Banning abortion instantly oppresses a huge swath of society. And enforcing abortion bans begets a police state − an upside for dictators from Mussolini to Ortega.
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With partisan advantage, clashing perceptions of reality and revolutionary readings of the Constitution all in play, the Supreme Court’s cases this year reach far into American politics and culture.
Strong religious beliefs often shape disapproval of abortion – in the abstract. But when young women are actually deciding whether to terminate a pregnancy, faith’s role is more complex.
A new study found that, on average, infant deaths increased by more than 7% in states with laws that limited abortions.
Doctor Shelley Sella was one of just a few who openly performed late-trimester abortions in the US. Her memoir, Beyond Limits, is also the story of the abortion wars.
Jessie Murph wants you to love her ‘like its 1965’ – but 1965 was a pretty terrible time to be a woman.
Public opinion is split in Russia over a new move to pay schoolgirls who have babies.
A provision in the big legislative package and a related Supreme Court ruling mark the culmination of a strategy to defund the health care provider that was in full swing by 2007.
Adriana Smith’s body was kept on life support for 16 weeks so her fetus could gestate. Abortion politics don’t capture the ethical complexities of such situations.
The ruling limits the rights of Medicaid patients to choose their own health care provider. It could have consequences far beyond South Carolina.
Increasing limits on abortion are boosting demand for contraception. But access to family planning is shrinking in many states, and access to highly effective forms of contraception is at risk.
In England and Wales, people do not have explicit abortion rights as a matter of domestic law.
Opponents of abortion used to say ‘love them both’, but recent protests in New South Wales show how the strategy has taken a more confrontational tone. But why?
Women’s stories of seeking abortions later in pregnancy highlight what’s missing from the current conversation about abortion policies in the US.
Academic research on changing social norms relating to gender and sexuality is largely silent on how these changes can affect those who ‘do not agree’.
Australian second-wave feminist Beatrice Faust was a lifelong advocate for abortion law reform. She resisted narratives of victimhood, despite a grim childhood.
In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis connected the dots between growth, consumption, poverty and climate breakdown.
Faust is best remembered as the founder of the Women’s Electoral Lobby. But there was much more to her than just that.
The court’s decision on whether Medicaid patients can choose their own health care provider could have consequences far beyond South Carolina.
Colorado enshrined the right to abortion in its Constitution, but it still requires minors to seek consent from a parent.
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