right to choose

When Love Could Kill Us

Marge Piercy / BillMoyers.com Jan 22, 2018 We are closer than ever to reversing Roe v. Wade and going back to a dark and violent America for young women. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Texas Passes Anti-Abortion Legislation

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 13, 2013 Late Friday night, Texas state senators approved the anti-abortion bill that their colleague Wendy Davis had filibustered to the excitement and applause of hundreds of thousands of Americans last month. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pro-Choice Advocates Dare Texas Conservatives to Try Again

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 26, 2013 If Gov. Rick Perry calls another special session to attempt to pass a state Senate bill that would make legal abortion virtually impossible in Texas, he and his cohorts would face another surge of popular protest, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards said Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Hurricane Todd

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2012 Missouri congressman and Senate hopeful Todd Akin's ideas on abortion in rape cases dominated the political conversation this week when the Romney campaign was just hitting its stride on the issues it wants to talk about: the cost of Obamacare and a lagging economy. The "Left, Right & Center" commentators give their take on these matters and more in the show's latest installment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Michigan Rep. Lisa Brown

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2012 Claiming an opponent has violated a sacred rule of decorum is a time-honored and effective way of discrediting that person in the eyes of an audience used to deferring to authority and tradition. That's exactly what Michigan's House Republicans did to Rep. Lisa Brown on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pregnancy at Conception? Nope, Says Arizona

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2012 Gov. Jan Brewer and the Arizona Legislature performed a biological miracle Thursday when they decided that pregnancy begins at menstruation -- not the moment of conception -- in a pack of adjustments to abortion regulations that will ban most of the procedures 20 weeks after the start of a woman's last period. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘SNL’ Helps Take Down Invasive Ultrasound Requirement

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2012 After a multimedia outcry that included a bit on "Saturday Night Live," Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell withdrew support from a bill that would require women getting an abortion to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound beforehand. And yes, that’s every bit as unpleasant and invasive as it sounds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )