News & Commentary about Reproductive Freedom

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Aug 6, 2024

How Kamala Harris Can Secure Federal Abortion Protection Once and For All

Washington DC USA - July 1, 2024 - Reporters run paper copies of the Supreme Court decision to network anchors and analysts for live TV reports.

Jul 8, 2024

The Supreme Court Ruled, What Now?

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Jun 27, 2024

The Supreme Court Just Declined to Protect Emergency Abortion Care for Pregnant Patients. Here’s What to Know

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Jun 24, 2024

Overturning Roe is Just the Beginning

The Women's March hosts a rally and march to the Supreme Court on the first anniversary of the Dobbs V. JWHO decision, which reversed the federal right to abortion that stood for 49 years. It returned regulation of abortion to the states, and roughly half acted to ban it immediately. Some of those bans have been reversed by federal court, and more await hearings and decisions.

Jun 20, 2024

Two Years Post-Roe: Life in the Aftermath

A demonstrator holds up a pole with an American flag on top and another flag reading "ABORTION IS HEALTHCARE" below it as others protest the proposed limited use of mifepristone outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the 26th of March 2024.

Jun 18, 2024

The Supreme Court Rejected an Attack on Medication Abortion, But the Fight Is Far From Over.

May 30, 2024

Anti-Abortion Extremists Want to Use the 150-Year-Old Comstock Act to Ban Abortion Nationwide

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May 30, 2024

Let Teen Girls Run the Government

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May 16, 2024

Eight Supreme Court Cases To Watch

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Apr 30, 2024

Five Things to Know About the Supreme Court Case Threatening Doctors Providing Emergency Abortion Care