reproductive rights

Policing, But Make It Girlboss

L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, a Latinx man in a brown uniform, poses alongside two women officers in brown uniforms as they all hold pink handcuffs
by Andréa Becker
April 30, 2021 at 12:54pm
If we want to protect women and their health, abolition is key.
Chrissy Teigen leans against husband John Legend on a beach.

Vile Villainization: Why Did Conservatives Attack Chrissy Teigen for Miscarrying?

by McKenzie Schwark
October 14, 2020 at 2:07pm
Teigen’s experience is heartbreaking, but it isn’t uncommon in a country that politicizes and distorts miscarriages. Read more »
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Finding Abortion Care Is Even Harder Than It Seems

by Shanthony Exum
September 24, 2020 at 10:55am
Abortion is our right and we get to choose what we want for our bodies. Read more »
a person in front of the Supreme Court holds a pink Protect Safe, Legal Abortion sing

What Just Happened: A Victory for Abortion Rights

by Bitch HQ
June 29, 2020 at 1:51pm
There’s no question that this is good news, but we shouldn’t assume that today’s decision amounts to a wholesale fuck-you to abortion opponents.  Read more »
a person wearing a pink pro-choice clinic escort vest stands with their back to the camera as they look at a rally happening across the street in front of the Supreme Court

Thanks to Coronavirus, Abortion Clinics Are under Attack—Again

by Lauren Rankin
March 24, 2020 at 11:00am
Many abortion patients are now at greater risk of uninterrupted, hostile behavior from anti-abortion protesters. Read more »
a group of white women hold signs at a pro-choice rally that say things like Everyone Loves Someone Who Has Had an Abortion and Keep Abortion Safe and Legal

War of Words: If We’re Going to Protect Abortion Access, Language Matters

by Mallory McMaster
March 4, 2020 at 1:38pm
The language we use to talk about abortion impacts the fight to keep it safe and legal. Read more »
an outstretched white hand holds a teal sign that reads Fuck Your Abortion Ban

Action over Fear: Don’t Wait for the Supreme Court to Decide on Abortion Rights

by Lauren Rankin
March 4, 2020 at 10:36am
I heard sadness and anger from many I spoke to about the state of abortion rights and the case currently before the  Supreme Court. But not once did I hear anything resembling futility or defeat. Read more »
a Black person wearing all blue holds a blue Keep Abortion Legal sign in front of a stone building

Hyde and Seek: Where 2020 Candidates Stand on Repealing the Hyde Amendment

by Amy Roost
February 25, 2020 at 12:25pm
The amendment was the successful opening salvo in the U.S. anti-abortion movement. Read more »
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Need an Abortion? There’s an App for That

by Steph Herold
January 22, 2020 at 10:43am
Now there’s an even more intimate way to access abortion information that can be truthful and reliable or wildly misleading—an app on your smartphone. Read more »
photo of the back of a person wearing a bright pink abortion clinic escort vest with the words "Clinic Escort Volunteer Escolta Clinica"

I Walk the (Front)lines: A Clinic Escort on the Politics of Protection

by Lauren Rankin
January 22, 2020 at 9:22am
No matter what happens to Roe v. Wade, whether it is struck down or slowly eroded by seemingly benign restrictions, it won’t stop clinic escorts. Read more »
photo of abortion access advocate, Reneé Bracey Sherman, a Black woman with glasses and shoulder length curly hair, standing in front of a building wearing a patterned blue and red dress

Renee Bracey Sherman Is the Beyoncé of Abortion Storytelling

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 25, 2019 at 10:00am
She has been an integral part of the national and global fight for reproductive justice for quite a while now. Read more »

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The Dramatic History of American Sex-Ed Films

by Sarah Mirk
June 17, 2014 at 10:29am
In 1948, in a seventh grade classroom in Eugene, Oregon, a teacher dimmed the lights and flipped on 16mm projector. A film called Human... Read more »

Douchebag Decree: Anti-Choice Hidden Camera Edition

by Kjerstin Johnson
February 10, 2011 at 3:33pm
Tool-in-pimp's-clothing James O'Keefe's laughable costume and douchebag seduction methods have mostly discredited his conservative... Read more »

In a Bizarre 1976 Comic Book, Spider-Man Fought the Villain of Misleading Sex Education

by Sarah Mirk
April 23, 2014 at 3:52pm
Last week, I came across a very strange comic book: in 1976, Planned Parenthood teamed up with Marvel to publish a one-off comic in which... Read more »

Films and TV Portray Abortion as More Dangerous Than It Is

by Erica Thomas
February 19, 2014 at 3:47pm
Films and television shows tend to present a skewed portrayal of abortion—when fictional movies and TV shows include a plotline about abortion... Read more »