Our best pieces from the archives on abortion and contraception, charting the changes in the public’s opinions on the contentious politics over a woman’s right to choose.
Health & Social Policy
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What’s Left of Roe
Barack Obama’s re-election might make the landmark decision safe for now, but its meaning has eroded over the years.
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The Great and Terrible News about American Health Care
If you can hold on until you hit 65, you’ll probably do pretty well.
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Just What Workers Need: More Labor Civil War
A not-so-great battle in the world of organizing threatens to limit the effectiveness of the nation’s two biggest health-care unions.
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New Year, New Abortion Restrictions
In Virginia, Governor Bob McDonnell’s is trying to avoid a repeat of the transvaginal ultrasound fiasco by certifying the state’s latest anti-abortion regulations under the radar.
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A Cleared Bill of Health
This year saw conservative attacks on reproductive rights, and the ACA make it past the final hurdles to full implementation.
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Science versus the Courts
What role should government play in how doctors administer treatment?
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It’s a Mad, Mad Michigan
Right-to-work legislation was only the beginning. State Republicans have an entire docket full of legislation set to limit rights.
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While You Weren’t Looking, Michigan Turned Into Texas
From abortion, to guns, to unions, the legislature used the lame duck session to shuffle the state to the right.
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The Obama Administration Plays Hardball On Medicaid
Let’s hope their calculation is right, and all the states eventually accept Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion.
