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The women’s rights movement in the 1800s did not openly support legalizing abortion or birth control. But the reasons why are complex.
The fall of Roe v. Wade will result in more people deciding to privately end a pregnancy, a new study finds. But how often people will turn to safe versus unsafe options remains to be seen.
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.
Faith can inform opinions about abortion on both sides of the political debate, but the Bible itself says nothing directly about the topic, a biblical scholar explains.
Only 24 countries today totally ban abortion. The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in the US is unlikely to lead other countries to join that list.
Several rap songs speak on the subject of abortion from the perspective of the unborn child.
Islamic views on abortion are based on diverse interpretations of what’s right and wrong when it comes to the body.
It would take huge numbers of people submitting bad data to affect the algorithms behind period tracking apps, but even then it would be more harmful than helpful.
Digital traces are already being used as evidence to prosecute people accused of seeking abortions.
A historian explains why the pre-Roe anti-abortion movement was filled with liberal Democrats who opposed the Vietnam War and supported the expansion of the welfare state.
A moral philosopher explains what’s at stake in second-trimester abortions – and why they’ll increase in a post-Roe world.
Reproductive rights are threatened around the world.
From protest marches and fundraising to parliamentary petitions and talking with friends, there are many ways to make your voice heard.
There will no doubt be escalating rhetoric from anti-choice politicians in the wake of the fall of Roe v Wade. An abortion care provider says now is the time to improve abortion access in Canada.
In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v Wade, it’s worth remembering that a man can benefit from the right to abortion many more times over his lifespan than a woman might.
This is more than a huge political and legal decision. Almost half of US women and girls of reproductive age live in states where abortion is – or will become – illegal.
After the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade, will more Americans travel for abortions? Inequalities created by this controversial decision will be revealed at border points.
An expert explains how reproductive rights are changing globally.
State supreme courts have a relatively low profile in the US. That’s going to change now that they will be under political pressure to decide whether abortion is protected in state constitutions.
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Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Aston University
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Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University
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Ph.D candidate, INSPIRE Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Sciences Po
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Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies, University of Florida
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Professor of Law, George Washington University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Professor of Political Science, University of Guelph
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Professor of Jewish Studies, Interim Academic Dean and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Chicago Theological Seminary
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Professor, Universidad de Costa Rica
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Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Reproduction, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
