Activists on both sides of the abortion battle are gearing up for it to be a major issue in the 2024 election.
Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
The SCOTUS opinion did not take on the substance of the plaintiffs’ claims against mifepristone, and the abortion pill is already facing other challenges.
Demonstrators in Kenya in 2023 show that US pro-family lobbies are increasingly home grown.
Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images
Ultra-conservative pro-family groups finance campaigns to influence the policies of governments and schools.
A person signs a bus wrapped with an image of former President Donald Trump during the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 22, 2024.
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
While Ronald Reagan is closely tied to this conservative conference’s origins, it has become a multiday event for die-hard Trump supporters.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau engages in an argument with an anti-abortionist at the University of Manitoba that garnered international attention. But was it the right response?
(Screen shot of viral video)
When Justin Trudeau raised the issue of rape victims during a recent argument with an anti-abortionist, he inadvertently suggested there are acceptable and unacceptable reasons to abort.
The legal battle over mifepristone could have far-reaching effects on reproductive health care.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
We often talk about the American political landscape as if it were a line – Democrats on the left, Republicans on the right. Two political scientists say that view doesn’t reflect reality.
A goal of the Texas plaintiffs was to stop the practice of sending abortion medication by mail.
Andrii Zorii/iStock via Getty Images Plus
If the ruling to reverse the use of mifepristone stands, it will not only severely restrict abortion access for women throughout the US – it will have far-reaching effects on health care.
Amy Cox, a Democratic candidate running to be an Ohio state representative, speaks with a potential voter on Oct. 23, 2022.
Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images
New surveys carried out by a team of social scientists find no evidence that Democrats, Republicans and independents are more likely to vote because of the Supreme Court’s abortion decision in June.
A plane ticket and hotel stay are not the only costs to consider when traveling to get an abortion.
kieferpix/iStock via Getty Images Plus
Escalating legal restrictions throughout the US might mean an increase in mental health disorders for those who are denied an abortion.
When people who are split on abortion speak directly with each other, various good outcomes – including policy change – can happen.
Vector Illustration
Kate W. Isaacs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
When ideological enemies talk across their great divides, something good can happen – it reduces stereotypes and inflammatory language directed at people who don’t agree on the abortion rights issue.
When abortion care is restricted, demand for abortion pills goes up.
Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images
Abortion pills are available online, and many of them are safe. But not all sites have been properly vetted for legitimacy.
There’s an interesting evolutionary benefit for some women if the consequences of casual sex are high.
Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
Some reasons people oppose abortion seem to be at odds with other positions they hold. Evolutionary social science points to a surprising motivation for anti-abortion attitudes.
Ben Franklin, center, inserted an abortion recipe in a popular textbook he republished in 1748.
GraphicaArtis/Getty Images
A scholar of 18th-century America and the founders analyzes the Supreme Court opinion overturning the constitutional right to abortion, which he says relies on an incomplete version of US history.
People take part in the March for Life on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in May 2022.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
Differing U.S. and Canadian political and judicial systems offer Canada protections against outlawing abortion here. But there’s still a lot of work to be done to ensure reproductive justice.
Anti-abortion protesters holding a cross demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court Building in December 2021, in Washington.
AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana
A scholar of constitutional law and American religious history explains how the abortion issue has been historically rooted in religious beliefs, giving a moral certainty that law cannot provide.
Legislating a woman’s right to timely access to abortions, rather than simply ensuring she’s not punished for having one, is the first step to striking the balance between physician and women’s rights.
Supporters cheer as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Nevada rally on Sept. 13.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)