reproductive rights
5 Things to Know About the Supreme Court's Roe Decision
We break down the details.
By Allegra Kirkland and Lex McMenamin
Retracing the Steps of My Abortion
At 19, Makayla Montoya Frazier needed an abortion. Even in better times, it wasn't an easy journey.
By Dina GachmanPhotography by Sarah Karlan
What Abortion Has to Do With School Segregation
One of these issues actually motivated the creation of the religious right.
By Jameelah Nasheed
The Roe Decision Is Making Students Rethink Their College Choices
“I would not consider going to school in a state where abortion is against the law."
By Melissa Malamut
What the Underground Abortion Collective of the '60s Can Teach Us About Life Post Roe v. Wade
The filmmakers of THE JANES weigh in.
By Fortesa Latifi
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Is Speaking to the People
Her powerful dissents leave bread crumbs to right the wrongs of the current court.
By Mackenzie Long
My Republican Grandpa Helped Champion Abortion Rights
As a state lawmaker from North Dakota in the 1960s.
By Katrina Froelich
Cecile Richards: Here’s What’s Next in the Fight for Abortion Rights
The former head of Planned Parenthood on the end of Roe.
By Cecile Richards
Young Voters Think the U.S. Is on the Wrong Track
Ninety percent of young voters we surveyed said so.
By Fortesa Latifi
This TikTok Trend Shows the Many Reasons People Get Abortions
No one reason is more valid than the next.
By Fortesa Latifi
Culture
12 People on Why They Showed Up to the National Abortion Rights Protests
"It feels like women’s rights are going backwards instead of forward."
By Jenny Singer
Congress
Nancy Pelosi Confirmed Her Support for the Only Anti-Abortion House Democrat
Meanwhile, Democrats are trying to encourage voters to go to the polls over abortion rights.
By Abigail Tracy
Abortion Rights
What to Know About the National May 14 Protest for Abortion Rights
We'll see you there.
By Jenny Singer
Don't Worry About Civility — We Don't Have Time
"Respectability" over abortion protests is unserious nonsense.
By Lex McMenamin
We Should Never Have Depended on the Supreme Court
This is a body that has upheld slavery, Jim Crow, and Japanese internment camps.
By Kandist Mallett
Abortion
Mitch McConnell Acknowledges a National Abortion Ban Is ‘Possible’ if Roe Is Overturned
The top Senate Republican explained that a federal abortion ban is on the table in his most explicit comments to date about what the SCOTUS draft leak could mean going forward.
By Charlotte Klein
We’re Going to See Way More Prosecutions of Pregnant People
Here’s how we prepare for that reality.
By Emily Galvin Almanza
Decriminalizing At Home Medication Abortion Is the Least Congress Can Do
As we wait for Roe v. Wade to fall, Congress can take this step.
By Andréa Becker and Hayley McMahon
What You Need to Know About a Future Without Roe v. Wade
Advocates weigh in on what's happening with the Supreme Court, how to help, and what comes next.
By Fortesa Latifi and Brittney McNamara