News & Commentary about Reproductive Freedom

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Abortion rights demonstrators along with Anti-abortion demonstrators rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 4, 2020.

Oct 9, 2020

The Right to Abortion is on the Ballot in Colorado This November

Abortion activists hold signs at rally that read" Keep Abortion Legal" and "Abortion Access for All."

Sep 30, 2020

Victory: After Three Years of Battling in Court, the Trump Administration Abandons its Policy of Banning Abortion for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors

A migrant detainee stands facing away from bunks.

Sep 29, 2020

Immigration Detention and Coerced Sterilization: History Tragically Repeats Itself

Pro-abortion activist holds ACLU placard that reads "Abortion is healthcare. Abortion is a right." during a rally at the Supreme Court

Sep 23, 2020

For Justice Ginsburg, Abortion Was About Equality

A detainee sits on a bunk in a women's area at an immigration detention center.

Sep 23, 2020

Reproductive Abuse is Rampant in the Immigration Detention System

Valencia Robinson with Mississippi In Action, a reproductive justice organization, addresses abortion rights advocates.

Sep 10, 2020

The Trump Administration's Attack on Abortion Access Disproportionately Harms Communities of Color Already Devastated by COVID-19

A woman holds a "protecting abortion access" sign in the rain.

Sep 1, 2020

A Tennessee Law Requires Doctors to Lie to Their Patients. We’re Suing.

Representatives of the Trust, Respect, Access Coalition, holding multicolored signs spelling out ABORTION=HEALTHCARE, gathered in the Texas Capitol Rotunda Thursday afternoon July 27, 2017 to voice their opposition to abortion legislation being considered by the Texas House, Thursday, July 27, 2017 in Austin, Texas.

Aug 17, 2020

An Abortion Advocacy Movement for Everybody

Jul 8, 2020

How Reproductive Justice Is Part of an Anti-Racist Agenda

A black nurse showing black midwives how to use a portable scale to weigh babies.

Jul 1, 2020

The Racist History of Abortion and Midwifery Bans