Women

The Challenges African Feminist Movements Face in 2023

Joy Asasira / Open Democracy Jan 5, 2023 Looking forward to 2023 and beyond, Africa’s feminist movements will have to reinvest in their own defence of bodily autonomy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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 )

Planned Parenthood Endorses Challenger to Sen. Susan Collins

DAVID SHARP / The Associated Press Jan 21, 2020 The organization says the Maine legislator “turned her back” on women and cites her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

Missouri Agency Tracked Menstrual Periods of Planned Parenthood Clients

JIM SALTER / The Associated Press Oct 29, 2019 The state health department chief says the move was an effort to identify what the agency called "failed abortions" at a St. Louis clinic. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Federal Judge Blocks Alabama’s Near-Total Abortion Ban

KIM CHANDLER / The Associated Press Oct 29, 2019 The ruling comes after providers sue to keep the law from taking effect Nov. 15. The injunction is in place until the full case is decided. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

If Ruth Bader Ginsburg Can’t Hold On

Bill Blum / Truthdig Sep 3, 2019 The 86-year-old’s health struggles have become the focal point of anyone concerned with the future of the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The New York Times Sees a ‘Russian-Style’ Conspiracy Everywhere

Teddy Ostrow / FAIR Jul 15, 2019 At the paper of record, inconvenient facts and disputes are increasingly dismissed as the byproducts of a larger disinformation campaign. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Dark Truth Behind Anti-Abortion Laws

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Jul 15, 2019 Why write about an abortion I had almost half a century ago? In the age of Donald Trump and Brett Kavanaugh, the answer seems all too clear to me. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Joe Biden Reverses Position on Federal Dollars for Abortion

BILL BARROW / The Associated Press Jun 7, 2019 Following days of intense criticism, the former vice president claims that he can no longer support the controversial Hyde Amendment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren Blasts Biden’s Record on Abortion Rights

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jun 6, 2019 During a town hall, the senator decries the former vice president's support for the Hyde Amendment, calling it "wrong for a long time." 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 )