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Why Was Roe v. Wade Overturned?

Abortion isn’t a right protected by the Constitution nor is it deeply rooted in the country’s history. Justice Amy Coney Barrett describes how the Supreme Court’s majority came to that conclusion on ... Read More

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party. Read More

Explainer: Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision hinged on women's right to privacy

The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has raised concerns among reproductive rights advocates that women could lose the right to choose whether to have an abortion, with ... Read More

New Jersey takes steps to ensure reproductive rights as Roe v. Wade future uncertain

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Friday announced that state lawmakers will introduce legislation to protect and extend access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion. Read More

‘A full-frontal attack on Roe v. Wade’: Mississippi abortion case heads to Supreme Court

Today the Supreme Court agreed to take up a challenge to a Mississippi law that bans all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Former Mississippi Republican Governor Phil Bryant signed it three years ... Read More

New study finds more than 400 pregnancy-related prosecutions after Roe's fall

Most of the cases involved allegations of substance use during pregnancy, a nonprofit legal group found. Melinda Johnson's life used to look very different. Two years ago, she was charged with ... Read More