A majority of Supreme Court justices follow originalism, the mode of constitutional interpretation championed by late Justice Antonin Scalia. A former Scalia law clerk explains what originalism means.
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More Americans now hold absolutist positions, supporting legal access to abortion in all or most cases and opposing government regulation altogether.
Medications used to perform abortions are also widely used to treat severe pregnancy complications, as well as several conditions unrelated to childbirth.
A new study found that, on average, infant deaths increased by more than 7% in states with laws that limited abortions.
The public typically finds out about the Supreme Court from the news media. And the way reporters have covered the court has recently changed – dramatically.
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.
President Donald Trump’s second term and the Supreme Court’s conservative activism have lit a fire in Republicans, who are targeting same-sex marriage as part of a broader attack on LGBTQ+ rights.
The FACE Act was signed by Bill Clinton in 1994 to guarantee access to abortion and reproductive health care protected by the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.
The new study reinforces warnings from doctors about abortion laws with limited or no exceptions.
Some women in South Korea are refusing to marry, have children, or engage in sexual relationships with men in response to deep-seated misogyny.
Colorado voters have been asked 10 times since 1970 to vote on abortion ballot measures.
Programs geared toward liberals like ‘The Daily Show’ once held a monopoly on political comedy. Not so anymore.
The US election was supposed to be a referendum on women’s reproductive rights.
Montanans used to split tickets, voting for Democrats and Republicans. Growing partisanship looks likely to kill that tradition, which may mean Democratic Sen. Jon Tester loses his reelection bid.
From inflation to abortion, foreign policy and democracy, the two presidential candidates went at it fiercely during their prime-time debate. Two scholars – of race and of journalism – weigh in.
The fight for women’s reproductive rights could be a big vote-winner for Kamala Harris.
Harris is assertive and confident on the issue, while Trump and his running mate seem to be at odds over strategy.
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling means that judges will have more power than scientific experts in determining whether people should be able to get an emergency abortion, for example.
The supreme court’s latest judgment gives a US president limited immunity from criminal prosecution for acts committed while in office.
The 2022 Dobbs decision that overturned 50 years of abortion rights is affecting where young people choose to go to college, to work and to live, as well as the way they vote.
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