Abortions

Protesters hold up placards during the London March for Choice, calling for the legalising of abortion in Ireland after the referendum announcement, outside the Embassy of Ireland in central London on September 30, 2017. Tens of thousands are expected at a rally for abortion rights in Dublin on September 30, campaigning on one side of a fierce debate after Ireland announced it will hold a referendum on the issue next year.

The injunction is the first step in a legal challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Planned Parenthood.

By Rebecca Worby

Social Justice

Pacific Standard spoke to secular and religious ethicists about the controversial proposal.

By Francie Diep

Pro-life and pro-choice activists hold signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court during the 'March for Life' event January 24, 2005 in Washington, DC.

Social Justice

The Iowa chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood announced a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the state's new "Fetal Heartbeat" Bill.

By Kate Wheeling

Social Justice

Kassi Underwood's memoir, May Cause Love, probes the difficulties many feminists feel in expressing grief around abortions in a way that doesn't set the pro-choice movement back.

By Natalie Pattillo

Social Justice

Thousands of Brazilians protest against a controversial bill that aims to cut the right to abortion in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 13th, 2017.

By Pacific Standard Staff

Social Justice

The provision disallows non-governmental organizations that receive U.S. funding from advocating for abortion as a means of family planning.

By Tina Deines

News in Brief

Ohio's state attorney claims Planned Parenthood is violating state law by dumping fetal remains in landfills.

By Kate Wheeling

News in Brief

Researchers fear that more and more women will be forced to perform self-induced abortions in Texas as clinics across the state are shuttered by new restrictions.