Why Planned Parenthood Workers Revolted Over Gaza
Through organizing and community building, Planned Parenthood workers exposed the limits of the nonprofit-industrial complex.
Reproductive rights
What to Expect When You’re Expecting an Abortion
When it comes to the often-taboo topic of abortion, the authors of "Liberating Abortion" are eager to share their wisdom with anyone considering accessing this form of health care.
Organizers Brace for Resurrection of “Zombie” Abortion Laws
Despite conservative efforts to criminalize medication abortion using the 1873 Comstock Act, organizers continue to expand access to this necessary health care.
What’s in a Name? For Abortion Providers, Quite a Bit.
Even before abortion became illegal in 14 states, some reproductive health care clinics were rebranding to better reflect the broad spectrum of gender-inclusive care they provide.
Druze Women Balance Sexual Health, Pleasure, and Tradition
Sex education is often taboo in close-knit Druze communities, but a new generation is creating its own care networks.
Rejecting Shame to Reclaim the Power of the Period
Advocates are working to overcome patriarchal structures worldwide that deny menstruating people dignity, access, and agency.
Activists Aim to Abolish Parental Consent in Abortion Care
In 2022, Michigan enshrined abortion in its state constitution. Now, activists want to expand access for young people by repealing parental consent laws.
How Mexico’s Abortion Activists Care for Each Other—and Themselves
As volunteer collectives bring Mexico to the forefront of abortion access, they have also prioritized emotional wellness.
Will SCOTUS Revoke Abortion Pill Access?
Justices appeared skeptical of anti-abortion arguments against Mifepristone. Still, the stakes for reproductive health are extremely high.
Family Planning in a Changing Climate
Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli discuss the politics of pregnancy and childbirth in an era of environmental challenges.
Real Climate Solutions Must Include Human Rights
The authors of “The Conceivable Future” argue that we should focus less on whether or not to have babies and more on stopping the extraction and burning of fossil fuels.
Pro-Choice Catholics Plaster March for Life With Posters
Jamie L. Mason of Catholics for Choice explained why her organization engaged in counter-protest actions at this year's March for Life.
Lessons From Ohio’s Abortion Ballot Measure
Voters in Republican-led Ohio elected to enshrine reproductive freedom into the state constitution. Here's what that could mean for the 2024 election.
Can Paying Parents Lead to Healthier Children?
It was like money falling from the sky. Except the city of Los Angeles would be sending it to her in a debit card every month. A thousand dollars. To
Reclaiming Safe Abortion Access in Haiti
Haitian feminists are battling centuries of patriarchal norms in their fight for abortion rights using creative means including underground networks, political activism, and art.
Runaway SCOTUS
The radical right-wing-majority Supreme Court needs to be rebalanced. Here’s how to do it.
Intersectional Activism in a Post-Roe World
Abortion bans tend to disproportionately impact vulnerable populations in low-income, rural communities. Here’s how young people of color are fighting back.
How TikTok Helped Me Find Community When the Health Care System Failed Me
“I can finally manage my PCOS in a healthy and sustainable way thanks to an unlikely ally: TikTok.”
We Can Talk About Abortion Without Being Ableist
The intersection of disability rights and abortion rights is complex.
The Political Power of Pro-Choice Protests
In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, protests remind the Left how political change happens.
What Is Behind the Tampon Shortage?
The recent scarcity of menstrual products is exacerbating period poverty in the U.S.
What Would It Mean to Codify Roe Into Law?
Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, advocates and politicians are calling on states and congress to codify Roe. But what does this actually mean for abortion rights?
For Indigenous Peoples, Abortion Is a Religious Right
The overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of a long legacy of American Christian values being forced on Indigenous communities.
Making Sense of Our Post-Roe World
Knowing this day would come doesn’t make the reality any easier to process. But as trite as this may sound so soon after such a devastating loss, the fight is far from over.
We Need Racial Solidarity to Restore Abortion Rights
The politics of abortion revolve around White supremacy and the role it plays in trying to manage the reproduction of different racialized populations. We need to unite in order to fight back.
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