Truthout
Abortion
“After Tiller”: 40 Years Since Roe v. Wade, Abortion Providers Continue Work of Slain Kansas Doctor
Forty years after the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion, the new documentary, After Tiller, follows the only four doctors left in the United States who are …
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The Right’s Attack on Roe v. Wade at 40: The Hyde and Helms Legacy
Thousands of women remain without affordable access to reproductive health care.
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Pro Life
Abortion as a Blessing, Grace, or Gift: Changing the Conversation about Reproductive Rights and Moral Values
Valerie Tarico discusses changing the conversation of reproductive rights by introducing a moral and spiritual imperative for the protection of a woman's right to choose.
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25 Best Progressive Victories in 2012
Peter Dreier looks back at 2012 and 25 powerful progressive victories, including elections, ballot measures, court rulings, legislation and new waves of mobilization.
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In Search of Solidarity: Vastly Different Responses to Michigan’s “Right to Work” and Attacks on Right to Choose
Those who seek to dismantle unions and those who seek to deny women's bodily autonomy are not two separate groups with two separate motivations.
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GOP Extremists Continue to Push Repugnant Anti-Women Laws
Some Republicans are continuing to fight the same noxious battles, in some cases putting women's access at risk.
As Missouri Senate Race Tightens, New Details Emerge on Todd Akin’s Anti-Abortion Past
A recent report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has drawn new attention to Akinu2019s views on abortion, revealing that he was arrested at least three times during anti-abortion protests …
The Abortion Rights Looking Glass: Canada Reflects Women First
Across the Northern border Canada is the only country with no criminal laws related to abortion, a right that feminists worked hard for and still work to preserve today.
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Vote Anti-Choice or Your Soul Is in Jeopardy, Bishop Tells Catholics
The Bishop urged parishioners living in the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, to vote for candidates who follow the Catholic teachings on life and family issues or risk putting …