reproductive rights
What It’s Like to Live In a State Run By Politicians You Can’t Stand
“At first, there was this huge urge to just get away and get out.”
By Elizabeth Djinis
Leaked Supreme Court Decision Draft Signals Roe Will Be Overturned
This is shocking, but you can still get an abortion for now.
By Allegra Kirkland
My Mom Is an Abortion Provider and I'm Scared For Her Freedom
A new Oklahoma law threatens her livelihood should she continue doing her job there.
By Sylvie Richards
Kentucky Is the First State to End Virtually All In-State Abortions
Unless the law is blocked, the state's last two clinics will stop providing abortions.
By Shefali Luthra, The 19th*
Charges Against Texas Woman Arrested For “Self-Induced Abortion” to Be Dropped
A 26-year-old was arrested for allegedly inducing an abortion.
By Sara Tardiff
Adoptees Are Using TikTok to Critique the U.S. Adoption System
“Adoptees are told to just be grateful that we were chosen. And yet so many of us are struggling.”
By Ava Sasani
Medication Abortion Is Getting More Expensive
Regulations around medication abortions were relaxed, but costs are increasing.
By Sara Tardiff
Arizona Will Now Ban Abortion After 15 Weeks
The Governor signed the bill into law alongside anti-trans legislation.
By Sara Tardiff
My Abortion Saved My Life
It’s medically impossible to bring the kind of pregnancy I had to term.
By Nida Allam
How Idaho's Anti-Abortion Law Would Impact Young People
The bill could give a rapist's family a say in a victim seeking an abortion.
By Sara Tardiff
Lizzo Slams Texas Anti-Trans, Anti-Abortion Legislation
“Trans rights are human rights.”
By Kaitlyn McNab
A Michigan Republican’s Awful Comments About Rape Aren’t Surprising
There's a long history of Republicans saying terrible things about rape.
By Lex McMenamin
Jessica Cisneros Is Taking on the Last Anti-Abortion U.S. House Democrat
Cisneros narrowly lost the primary in 2020. This time, she thinks she can win.
By Amanda Becker
Stephen Breyer Is Retiring From the Supreme Court
The 83-year-old liberal justice was facing intense pressure to step down.
By Mackenzie Long
What to Know About the Feminist Self-Help Movement
With abortion access at risk, these ’70s activists offer key lessons.
By Sadie Bograd
Queer Youth Are Reviving Nigeria's Once-Thriving Ballroom Culture
Being gay is essentially illegal in Nigeria, but that's never stopped LGBTQ people from existing.
By Timinepre Cole
These Black Women Shaped MLK’s Ideas About Poverty
“They had some very specific demands.”
By Jacqui Germain
Hayley Kiyoko Advocated for Reproductive Rights During Acoustic Concert
"Use your votes to help protect women’s rights.”
By Michael Pincus
2022 Governors' Races Are Crucial for Protecting Abortion Rights
“One election can change the course of a state.”
By Fortesa Latifi