We Must Reform the Courts
The federal courts, including the Supreme Court, have never protected all of us and now are being used as a weapon to limit our rights. It’s time for bold changes.
Here’s What Gives Us Hope This Summer
States across the country are banning abortion — but we’re not backing down, and we’re not losing hope. Here’s why.
As Abortion Bans Spread, These States Are Protecting Our Rights
When the Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v. Wade and take away our federal constitutional right to abortion, it created a national health crisis. But some state lawmakers are actually working to increase and protect abortion access.
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Amid Threats to Roe v. Wade, Some States Are Expanding Access to Abortion
Several states have passed groundbreaking laws that safeguard residents’ right to legally and safely access abortion — no matter what happens at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Roe v. Wade at Risk: Nationwide Legal Abortion May Be a Thing of the Past
The 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade made access to safe and legal abortion a constitutional right. On Roe's 49th anniversary, that freedom is at risk like never before.
The Women’s Health Protection Act: Critical to Help Keep Abortion Legal Throughout the U.S.
As the U.S. Supreme Court allows the dangerous Texas abortion ban to remain in effect and is poised to rule on a case that could overturn Roe v. Wade — the Senate is considering historic legislation that would protect our right to abortion: the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA).
WTF? An Abortion Bounty Law in 2021?
With one of the most extreme abortion bans this country has ever seen now in effect, politicians, neighbors, and even complete strangers can sue anyone who helps a person access an abortion in Texas after six weeks. This is a full-scale assault on abortion access.
Restrictions on Abortion Coverage Target Black and Latino Communities
Institutionalized discrimination in the U.S. health care system and economy has long created barriers for Black, Latino and other people of color from career and economic success. This limited access to financial security has numerous consequences — such as limited access to health care, including safe and legal abortion.
Why Do Politicians Target Medicaid Users to Shut Down Planned Parenthood?
The ‘defund’ tactic is so central to politicians’ playbooks that it raises a question: Why do politicians specifically target people with MEDICAID in their strategy to damage Planned Parenthood?
Four Reasons Why Abortion Services Can Be Hard to Find
Why is it that most people who need an in-clinic abortion come to Planned Parenthood health centers and other abortion providers — even if they have an OB-GYN they regularly see elsewhere?