This fall, several states will vote to enshrine abortion access, while one asks voters to weigh in on the issue a second time.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Right-Wing Activists Co-opt Environmental Laws to Fight ‘Abortion Pollution’
In their zeal to create a de facto national abortion ban, anti–abortion rights groups are claiming that medications like mifepristone poison the water supply.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
A Stunning Shift in Public Opinion Post-Dobbs
Political scientists Laurel Elder and Steven Greene explore the dramatic evolution of Americans’ views on abortion.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Women Are Not OK
Some lessons from our fellow primates, and a warning to men
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Mifepristone Wars—and What They Mean for Black Women
Still concentrated in Southern states that ban abortion, Black women disproportionately rely on telehealth, which the Supreme Court has allowed—provisionally—to continue.
Posted inLaw and Justice
History Teaches: Reproductive Rights and Equality
A court in Pennsylvania gets it right, and the Fifth Circuit gets it wrong.
Posted inTAP
The Mifepristone Ruling Revives Pro-Choice Politics
A federal court’s ban on the mailing of abortion medication once again demonstrates the unpopularity of anti-abortion zealotry.
Posted inSports
Baselines and Picket Lines
Superstar athletes are close to American royalty, but they still have to fight like other workers for fair pay.
Posted inLaw and Justice
‘Abolitionists’ Push Legislation to Criminalize All Abortions as Homicide
Measures introduced in 13 states this year would impose criminal penalties on people who obtain an abortion.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Abortion Care Faces an Uncertain Future in Washington, D.C.
Threats to home rule could shatter the city’s status as a safe haven.