Harris Blames Georgia Mother’s Death on “Trump Abortion Bans”
Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed by members of the National Association of Black Journalists on Tuesday.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Vice President Kamala Harris has lost no time blaming former President Donald Trump for the death of a single mother in…
A Georgia Woman Has Died After an Abortion Ban Delayed Lifesaving Care
peakSTOCK/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Reproductive justice advocates have been warning for more than two years that the end of Roe v. Wade would lead to surge in maternal mortality among patients denied abortion care—and that the increase was likely to be…
The Truth About Trump’s Biggest Abortion Lie
Abaca Press/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In her latest video, Mother Jones video creator Kat Abughazaleh traces the history of former President Donald Trump’s dangerous lie that some states allow parents to “execute” babies in so-called “post-birth abortions.” “You can look at…
Ted Cruz Touted the Endorsement of an Activist Who Supported Killing “Abortionists”
Mother Jones illustration; Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2015, as Sen. Ted Cruz mounted a competitive presidential campaign and courted the religious right ahead of the Iowa caucuses, the Texas Republican touted the support of a controversial anti-abortion crusader.…
A Hopeful Week for Abortion Rights: Four State Courts Issue Favorable Rulings
Protesters supporting abortion rights chant outside the Nebraska legislative chamber in May 2023.Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. More than two years since the overturn of Roe v Wade, legal battles over abortion laws are as chaotic as ever. But…
Women on TikTok Are Schooling a Trump Ally Who Denied People Are “Bleeding Out” Due To Abortion Bans
Former Trump White House official John McEntee.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When Project 2025 staffer and former Trump White House personnel chief John McEntee tried to score points on social media on Thursday by denying that women were “bleeding out” due…