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Mississippi's Last Abortion Clinic Faces the Supreme Court
By Abigail Abrams
Texas Providers See Increased Interest in Birth Control
By Amanda Michelle Gomez / Kaiser Health News
Florida Bill Would Ban Most Abortions—Like Texas Law
By Michael Smith and Jonathan Levin/Bloomberg
How Texas’ Abortion Ban Will Lead to More At-Home Abortions
By Abby Vesoulis
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The Tricky Politics of the Texas Abortion Law
Americans just can't stop fighting about abortion. It's a third-rail issue that has alternately animated the left and emboldened the right. But now, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's refusal to halt a new...
By Charlotte Alter
September 7, 2021
What Texas' Abortion Ban Means for Future of Abortion Rights
Even if the ban is ultimately blocked, it will provide a roadmap for other conservative states to enact similar abortion restrictions
By Abigail Abrams
September 1, 2021
Alabama Org Buys Abortion Clinic to Keep It Open
The purchase came a year after Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill aimed at banning all abortions in the state
By Josiah Bates
May 16, 2020
States Order Abortions to Be Delayed Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
Abortion rights advocates say the procedure is "essential, time-sensitive" medical care
By Katie Reilly
March 25, 2020
This Abortion Case Could Impact Women for a Generation
Kathaleen Pittman likes to leave the door of her office at Hope Medical Group for Women open at the end of the day. That way she can watch patients leave after their abortions, and absorb...
By Tessa Berenson
March 3, 2020
Supreme Court Should Uphold Abortion Rights
Four years ago, I stood before the U.S. Supreme Court in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, arguing against a pair of Texas laws that would have shuttered abortion clinics across the state. The Supreme Court’s...
By Stephanie Toti
March 1, 2020
On Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Advocates Ask What's Next
Forty-seven years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, establishing the legality of abortion nationwide. But as another case about abortion heads to a significantly more conservative Supreme Court this year, reproductive...
By Abigail Abrams
January 22, 2020
Over 200 Lawmakers Urge Supreme Court to Reconsider
Roe v. Wade
More than 200 members of Congress told the Supreme Court that its landmark decisions on abortion, Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, should be “reconsidered and, if appropriate, overruled” in a brief they...
By Abby Vesoulis
January 3, 2020
Trump's Anti-Abortion and Anti-Immigration Policies May Share a Goal
As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to restrict abortion and immigration. As President, he has delivered on these promises. He has stacked the federal bench with conservative judges hostile to reproductive rights. He has emboldened...
By Reva Siegel
December 13, 2019
Ohio Anti-Abortion Bill Makes Inaccurate Pregnancy Claim
Under the bill, physicians who perform abortions would face 15 years to life in prison
By Tara Law
December 1, 2019
Missouri's State Health Department Kept Spreadsheet Tracking Menstrual Periods of Planned Parenthood Patients
The revelation comes amid a battle over the last abortion clinic in the state
By Katie Reilly
October 30, 2019
Leana Wen Wants to Have a More Nuanced Conversation About Abortion
Leana Wen, the former head of Planned Parenthood and a professor at George Washington University, addressed a controversial statement she made on abortion during the TIME 100 Health Summit on Thursday. Wen kicked off a...
October 17, 2019
Abortion Bans Strip People of Their Human Rights. Here's Why We Must Stand In Solidarity Against Them
Banning abortions isn't particularly effective. When governments restrict access to abortion, abortions actually continue to take place at roughly the same rate, according to the World Health Organization. But they get less safe. When abortion...
By Uma Mishra-Newbery
September 27, 2019
The Hyde Amendment Denies Women Health Care. Yes, Abortion Is Health Care
This summer, we saw the Hyde Amendment emerge as an issue among the Democratic presidential candidates. It was the first time many Americans had even heard about Hyde, and no one was talking about the...
By Barbara Lee
August 23, 2019
Planned Parenthood's Funding Could Lose Millions Monday
A new rule may cause Planned Parenthood to leave Title X, which funds reproductive healthcare for 1.5 million of its patients
By Tara Law
August 14, 2019
Planned Parenthood's Acting President Weighs in on 2020 Endorsements, Voting and Activism
Planned Parenthood's new acting president, Alexis McGill Johnson, sat down with TIME on Monday in one of her first interviews since she was elected to the role by the organization's board July 16. It was...
By Eliana Dockterman
July 30, 2019
After 158 Years U.K. Lawmakers Have Voted to Decriminalize Abortion in Northern Ireland. The Fight's Not Over Yet
As Sarah Ewart watched from her home in Belfast while U.K. lawmakers voted for a final time to decriminalize abortion in Northern Ireland, she broke down. The news came after a long, difficult struggle for...
By Suyin Haynes
July 25, 2019
The Right to an Abortion Is Under Threat. But States Are Stepping Up to Protect It
In 2016, candidate Donald Trump said that determining whether abortion is legal should “go back to the individual states.” Today, states are indeed setting the terms. While hundreds of laws restricting abortion have passed in...
By Andrea Miller
July 11, 2019
Alabama Fetus Death Case Criminalizing Pregnancy: Critics
"Never have they ever prosecuted a mother for having someone else do something to them," Carliss Chatman, an assistant law professor at Washington and Lee University tells TIME
By Josiah Bates
July 2, 2019
She Won a Major Victory for Abortion Rights at Supreme Court. Here's What She Thinks About the Future of Roe
Three years ago this month, on June 27, 2016, the Supreme Court ruled in the biggest abortion case in more than two decades: Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt. In a vote of 5 to 3,...
