Roe v. Wade Archives

A photo collage includes an excerpt from a patient complaint form, an ultrasound image, a pregnancy test, a sign for the Women’s Help Center and a second sign that reads, “Unexpected pregnancy? Free testing & counseling.”

How Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Can Claim to Be Medical Clinics and Get Away With It

by Laura C. Morel December 15, 2022December 14, 2022

One Florida case shows just how little authorities are doing to regulate pregnancy centers, even when the risks to women are significant.

A photo collage shows two anti-abortion protesters holding signs that say "the post-roe generation" and "dismantle roe" in front of birth control pills

Reproductive Rights

The Long Campaign to Turn Birth Control Into the New Abortion

by Amy Mostafa, Kiera Butler, Katharine Mieszkowski, Cynthia Rodriguez, Nikki Frick, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Nina Martin, Grace Oldham, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Claire Mullen, Brett Meyers and Taki Telonidis October 8, 2022October 10, 2022

Now that the fall of Roe v. Wade has ended the constitutional right to abortion, many in the religious right have a new goal: undermining trust in, and limiting access to, hormonal contraception – including the pill.

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Kelly Flynn sits in the waiting room of the Florida abortion clinic she owns, A Woman’s Choice of Jacksonville.

Reproductive Rights

Abortion Providers Ask for Protection as They Prepare for Post-Roe Harassment and Violence

by Laura C. Morel June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

As a wave of bans on the procedure takes effect across the U.S., providers and patients will face mounting risks in places where clinics remain open.

Two people hold up a crucifix and an anti-abortion protest sign, surrounded by a large crowd of pro-choice protesters holding signs reading "bans off our bodies"

Reproductive Rights

The Religious Right Mobilized to End Roe. Now What?

by Sarah Mirk, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Amy Littlefield, Katharine Mieszkowski, Cynthia Rodriguez, Jenny Casas, Jess Alvarenga, Nikki Frick, Grace Oldham, Amy Mostafa, Sarah Mirk, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson June 25, 2022July 6, 2022

Abortion will soon be illegal in many states. What the anti-abortion movement plans to do next and how another religious movement is fighting back.

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Reproductive Rights

Crossing the Line: The Fight Over Roe

by Laura C. Morel, Mohamed Al Elew, Katharine Mieszkowski, Emily Harris, Amy Mostafa, Cynthia Rodriguez, Nina Martin, Andy Donohue, Soo Oh, Melissa Lewis, Soraya Ferdman, Sarah Mirk, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Jess Alvarenga, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson May 7, 2022May 12, 2022

Florida is an unexpected safe haven for abortion, but it also has a history of anti-abortion extremism – and harassment at clinics is escalating.

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An illustration shows a clipboard that says "abortion form" and asks for demographic information. Small drawings of people rise up from the clipboard, scratching off the text.

Inequality

Policing pregnancy

by Emily Harris, Taki Telonidis, Brett Simpson, Byard Duncan, Sarah Mirk, Kevin Sullivan, Amy Mostafa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Najib Aminy, Al Letson and Claire Mullen December 19, 2020May 3, 2022

If Roe v. Wade is overturned, states could set abortion rules. Some already push the boundaries of patient privacy and shift civil rights to fetuses.

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