abortion
Very Online: On TikTok, Teens Reshape Abortion Culture
Young people know that forced-childbirth diehards are on the wrong side of this fight.
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Is the Abortion Rights Movement Becoming a White Woman’s Story?
White girl protagonists become stand-ins for a “universal” experience.
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Colorblind Justice: “Unpregnant” Is Too White to Be Revolutionary
While Unpregnant succeeds in illustrating a larger thesis about the state-sanctioned roadblocks to abortion, it fails at developing its supporting characters.
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Stories Unmasked: The Two-Pronged Genius of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire’s” Abortion Scene
Céline Sciamma’s work applies warmth and connection to an act made to seem harsh and cold.
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Overstating Ohio: How “Law & Order: SVU” Increased Stigma about Abortion Bans
Evangeline’s story is more common than SVU would have us believe.
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“Unpregnant” Offers a Radical Normalization of Abortion and Reproductive Health
Even in a time where reproductive choice is in terrifying peril, it’s still possible to feel empowered in our choices—including the choice to laugh.
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TV Has Shifted Our Cultural Perception of Who Has Abortions
While TV shows are still learning how to tell accurate and authentic stories about marginalized people who have abortions, there have been a few examples that have had lasting impact.
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You Can Laugh If You Want To: “Veep,” “Shrill,” and TV’s Abortion Plotlines
Abortion no longer requires a Very Special Episode.
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Beyond the Back Alley: “Call the Midwife” and TV’s Stubborn Abortion Binary
To date, TV has told only a small, self-evident part of illegal abortion’s history.
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In Good Faith: Christ Was There for Me during My Abortion
When I tell my abortion story, I never forget to mention faith.
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