On the Front Lines of Florida’s Abortion Wars
Co-published with The Nation, Le Temps and Magnum Photos. With reproductive rights on the ballot, tensions are higher than ever in abortion-clinic parking lots.
More Than a Year After Mississippi Forced Her To Give Birth, It Still Hasn’t Offered Any Extra Help
Co-published with In These Times. Since we first profiled her, Lationna has returned to work, her son Kingsley is crawling—and the family is still just treading water.
No OB-GYNs Left in Town: What Came After Idaho’s Assault on Abortion
Co-published with The Guardian. In Sandpoint, Idaho, the maternity ward closed down. Within months, medical care for women in the rural community was hollowed out.
The Post Roe Baby Boom: Inside Mississippi’s Maternal Health Crisis
Co-published with USA Today. With our support, Mona Iskander travels to the Mississippi Delta to understand how a surge in births is playing out in a state that is already one of the riskiest places in the country
Traumatic Pregnancies Are Awful. Dobbs Will Make That So Much Worse.
Co-published with The Washington Post. Some pregnancies and births are difficult enough to give mothers PTSD. When a pregnancy is unwanted, the physical and psychological strains will be even more severe.
Abortion and College Admissions: Roe v. Wade Decision Makes Students Reconsider School Choices
Co-published with Teen Vogue. “I would not consider going to school in a state where abortion is against the law."
Roe and Privacy Rights: The Risk to Birth Control, Gay Marriage, and More
Co-published with Teen Vogue. Conservative justices on the Supreme Court seem open to a larger-scale rollback of civil liberties, Namrata Verghese writes.
“Women afraid of dying while / they are trying to find their life.” Poetry of Abortion by Alissa Quart
Co-published with Literary Hub. Katha Pollitt introduces “Clinic,” a documentary poem by Alissa Quart.
She Used Drugs While Pregnant. Should She Be in Prison?
Co-published with The Cut. After having a stillbirth, Adora Perez was charged with murder.
I Did My Own Abortion Because Texas Used COVID-19 as an Excuse to Shut Down Abortion Clinics
Co-published with Cosmopolitan. One woman reveals the lengths she went to in order to receive an abortion when Texas clinics closed due to the pandemic.
Let’s Call the Pro-Lifers What They Are: Pro-Death
Co-published with The Guardian. It’s time to highlight a hidden truth: restricting abortion means more maternal deaths.
Emotional Photos From Inside a Childbirth and Abortion Clinic
Co-published with Cosmopolitan. As Kayla Jones, 28, kisses her 2-year-old daughter, Lola, good-bye this morning, she doesn’t know if she’ll spend the day working with women who are joyfully welcoming or somberly ending their pregnancies.
