Abortion Providers and a Constant Barrage of Personalized Harassment
Shootings like the one at a Colorado clinic are rare. Stalking, hate mail, and intimidating protests are the daily reality.
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A Rise in Conservative Republicans Against Abortion? Or Fewer Conservative Republicans?
Taking a second look at a recent Pew survey.
Go Ahead, #ShoutYourAbortion—Research Supports You
Abortions aren't inherently shameful, and we have some choice in what kind of experience we make for those who get them.
A Safe Haven for Whom?
Advocates argue that safe haven laws prevent mothers from abandoning their newborns, but the policy abandons mothers upon dropoff.
Giving Up Baby
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
The Abortion Clinic Dumpster Dive
Garbage has become an unlikely battleground in the abortion debate, as anti-abortion groups seek evidence of privacy violations in clinics’ trash. “Is it a little bit on the sketchy side?” one activist said of such tactics. “Yeah, maybe.”
How Private Is Sensitive Abortion Information?
Across the country, those who support abortion rights and those who oppose them are feuding in court over how much information should be disclosed about women undergoing abortions. Supporters say there’s no margin for error. Opponents say it’s about ensuring quality care.
Hollow Promises, Lifetime Choices: The Appalling Duplicity of Pro-Life Crisis Pregnancy Centers
What are pro-lifers willing to promise in the cause of life?
What Would Happen If the U.S. Defunded Planned Parenthood?
Cutting the program would affect millions of Americans and destabilize America's progress toward fewer unwanted pregnancies.
Alabama’s Meth Lab Law, Abortion Rights, and the Strange Case of Jane Doe
After a woman is jailed for exposing her fetus to drugs, county officials refuse to release her for an abortion and ask a judge to strip her of parental rights.