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abortion rights

The Post-Dobbs Abortion Fight

Why we need to learn that when we defend abortion rights, we’re defending democracy.

Spring, No. 68 – 27 MIN READ

Life After (?) Roe

If the Supreme Court does what we expect, what comes next for abortion rights in this country? A roundtable featuring Michele Goodwin, Frances Kissling, Monica McLemore, and Jacqueline Ayers. Moderated by Anna Louie Sussman.

Spring, No. 64 – 33 MIN READ

The Tax Bill's Hidden Culture War

How the congressional tax bill will exploit changes to higher education to fight the culture wars.

December 1, 2017, 4:57 pm – 4 MIN READ

A Hundred Years Later, the Fight Continues

On October 16, 1916, Margaret Sanger took a momentous stand for reproductive health when she opened the country's first birth control clinic.

By Claire Potter

October 14, 2016, 3:19 pm – 7 MIN READ

Why Kennedy Chose Abortion Rights

Why did Justice Anthony Kennedy, a conservative often seen as a wild card on abortion, help issue a Supreme Court decision many are calling one of the greatest victories for abortion rights in the past quarter-century?

By Scott Lemieux

June 27, 2016, 9:29 pm – 5 MIN READ