Abortion rights
News and features on the legal and cultural fight over abortion in the United States.
Abortion-rights opponents don’t understand that death — like life — is sacred
All pregnancy is rife with the specter of death, although we prefer not to think about it, writes Anita Hannig. We have sacrificed an entire generation on the altar of...
The next battle over abortion is very local
People in Massachusetts should care about what's happening in Hobbs, New Mexico. Lieutenant Governor-elect Kim Driscoll and Rebecca Hart Holder explain how the fight for abortion rights is hyper local.
How the fall of Roe could change abortion care in Mass.
The abortion bans have the potential to subject Massachusetts physicians who care for patients from states where abortion is illegal to criminal prosecution, civil suits and public scrutiny, write four...
Choosing abortion wasn't about safety or survival
For me, abortion was about choosing a path that I wanted over a path that I didn’t, writes Sarah Nager.
'My girls are part of that hope': Why I talk to my daughters about hard things
Hard conversations, like advocacy, must be ongoing, writes Anri Wheeler.
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When abortion is 'an unimaginable act of surrender'
Banning abortion will create tremendous suffering for some who face pregnancy complications — all traumatic in themselves, but even more so without the guarantee of timely deliverance, writes Anita Hannig.
I'm a high-risk OB-GYN: Abortion helps me save lives
This is a skill I never enjoy using. But as a high-risk obstetrician, it is absolutely the thing I do that has saved the most lives, writes Dr. Erika Werner.
We need more men to fight for abortion rights
People with uteruses shouldn’t be the only ones charged with baring their souls and making themselves vulnerable, writes Laura Tamman. More men need to share their abortion stories.
Like Roe, I was born in 1973 — and I'm here to keep fighting
We will not be the ones most impacted by the end of Roe, but we feel its heavy responsibility and the painful question: if we failed to hold onto Roe,...
Roe has been overturned. Here's what we need to do now in Massachusetts
The road to overturn Roe v. Wade began in the states. Now abortion rights activists must also concentrate on the state level for the next battle, write Maura Healey and...
'This is the hill I will die on': Readers react to a potential ban on abortion
Abortion is one of the biggest fault lines in American politics. This week, a leaked version of a Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade set off a political...
We want to hear from you: Abortion in America
In a draft opinion obtained by Politico, at least five Supreme Court justices appear poised to strike down Roe vs. Wade. If the opinion becomes law, it would end legal...
The end of abortion rights is just the beginning
Brace yourself, the worst is yet to come, writes Jesse Mermell. Justice Alito's leaked draft highlights other rights conservatives are targeting, including marriage equality and birth control.