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Abortion
Unapologetic Support for Abortion Rights Must Be a Pillar of the Left
The fight for abortion is essential for the freedom and dignity of working people everywhere.
For the First Time, Supreme Court Is Poised to Retract a Fundamental Right
The six right-wing justices are poised to gut the right to an abortion.
Dark Money From the US Christian Right Fuels War on Abortion Rights Worldwide
A new analysis shows religious extremists are increasingly forging cross-border alliances to gut reproductive rights.
Ocasio-Cortez Flames Supreme Court for Allowing Kavanaugh to Rule on Abortion
Several people have accused Donald Trump appointee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault and harassment.
If SCOTUS Restricts Abortion Access, Marginalized People Will Be Hurt Most
Low-income, Black, Brown and Indigenous communities, and people who are trans and nonbinary will be most impacted.
People Will Have to Travel 250 Miles on Average for Abortions If “Roe” Is Axed
Such a long travel distance would prevent many people from being able to access an abortion entirely.
Supreme Court’s Conservative Justices Indicate They’ll Upend Roe v. Wade
It’s likely that the High Court won't render an official decision on abortion rights until next summer.
Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic Is at the Center of Case That Could End “Roe”
If the Supreme Court upholds Mississippi’s 15-week ban, the decision would almost certainly weaken “Roe v. Wade.”
Democrats in Statehouses Aim to Secure Abortion Rights as “Roe” Faces Threats
Democratic lawmakers in Michigan introduced legislation this week that would repeal a law that criminalizes abortion.
SCOTUS Likely to Allow Challenge to Texas Law, But May Still Overturn “Roe”
Texas’s near-total abortion ban could be a model for targeting other constitutional rights.