A New Study on Medication Abortion Refutes the Arguments Conservatives Are Taking to the Supreme Court
A new study refutes some of the arguments that are the basis of a forthcoming Supreme Court case seeking to restrict access to abortion pills.Alejandro Alvarez/Sipa USA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A key argument from anti-abortion activists bringing a case to the Supreme Court is…
Report: Trump “Favors” a 16-Week National Abortion Ban
According to the New York Times, “one thing Mr. Trump likes about a 16-week federal ban on abortions is that it’s a round number.” Yes, really.Hunter Cone/EFE/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the past, former President Donald Trump has promised a consensus on…
The American Adoption System Isn’t What You Think It Is
Mother Jones illustration; Macmillan; Liz Corman Photography Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Cassie was a 22-year-old college student working a part-time job when she found out she was pregnant. It was too late for an abortion, and parenting seemed off the table: She felt…
More Than 150 Democrats Urge Biden to Help Stop the Criminalization of Pregnant People
Congressional Democrats want Biden to do more to protect pregnant people from criminalization, pointing to the case of Brittany Watts.Sue Ogrocki/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.More than 150 Democratic members of Congress have written to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health…
A Nurse Called Police After a Black Woman Miscarried—There’s a History to That
Brittany Watts celebrated with supporters earlier this month after a grand jury declined to indict her on a felony charge for how she handled an at-home miscarriage. Sue Ogrocki/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, Brittany Watts, a 34-year-old Black medical receptionist from…
Anti-Abortion Wisconsin Republicans Have Some Thoughts About Women
Rep. Ron Tusler cited a few biblical figures who he alleged were rightly forced to carry pregnancies despite their advanced—or young—ages.Screenshot/WiseEye.org Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Anti-abortion Wisconsin Republicans say the darndest things. While debating a bill in the state legislature that would allow…