abortion rights

The right to abortion is an affirmation that women and girls have the right to control their own destiny.

How activists can secure legal abortion with a diverse all-of-the-above movement.

The centrist, compromising view of reproductive rights in Planned Parenthood v. Casey helped clear the path to overturn Roe v. Wade.

How the Southern Baptist Convention’s views on abortion changed during the 1980s, when a more conservative wing seized control of the denomination.

Contrary to contemporary claims, Susan B. Anthony and her peers rarely discussed abortion, which only emerged as a key political issue in the 1960s.

This isn’t the first time the U.S. Postal Service has played a role in curbing women’s reproductive rights.

The first Roe v. Wade leaks happened fifty years ago.

To take away the right to privacy is to take a giant step backward in American history.

The originalist case for lifting abortion restrictions.

A new book juxtaposes dominant narratives about motherhood, women’s autonomy, and abortion with the weirdness of ordinary lives.

How abortion activists responded in the wake of the 1989 Webster decision and what we can learn from their efforts.

All roads lead to Larry Hammond, Justice Lewis Powell’s law clerk at the time.

The perils of turning the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade into a political symbol.

After decades of keeping her identity a secret, Jane Roe’s child has chosen to talk about her life.

The rhetoric about abortion being the catalyst for the rise of the Religious Right collapses under scrutiny.

The most famous suffragists largely weren't anti-abortion and wanted women to have more control over their bodies.

Before Roe, abortion providers operated on the margins of medicine. They still do.

Before the Roe decision, at least 68 South Carolina clergymen actively counseled women on where they should receive abortions.

A decade before Roe, Pat Maginnis’ radical activism—and righteous rage—changed the abortion debate forever.

Who in the reproductive rights debate can claim Susan B. Anthony?