Minnesota Becomes First State to Pass Bill Enshrining Abortion Rights Post-Dobbs
Steve Karnowski/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After more than 14 hours of debate, the Minnesota Senate passed a bill on Saturday that would establish a “fundamental right” to abortion in the state. Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, has said he will sign the Protect…
The Abortion Pill’s Secret Money Men
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 1993, a group of activists rented a warehouse in suburban Westchester County, New York. It was smaller than they’d hoped and had limited ventilation, but the two other locations they’d tried to rent belonged to universities and required…
“When We Fight, We Win”: Kamala Harris Strikes Hopeful Note on 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Abortion rights protesters in Orlando in JuneStephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Vice President Kamala Harris marked the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case by lamenting that the Supreme Court had overturned the constitutional right to an abortion and…
“We Will Continue to March Until Abortion Is Unthinkable.”
Anti-abortion supporters gather on the National Mall in Washington, DC ahead of the March for Life on January 20th, 2023.Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, for the 50th year in a row, tens of thousands of anti-abortion…
Hero of 2022: The Woman Who Defeated Two Anti-Abortion Ballot Measures
Mother Jones; John Hanna/AP When I asked Rachel Sweet, a political operative from flyover country, what motivated her to pursue a career of fighting for reproductive rights, she couldn’t pinpoint a specific moment or life experience. She grew up in a politically engaged family that often talked about liberal values. She interned at Planned Parenthood…
Hero of 2022: Abortion Providers Who Refused to Quit
Mother Jones; Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/Getty Abortion is healthcare, and no law prohibiting it can eradicate its necessity. That hasn’t stopped Republican legislators from trying. Fifty-five abortion restrictions were enacted in 2022. Many of these laws target doctors and healthcare workers, threatening them with fines and jail time for providing necessary and wanted care. But…