Research shows overall drop in abortions since Roe v. Wade was overturned; providers in states where abortion is still accessible are unable to meet all the need for care.
Despite what reactionary judges assert, forced birth does not result in significantly more infants being adopted. For too many of these children, their future lies in foster care.
Providers are gearing up for a possible ban on one of the two drugs used in medication abortion, as an anti-abortion group's lawsuit is expected to be decided this week.
It saddens me that some girls might become pregnant despite their lack of resources and in spite of the abortion rights that are quickly fading away, because of these influencers.
Mifepristone will be accessible in pharmacies and through the mail, but still-existing regulations may blunt the new policy’s impact.
Milhas pela Vida das Mulheres (Miles for Women’s Lives)” helps more than 200 women each month access legal abortion in Brazil in cases where the abortion is legal, and abroad in cases where it is not.
Five months after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, providers face increased threats and harassment, emotional devastation, and the anguish of having to turn people away from accessing needed care. But they are determined to continue their work.
Plaintiffs in three states are seeking to overturn abortion bans on religious grounds.
Florida school districts are receiving nationwide backlash for requiring students to provide records of their menstrual cycle to play sports.
When it comes to the media’s depictions of abortion, what we most often see may not accurately depict the reality of people’s experiences with abortion.
Progress has been slow and unsteady, but activists are teaming up with elected officials to raise awareness and change laws.
Just as the court has paved the way for states to deny essential reproductive health care, it has also cemented the country’s position as one of the biggest contributors to climate change in the world. The two cases are more connected than you may think.
In a post-Roe v. Wade America, methods to prevent pregnancy are more important than ever.
Advocates in countries that have achieved legalization of abortion in recent years are making it clear that they stand with Americans in efforts to restore reproductive rights and access.
Our country is supposedly the “land of the free” and yet women’s choices about their reproductive health and autonomy are being forced by a government that is in turn influenced by certain religions.
On June 20, a joint investigation from The Intercept Brazil and the website Portal Catarinas found that an 11-year-old (who has remained anonymous) had not only been denied an abortion after becoming pregnant as a result of rape but was also separated from her mother, who was vocal about terminating the pregnancy, and sent to foster care.
Even before Roe v. Wade was overturned, reproductive choice in the United States was reserved for those with the appropriate social and financial resources.
For the first time in my young life, I feel well and truly hopeless.
What happens now? Advocates and organizations have been preparing for the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
On June 1, Illinois officially repealed its Parental Notice of Abortion Act (PNA), which required the guardians of patients under 18 to be notified at least 48 hours before the patient received an abortion.
Dspite widespread use among college students, the pill is not the symbol of freedom it was once assumed to be.
If our abortion rights are taken away, who knows what other rights will be taken next?
According to a leaked initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Alito, the Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that protects a pregnant person's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction.
There’s no question abortion rights are in a crisis in the U.S. This year alone, 42 states have introduced at least 536 abortion restrictions, with dozens becoming law. And that’s on top of last year’s devastating record of antiabortion laws passed, including the news-making Texas abortion ban that allows anyone — literally anyone — to sue someone who helps a patient receive an abortion, from the provider to an abortion fund to an Uber driver.
On March 9, the Mississippi House of Representatives killed a bill that would have allowed mothers to keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth.