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By Overturning Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court Makes Abortion a Top Election Issue
By Eric Cortellessa
Reactions to the End of 'Roe' Reveal Divisions Between Religious Leaders
By Belinda Luscombe
The Perspectives to Read on
Roe v. Wade
Today
By Philip Elliott
What Abortion Providers in Anti-Abortion States Will Do Post-Roe
By Tara Law
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The Future of Abortion Access After Roe v. Wade
The period that we are entering now will look not like 1972. Rather, it will be a futuristic steampunk version of the American past
By Abigail Abrams
June 24, 2022
Biden on Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling: 'This Is Not Over.'
The President says he will do everything in his power to defend a woman’s right to have an abortion in states where it will be banned.
By Associated Press
June 24, 2022
The Devastating Implications of Overturning Roe Will Go Far Beyond Abortion Patients
On Friday, the Supreme Court held that the Constitution no longer protects the right to an abortion, eviscerating nearly 50 years of precedent and opening the door for states to ban abortion at any point...
By Greer Donley and Jill Wieber Lens
June 24, 2022
What to Know About Abortion Pills Post-Roe
As abortion access shrinks in the U.S., more people will likely turn to medication abortion
By Monique Brouillette
June 24, 2022
What the Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision Means for Your State
After the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center, which overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, abortion rights will now largely be left up to states. That means access to the...
By Simmone Shah and Data visualization by Emily Barone
June 24, 2022
Ukraine’s Women Refugees Face the Harsh Reality of Poland’s Abortion Restrictions
The longer the war continues, the more Ukrainian refugees in Poland will need emergency contraception and abortion services.
By Amie Ferris-Rotman
June 21, 2022
Abortion Clinics Are Opening Near Airports and State Borders
They're preparing for a post-Roe America
By Jamie Ducharme
June 9, 2022
Biden to Kimmel: Voters Can Make Midterms About Gun Control
Kimmel pressed Biden on why he hasn’t done more to curb access to semi-automatic weapons.
By Brian Bennett
June 9, 2022
High-Tech Surveillance Could Track Abortion-Seekers
Law enforcement didn’t used to have the data that police have access to now.
By Rebecca Chowdhury
June 6, 2022
Activists Race to Expand Abortion Pill Access
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade this summer, as a leaked draft opinion suggests it may, abortion will likely be banned or severely restricted in about half of the United States. But that...
By Abigail Abrams and Jamie Ducharme
May 31, 2022
There's a Glaring Weakness in Justice Alito's Case Against
Roe v. Wade
It has been more than three weeks since the bombshell leak of a draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization—the pending Supreme Court case that could end abortion rights in America as we...
By Kate Shaw and Steven Mazie
May 27, 2022
How I Lost Myself to Motherhood
It’s impossible to gauge the depth of a hole you’re in until you begin to climb out. I’ve felt this way in the most challenging times of my life, usually when suffering loss: death, divorce....
By Katie Gutierrez
May 21, 2022
Residents Already Need to Travel for Abortion Training. Experts Fear Roe's End Will Make It Even Harder
Abortion training for medical residents is already a logistical nightmare in the U.S.
By Tara Law
May 19, 2022
Biden's Abortion Stance and Catholic Faith Have Never Been More at Odds
Tension Between Biden's Abortion Stance and Catholic Faith
By Brian Bennett
May 13, 2022
To Save Roe’s Protections, Democrats Pour More Money Into Flipping Statehouses
Democrats have for decades been complacent when it comes to state legislatures.
By Philip Elliott
May 12, 2022
Why Overturning Roe Would Transform American
In the 49 years since the U.S. Supreme Court established a constitutional right to abortion, the experience of being a woman in this country has transformed. Birth control access has expanded, and more women have...
By Abigail Abrams
May 12, 2022
Voting Won't Save Abortion Rights
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion declaring their decision to overrule Roe v. Wade and allow states to recriminalize abortion, Americans have turned to their pro-choice elected officials looking for a...
By Renee Bracey Sherman
May 11, 2022
How a Digital Abortion Footprint Could Lead to Criminal Charges
Lawmakers are trying to generate new energy behind digital privacy bills in case Roe v. Wade is overturned.
By Abby Vesoulis
May 10, 2022
We Asked Hundreds of Americans About Abortion. Their Feelings Were Complicated
Headlines broadcasting the pending Supreme Court ruling on abortion commonly pit one “side” against another. “Pro-life” versus “pro-choice.” Abortion rights or abortion opposition. “Healthcare” or “Murder.” It’s seems there’s little room for ambivalence when the...
By Tricia C. Bruce
May 9, 2022
The Critical Role of Public Defenders in a Post-
Roe v. Wade
World
The debate over fetal rights is an old one, and at least 38 states already have some form of fetal-harm laws in place that make it a crime to hurt a fetus. Under Roe v....
By Emily Galvin-Almanza
May 7, 2022
In Wisconsin, an 1849 Abortion Ban Could Make for a Chaotic Post-Roe Landscape
Wisconsin’s attorney general, a Democrat, has vowed to not enforce it but can’t stop local officials from doing so.
By Eric Cortellessa
May 5, 2022
The World’s Most ‘Pro-Life’ Nations Offer a Grim Preview of America's Future
A few years ago, in a small home off an uneven road in Honduras, I got a little peek into what life is like when abortion is illegal. There, I met a woman in her...
By Jill Filipovic
May 3, 2022
The State of Abortion Rights Around the World
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion rights Jun. 24, removing the constitutional right in the U.S. to terminate a pregnancy. After nearly half a century of constitutional protections...
By Eloise Barry
May 3, 2022
Inside the Original Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Leak
In 1973, TIME got a scoop on the news of the Roe v. Wade decision. Here's what the reporter behind the story, David C. Beckwith, remembers
By Olivia B. Waxman
May 3, 2022
Biden Says Access to Abortion Is a 'Fundamental' Right
President Joe Biden issued a forceful defense of access to abortion on Tuesday, saying a woman's right to choose is "fundamental" and that "basic fairness" demands that Supreme Court not overturn five decades of precedent...
By Brian Bennett
May 3, 2022
Mississippi's Last Abortion Clinic Faces the Supreme Court
Jackson Women’s Health Organization is at the center of a Supreme Court case that could overturn Roe v. Wade
By Abigail Abrams
November 11, 2021
Texas Providers See Increased Interest in Birth Control
However, providers do not expect contraception to blunt the law’s effects.
By Amanda Michelle Gomez / Kaiser Health News
November 5, 2021
Florida Bill Would Ban Most Abortions—Like Texas Law
The bill would require doctors in Florida to perform tests to determine if a fetus has a detectable heartbeat before performing an abortion
By Michael Smith and Jonathan Levin/Bloomberg
September 22, 2021
How Texas’ Abortion Ban Will Lead to More At-Home Abortions
A new anti-abortion restriction in Texas is fueling awareness of self-managed abortions and how to access them. "The conservative legislators are actually helping us do our jobs," the co-founder of Plan C, purveyor of self-managed abortion information, tells TIME.
By Abby Vesoulis
September 21, 2021
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 and Duncan Hosie
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 and Jaime Todd-Gher
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
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