Trump Goes Global With His Absurd Anti-Abortion Agenda

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 19, 2020 With Roe v. Wade in danger, the president has the upper hand as long as he promotes his supporters' anti-abortion cause at home and abroad. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

2 Democrats Join Republicans to Ask Top Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Jan 2, 2020 GOP-affiliated lawmakers aren't alone in petitioning SCOTUS to consider a reproductive-rights reversal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Judge’s Order Means Missouri Clinic Can Keep Providing Abortions

JIM SALTER AND DAVID A. LIEB / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 31, 2019 St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer issues a temporary restraining order preventing the state from taking away the clinic's license. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump’s Abortion Lies Are Going to Get Somebody Killed

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig May 3, 2019 There’s a reason why the president is amplifying lies about abortion procedures—and it isn’t to save children. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Let’s Stay Together

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How Trump Voters View the President Now

Barbara Koeppel / Truthdig Oct 9, 2018 Nearly halfway through his term, a group of supporters interviewed just before the 2016 election check in again with their progress reports. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

‘Reversing Roe’ Offers an Intense Look at How Abortion Became Politicized

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Sep 19, 2018 With a timely perspective and candid interviews with figures on both sides of the debate, Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg’s new documentary explores the transformation of a medical procedure into a wedge issue. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Nation’s Most Restrictive Abortion Law Challenged in Iowa

BARBARA RODRIGUEZ / The Associated Press May 15, 2018 If allowed to take effect July 1 as planned, the law would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, around the sixth week of pregnancy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Federal Court: Arkansas Can Block Planned Parenthood Money

By Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press Aug 16, 2017 Secretly recorded video footage released in 2015 has affected a federal court ruling two years later. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Missouri Advances Bill Allowing Employers to Fire Women for Using Birth Control

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2017 A measure winding through the state Legislature uses language of religious freedom while proposing harsh consequences for women who have had abortions or use contraception. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Huge Counterprotests Overwhelm ‘Defund Planned Parenthood’ Rallies

By Common Dreams staff Feb 13, 2017 Hundreds of demonstrations in support of the beleaguered reproductive health services provider were held across the country Saturday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meet Neil Gorsuch, the New Antonin Scalia

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 1, 2017 President Trump has very likely found just the man to pick up where the late Supreme Court justice left off. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )