Abortion Archives

A Planned Parenthood sign in Mobile, Alabama.

Social Justice

A New Title X Rule Stripping Sexual Health Access for Millions of Women Could Take Effect Next Week

The future of federal family planning programs will be decided by May 3rd, as four separate lawsuits seek to block the Trump administration's plans to target abortion access.

Rosemary Westwood

A billboard in McAllen, Texas, in front of Whole Women's Health.

Social Justice

How Six-Week Abortion Bans Are Fueling a ‘Radical’ Year for Abortion Law

The bans mark an unprecedented year for abortion legislation—and a potential political turning point.

Rosemary Westwood

Anti-feminist activist Phyllis Schlafly demonstrates with other women against the Equal Rights Amendment in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., on February 4th, 1977.

Social Justice

Why We’re Still Fighting Over the Equal Rights Amendment in 2019

The amendment was originally defeated in the late 1970s, and today's reignited movement to ratify it has much in common with the earlier fight.

Rosemary Westwood

The abortion drug Mifepristone, also known as RU486.

Social Justice

What Will Alabama’s ‘Baby Roe’ Lawsuit Mean for the Abortion Debate?

The headline-grabbing wrongful death case over an aborted embryo taps into the "fetal personhood" movement that's currently gaining momentum.

Rosemary Westwood

Social Justice

Another Abortion Fight Looms Over the Texas Legislature

Despite signals that lawmakers wanted to focus on bipartisan issues after a contentious mid-term election, three divisive abortion bills have been proposed.

Marissa Evans

The FDA Issues Warnings to Online Abortion Pill Providers

The FDA writes that failure to immediately cease sales of unapproved versions of mifepristone and misoprostol may result in action.

Rebecca Worby

Pro-choice activists, politicians, and others associated with Planned Parenthood gathered for a demonstration against the Trump administration's Title X rule change on February 25th, 2019, at city hall in New York City.

Social Justice

What Crisis Pregnancy Centers Stand to Gain From Trump’s New Title X ‘Gag Rule’

In banning federal funding from groups that refer women for abortion services, the president is presenting a golden opportunity for faith-based, anti-abortion clinics.

Rosemary Westwood

Pro-choice activists demonstrate outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, on June 13th, 2018, calling for the approval of a bill that would legalize abortion. Lawmakers in traditionally conservative Argentina began a key session on Wednesday ahead of a divisive vote.

News in Brief

Reproductive Rights Laws Remain Stringent Across South America

According to one study, 97 percent of women of reproductive age in Latin America live in countries with restrictive abortion laws.

Jack Herrera

Amnesty International protesters (front) call for a change in Northern Irish abortion law as they walk past a counter demonstration at Parliament Square on February 26th, 2019, in London, England. Northern Ireland is currently the only country in the United Kingdom where it is illegal to have an abortion. Each protester with Amnesty International carried a suitcase containing sheets of paper with the names of 62,000 people calling for the decriminalization of abortion in Northern Ireland. The counter protesters each held a box containing 10,000 names symbolizing the 100,000 people who are alive today because of Northern Ireland's abortion laws.

Viewfinder: A Face-Off Between Pro-Choice and Pro-Life Protesters From Northern Ireland

Amnesty International protesters call for a change in Northern Irish abortion law as they walk past a counter demonstration at Parliament Square on February 26th, 2019, in London, England.

Pacific Standard Staff

Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

Social Justice

The Future of Abortion in America Is in Chief Justice John Roberts’ Hands

After a surprising vote to stay a Louisiana law, the future of women's constitutional right to abortion appears to hang on the judgment of a single man.

Rosemary Westwood