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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Is Pope Francis a Bernie Bro?
The Vatican’s invitation to Sanders isn’t the first time a papal confidante undermined a woman candidate in a U.S. presidential race.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
When Abortions Are Hard to Get
As the number of state restrictions grows, self-induced procedures remain shrouded in secrecy.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
New State Restrictions Force Pro-Choice Advocates into Familiar Battle Zone
When Indiana’s Republican Governor Mike Pence signed a measure that placed controversial limits on abortion, the law’s constitutional implications likely had little bearing on his decision. Nevertheless, Pence’s move comes as some anti-abortion governors and state lawmakers devise even more severe restrictions and force reproductive-rights advocates onto familiar turf in state and federal courtrooms. Calling […]
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
FDA Ruling Reshapes Abortion Battle
New federal labeling guidelines for the abortion pill deliver a major victory to the abortion-rights movement, and throw opponents of the procedure on the defensive.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
In North Carolina, Backlash Against Anti-LGBT Bill Continues
Protesters gathered in Raleigh and Chapel Hill to oppose HB2, chronicled here in a photo essay.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Far-Reaching Consequences of the Supreme Court Abortion Rights Challenge
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt represents a critical moment for reproductive rights, which anti-abortion advocates have been chipping away at for decades.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Oral Arguments Open in Supreme Court Challenge to Texas Law
On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the most significant reproductive rights case to reach the Supreme Court in a generation. The outcome of the case will, to put it plainly, determine whether a woman’s constitutional right to access safe and legal abortion is merely theoretical, […]
Posted inBooks
It Didn’t Start with Stonewall
A new history deepens our understanding of the origins of the gay rights movement and the transformation it has brought about.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
How Contraception Court Challenge Hurts Religious Freedom
Conservatives have challenged the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate on the grounds that it tramples on their religious liberty, but a leading law professor argues that the lawsuit would undermine freedom of worship in the long run.