Louisiana Classifies Two Abortion Drugs as Controlled Dangerous Substances
Abortion rights activists hold signs at a protest outside of the Supreme Court in March.Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Louisiana enacted a first-of-its-kind law on Friday, classifying the two drugs used in medication abortions as controlled and dangerous substances. The…
Texas Is Letting a Maternal-Mortality Skeptic Investigate Maternal Mortality
Mother Jones; Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Just a few years ago, maternal mortality was the rare reproductive justice issue that seemed to transcend partisan politics. In late 2018, Republicans and Democrats in Congress even came together to approve $60…
Inside the Conservative Movement to Promote Adoption
Mother Jones; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The mothers of ModernAdoptionPlans.org have a message for women who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant: You, too, can turn this difficult time into a rewarding experience by relinquishing your baby for adoption. In glossy videos, they…
A Nationwide Abortion Ban Could Really Happen. You Can Thank Anthony Comstock’s Suitcase Full of Dildos.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The old days of coat-hanger abortions will never come back, we reassured ourselves as Roe was repeatedly threatened over the years. Even once the Dobbs decision handed the power to regulate abortion to the states, we told ourselves there…
Dobbs Had the Opposite Effect Conservatives Intended
New data shows that telehealth abortions, and shield laws, have helped drive the post-Dobbs rise in abortions nationwide.Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Something curious has happened since the Supreme Court handed down the Dobbs decision in June 2022: More people have…
The Founder of Mother’s Day Mostly Cared About Her Own Mother
Mother Jones; AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It seems like such a simple idea: a day to honor the women who bring life into the world. But how do we square the ideal of celebrating and supporting mothers with the reality of…