Madame Restell

The abortionist Madame Restell is central to the story of how American women’s reproductive freedom was dismantled in the second half of the nineteenth century.

As the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 proposes to revive the Comstock Act, this seven-part forum explores the Act’s influence on American life.

"Female physicians" did a lot more than provide abortions, but abortion soon encompassed how others perceived their work.

A mythical creature that lurks in the pinelands of New Jersey has served as a reminder of the horrors that result when reproductive freedoms are destroyed.

Although originalists fail to see it, abortion has had a long and storied history for American women.

Abortion and "The Scarlet Letter."

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

Anthony Comstock’s crusade against vice constrained the lives of ordinary Americans. His antagonists opened up history for feminists and other activists.

A new biography of the pioneering doctors shows why “first” can be a tricky designation.

Behind a quiet house museum are anti-abortion activists with a mission: to claim America’s most famous historical feminist as their own.

How antebellum women prevented themselves from getting pregnant during an era when their identity was founded on being a mother.

How do ideological debates on gender roles influence the abortion debate?