Ukrainian Refugees Struggle to Get Abortion Care“I can’t keep this baby; it reminds me all the time of what I’ve been through,” said one who called a hotline in Poland.

By Hanna Kozlowska

power Apr. 15, 2022

A Kentucky Abortion Fund Enters ‘Crisis Mode’After a singularly extreme ban stopped services at the state’s two clinics, Kentucky Health Justice Network is helping bridge the gap.

By Claire Lampen

power Mar. 29, 2022

She Gave Abortion Pills to a Woman Who Needed ThemPoland’s Justyna Wydrzyńska now faces three years in prison. Her case is a glimpse into the U.S.’s future.

By Anna Louie Sussman

abortion rights Sept. 3, 2020

The ‘Pro-Life’ Movement Doesn’t Care That Mothers Are DyingTed Cruz wants to ban the abortion pill because pregnancy “is not a life-threatening illness.” Maternal deaths in the U.S. are shockingly high.

By Amanda Arnold

reproductive rights Mar. 29, 2018

Ireland Sets Date for Historic Abortion Referendum Vote#RepealThe8th on May 25.

By Lilian Min

reproductive rights Mar. 20, 2018

Everything to Know About the Supreme Court Case on Fake Women’s Health CentersThe case could have major implications for the future of abortion rights.

By Amanda Arnold

the resistance Feb. 14, 2018

Get Ready For The Next Phase in Planned Parenthood’s Fight Against TrumpFighting against this administration is not enough.

By Dawn Laguens

wait what? Jan. 31, 2018

Trump Official Reportedly Proposed ‘Reversing’ Undocumented Teen’s AbortionOffice of Refugee Resettlement head Scott Lloyd suggested the scientifically unsound procedure, according to an ACLU lawsuit.

By Katie Van Syckle

washington Jan. 29, 2018

Republican Bill Banning 20-Week Abortions Just Failed in SenateThe Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act was defeated 51 to 46.

By Katie Van Syckle

abortion Jan. 29, 2018

What to Know About the Republicans’ 20-Week Abortion BanThe Senate is expected to vote on the bill tonight.

By Caitlin Moscatello

abortion rights Dec. 18, 2017

Judge Rules Two Undocumented Women in Federal Custody Can Have Abortions“The judge’s decision is a reminder that both the law and justice are on our side,” ACLU lawyer Brigitte Amiri said.

By Katie Van Syckle

abortion rights 2017 Oct. 10, 2017

Trump Administration Threatens Abortion Access for Immigrant Minors in TexasThe ACLU is fighting one case in an emergency hearing.

By Leah Rodriguez

abortion access Oct. 4, 2017

3 Women on Banning Abortions for Down SyndromeThree women who received prenatal diagnosis for Down syndrome discuss their views.

By Jen Gann

abortion access Oct. 3, 2017

House Approves Republican Bill Banning Most Late-Term AbortionsThe Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act has been endorsed by the Trump administration.

By Madeleine Aggeler

women’s health Sept. 13, 2017

The Medicare-for-All Bill Covers All Women’s Health Services, Including AbortionPro-choice groups are heavily endorsing the bill.

By Claire Landsbaum

bearing children Aug. 21, 2017

Ending a Pregnancy Because of Down Syndrome Is Not a Precursor to EugenicsIt’s a personal choice.

By Jen Gann

abortion access Aug. 15, 2017

Planned Parenthood President: Democrats Wrong to Compromise on Abortion“It’s a shocking sort of misunderstanding of where the country is.”

By Claire Landsbaum

politics Aug. 2, 2017

Progressive Groups to Democrats: If You’re Not Pro-Choice, We Won’t Support You“We cannot have a real conversation about economic security that does not include the ability to decide if, when, and how to raise a family.”

By Claire Landsbaum

politics July 31, 2017

DCCC Chairman Says Candidates Don’t Have to Be Pro-Abortion“We have to be a big family in order to win the House back.”

By Claire Landsbaum

politics July 20, 2017

Planned Parenthood Is Suing Texas Over Its Abortion-Procedure BanThey’re trying to reverse Texas’s ban of a common, safe abortion procedure.

By Claire Landsbaum

abortion access July 18, 2017

Here’s Why This Organization Is Going After Crisis Pregnancy CentersLady Parts Justice is launching a campaign to stop the spread of misinformation around abortion.

By Claire Landsbaum

politics July 13, 2017

Arkansas Law Could Require Women to Get Partner’s Permission for an AbortionThe ACLU is challenging the law in court.

By Claire Landsbaum

abortion access June 27, 2017

Here’s Why Texas Abortion Clinics Are Still Struggling to ReopenA year after a groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling in their favor, only 3 of 24 clinics have reopened.

By Claire Landsbaum

politics June 23, 2017

Trump Administration Refuses to Back U.N.’s Call for Safe AbortionA U.S. representative said he couldn’t back the resolution — which condemned violence against women — because it supported safe abortion.

By Claire Landsbaum

politics June 7, 2017