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Tag: reproductive rights
The Story of Abortion Pills and How They Work
The French health minister was furious. In September 1988, Claude Évin’s department had approved an abortion pill called RU-486 for sale. A world first. But now just four weeks later,…
The Surveillance State Is Primed for Criminalized Abortion
In the three weeks since a draft opinion leaked from the United States Supreme Court promising to roll back the federal constitutional right to abortion in the United States, reproductive…
Patients May Not Receive Miscarriage Care in a Post-Roe America
For those wondering how miscarriages would be managed in a post-Roe America, Texas could be a frightening harbinger. In December 2021, Anna, a woman who lives in Central Texas, was…
An EU Law Could Let US Prosecutors Scan Phones for Abortion Texts
The drive to protect children online will soon collide with an equal and opposing political force: the criminalization of abortion. In a country where many states will soon treat fetuses…
Roe’s Fall Will Limit Screening for Fatal Congenital Conditions
Jennifer knew that her pregnancy at the age of 37 was fraught with risks—so she was all the more excited to be expecting twin boys. However, detailed ultrasound images at…
The Fight for Abortion Rights Is a Battle Over History
This month, the world learned that the US Supreme Court intends to strike down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case protecting legal abortion in America. In a draft majority opinion…
The Post-Roe Battleground for Abortion Pills Will Be Your Mailbox
Historically, a state’s legal code has been assumed to stop at its borders. And for the most part, states have not prosecuted residents who leave to do something that is…
A Guide to Abortion Resources in a Post-Roe America
In a perfect world, abortion access would be easy. The minute you realized you needed an abortion, you’d be able to grab some abortion pills from the drugstore, or make…
The Ramifications of Roe’s Fall Won’t Stop at Abortion Bans
Within minutes of the leaking of the draft opinion from the US Supreme Court calling for the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Elizabeth Constance, a reproductive endocrinologist at the Heartland…