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December 31, 2021
Megan Burbank
Abortion Pills Aren’t a Silver Bullet for Everyone
Remote-access abortion has been framed as the wave of the future. But plenty of states will still find ways to criminalize self-managed abortion.
October 22, 2021
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Now Has
Roe
in Its Sights
What will be left of abortion rights after the next few months of consequential cases is anybody’s guess.
September 14, 2021
Amy Littlefield
Texas Republicans Can’t Stop All Medical Abortions
The state is trying to regulate something it can’t: the decentralized distribution of pills largely originating in Mexico, where abortion is no longer a crime.
September 8, 2021
Heather Souvaine Horn
A Legendary Abortion Rights Activist on What Comes After Texas
Heather Booth and the Jane Collective helped thousands of people have abortions before Roe. Their example is once again relevant.
September 3, 2021
Walter Shapiro
In Texas, the GOP Has Just Overplayed Its Hand
Hideous as the Texas law is for women, it could be good for Democrats in 2022—anger is a much greater motivator than complacency.
September 2, 2021
Matt Ford
Roe v. Wade
’s Days Are Numbered
In the dead of night, the Supreme Court’s conservatives erased abortion rights in Texas—and signaled what they would do next.
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