Tag: abortion
Six lessons the remorseless siege against procreative rights can teach the...
Secular democracy, as in majority rule, is just as threatened by religious fanaticism as it is by looming dictatorship.
Media shocked by the leak, not the opinion
The essential story journalists need to be telling now is the story of the further concrete consequences the decision would have on millions of people’s lives throughout the country.
Draft overturning Roe v. Wade quotes infamous witch trial judge with...
Justice Alito’s leaked opinion cites Sir Matthew Hale, a 17th-century jurist whose writings and reasonings have caused enduring damage to women for hundreds of years.
Who is more advanced? 29 Muslim-majority states will have more liberal...
Only 18 of 47 Muslim-majority countries have abortion laws today as restrictive as that in Texas...which is the model for a raft of laws to be enacted as soon as Roe is struck down.
‘This was not a surprise:’ How the pro-choice movement lost the...
Joshua Prager, author of “The Family Roe,” discusses the 50-year battle over abortion rights and the strategic decisions that led us here.
Anti-abortionists played the long game, and they are winning
The U.S. is sliding toward a grim future where abortion is criminalized with little support for families. This “new normal” is disproportionately impacting low-income people of color.
Reproductive rights advocates brace for Oklahoma’s near-total abortion ban
"These extremist politicians are willing to turn their own constituents into medical refugees."
‘Worse than Texas’: Extreme anti-choice bills advance in multiple states
Republican lawmakers in at least four states this week advanced bills banning or limiting abortion access.
New Hampshire abortion ban to go into effect January 1st
“To be clear, an abortion ban is dangerous. It’s the first abortion ban in modern New Hampshire history.”
Overturning Roe v. Wade isn’t just about abortion
It’s also about access to family planning services, contraception, sex education and much else—all of which have also been under threat in recent years.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
Billionaire emissions outpace lifetime footprints of average individuals, new report shows
The report examines how the super-rich’s use of luxury transportation and investments in polluting industries exacerbate the climate crisis.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.