A few days ago, TheWashington Post ran an article detailing the curtailment of abortion rights in states since the 2010 elections, when many states fell under right-wing Republican control. Thirty-three states have enacted abortion restrictions since then, while just 17, plus the District of Columbia, have not. What interested me about those two lists was […]
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The Abortion Generation Gap
A new poll from PRRI has found wide generational gaps on issues of abortion, reproductive health, and sexual assault. “As this younger generation continues to flex its political muscles—as we saw in the response to the Parkland shooting—they could also reshape the national conversation on women’s health issues,” said PRRI CEO Robert P. Jones in […]
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Abortion Access, the Supreme Court, and a Troubling Case of Déjà Vu
Planned Parenthood’s new petition for high court review involves a state restriction on medication abortion nearly identical to one the nation’s top court ruled unconstitutional in 2016.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Arkansas and Hawaii Medication Abortion Cases Present New Challenges
Two cases winding their way through federal courts involve non-surgical abortion access.
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New Stirrings in Trump’s Assault on Women’s Equality and Reproductive Freedom
The administration continues to lunge in the wrong direction and to threaten harm to women everywhere.
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Planned Parenthood Targets One Very Endangered Republican
Nevada Senator Dean Heller runs afoul of pro-choice activists in a state turning blue-ish.
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For Women’s Reproductive Freedom, a Chill Wind Blows
Roe v. Wade will stand for now, but the essential right it protects is in Trump’s line of fire.
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Under Siege, Abortion-Rights Advocates Must Link Health Care to Economic Prosperity
A reproductive rights movement that had lost touch with women’s economic concerns is partly to blame for an election outcome that now puts basic constitutional rights in jeopardy.
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How the Anti-choice Movement Paved the Way for Trump
Making a conservative case against Trump, Ross Douthat descends into denial about anti-choice violence.
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Turning Out the Pro-Choice Vote
A walk with Planned Parenthood in the Philadelphia suburbs