News & Commentary about Reproductive Freedom

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Montanan volunteers for reproductive rights

Nov 12, 2024

In Trump Country, Ballot Measures Safeguard Abortion Rights

Cecillia Wang and others standing on the front steps in front of the Supreme Court

Nov 8, 2024

We Have A Plan: Cecillia Wang and W. Kamau Bell

Voter volunteers holding voting pamphlets.

Nov 4, 2024

This Election Day, States Lead the Fight for Reproductive Freedom

Voters fill out paper ballots on election day.

Oct 17, 2024

Why the Abortion Rights Fight is About More Than Just Who Wins the White House

A graphic featuring Harris and imagery pertaining to reproductive rights.

Aug 6, 2024

How Kamala Harris Can Secure Federal Abortion Protection Once and For All

Washington DC USA - July 1, 2024 - Reporters run paper copies of the Supreme Court decision to network anchors and analysts for live TV reports.

Jul 8, 2024

The Supreme Court Ruled, What Now?

Someone wearing a sticker that says "I Fight For Abortion Access."

Jun 27, 2024

The Supreme Court Just Declined to Protect Emergency Abortion Care for Pregnant Patients. Here’s What to Know

A graphic featuring Trump and imagery pertaining to abortion.

Jun 24, 2024

Overturning Roe is Just the Beginning

The Women's March hosts a rally and march to the Supreme Court on the first anniversary of the Dobbs V. JWHO decision, which reversed the federal right to abortion that stood for 49 years. It returned regulation of abortion to the states, and roughly half acted to ban it immediately. Some of those bans have been reversed by federal court, and more await hearings and decisions.

Jun 20, 2024

Two Years Post-Roe: Life in the Aftermath

A demonstrator holds up a pole with an American flag on top and another flag reading "ABORTION IS HEALTHCARE" below it as others protest the proposed limited use of mifepristone outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the 26th of March 2024.

Jun 18, 2024

The Supreme Court Rejected an Attack on Medication Abortion, But the Fight Is Far From Over.