By Tara Law
June 17, 2019
Women Who Are Denied Abortions May Face Long-Lasting Health Problems, Study Says
From headaches to chronic conditions
By Jamie Ducharme
June 10, 2019
Biden's Abortion Flip-Flop
"Circumstances have changed" regarding abortion, Biden says, reversing his position from the day before.
By Tara Law
June 7, 2019
Gucci Collection Promotes Abortion Rights Amid Wave of Abortion Restrictions in U.S.
One jacket was emblazoned with the slogan "my body, my choice"
By Katie Reilly
May 29, 2019
Abortion Set to Be Top 2020 Issue for Democrats
Among the hundreds who gathered in front of the Supreme Court to protest for abortion rights on Tuesday were roughly a half-dozen candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. As activists held up signs reading #StopTheBans...
By Lissandra Villa
May 23, 2019
Inside the States Challenging Roe v. Wade
On May 15, Alabama’s governor signed the most aggressively anti-abortion law in recent American history. If enacted, the law would permit abortions only if the mother’s life is at risk or if the fetus cannot...
By Tara Law
May 18, 2019
How Alabama's Abortion Ban Isn't Only About Abortion
And endanger women's health care
By Jamie Ducharme
May 16, 2019
Alabama's Abortion Law Won't Change Anything — But Only Because the Reality Was Already Bad
The state of Alabama has now passed the nation’s most restrictive abortion law – one with no exceptions for survivors of sexual assault or any medical need less dire than “immediate death or substantial physical...
By Robin Marty
May 16, 2019
How Alabama's Abortion Ban Can Challenge
Roe v. Wade
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill on Wednesday that would effectively ban abortion in the state, with no exceptions for rape or incest, prompting an outcry from abortion rights activists across the country and...
By Katie Reilly
May 15, 2019
Here's What Trump Gets Wrong About Second-Trimester Abortions
Abortions during and after the second trimester are extremely rare. In fact, fewer than 1.3% of abortions are performed after 21 weeks of gestation, according to 2015 data from the Centers for Disease Control and...
By Abby Vesoulis
April 29, 2019
South Korea's Top Court Orders Government to End Abortion Ban
South Korea's current laws governing abortion are some of the strictest in the developed world
By Suyin Haynes
April 11, 2019
Rwandan President Pardons 367 Convicted of Abortion
President Paul Kagame pardoned 367 people
By Tara Law
April 6, 2019
The Facts About Trump's False 'Late-Term Abortion' Claims
Amid concerns over the future of abortion rights, state lawmakers in New York and Virginia have debated legislation that would make it easier for women facing serious health risks or fetal complications to get an...
By Katie Reilly
February 12, 2019
Trump Called for a ‘Late-Term’ Abortion Ban in the State of the Union. Abortion Rights Advocates Are Pushing Back
'No one wakes up 20 weeks into a gestation period and says, "I made a mistake,"' one mother told TIME
By Katie Reilly
February 6, 2019
A New York Law Has Catapulted Later Abortion Back Into the Political Spotlight. Here's What the Legislation Actually Does
Abortion rights activists say it's a safeguard against a conservative Supreme Court
By Katie Reilly
February 1, 2019
The Case for Starting an Emergency Abortion Fund
You’re always being told to be proactive when it comes to protecting yourself financially for the future. Investment advisors suggest siphoning earnings into company-matched 401(k)s from the moment you start your first job as well...
By Robin Marty
January 14, 2019
Number of U.S. Abortions Hits Lowest Rate Since Roe v. Wade, CDC Reports
The decline in abortions was seen in women across all age groups
By Alejandro de la Garza
November 21, 2018
Two States Approved Abortion Restrictions on Tuesday
Three states let voters decide about new limits on abortion
By Abigail Abrams
November 7, 2018
Abortion Rights Groups See Protests Paying Off as Kavanaugh Hits Snag
A claim of sexual misconduct as a teen-ager has put the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in question for the first time, but abortion rights activists say their protests helped lay the groundwork...
By Charlotte Alter
September 18, 2018
This Attorney Handled the Only Abortion Case Brett Kavanaugh Ever Heard
Rochelle Garza represented the plaintiff in the only case involving abortion that Brett Kavanaugh has ruled on as a federal judge. Now she's worried how he would handle the issue as a Supreme Court justice....
By Abby Vesoulis
September 11, 2018
Argentina Faces Crucial Vote on Legalizing Abortion
Argentina has long been a leader in the region on human rights issues—and if it votes to legalize abortion, it could be the start of monumental change
By Ciara Nugent
August 7, 2018
Massachusetts Repeals 1845 Abortion Ban
It's the first state to act on abortion after Justice Kennedy's retirement
By Samantha Cooney
July 23, 2018
Here's What the Key Senators Think About Brett Kavanaugh Right Now
Senators who could cast the deciding votes on the fate of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gave little indication of where their heads were on the matter on Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump announced...
By Nash Jenkins
July 10, 2018
Here's What Could Happen to Roe v. Wade After Kennedy
"There’s every reason to believe that Roe v. Wade is on the chopping block"
By Katie Reilly
June 28, 2018
Both Sides of Abortion Debate Think Kennedy Retirement Is a Game-Changer
Both supporters and opponents of abortion rights see the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy as potentially signaling a radical shift in direction on the issue. An appointee of President Ronald Reagan, Kennedy has...
By Maya Rhodan
June 27, 2018
Argentina Approves Bill to Legalize Abortion
The Lower House voted 129-125 to allow abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy
By Ciara Nugent
June 14, 2018
Why Argentina's Abortion Vote Matters
A plan to legalize abortion up to 14 weeks has divided the predominantly Catholic South American country
By Ciara Nugent
June 13, 2018
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