2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1049+ words) For Rachael Lorenzo (they/them), executive director of the organization Indigenous Women Rising, fighting like hell for abortion access has always been a calling. Among their family, they say: “I’m like the odd cousin out—none of my cousins have…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (204+ words) It is telling, in my view, how many of these prosecutions are conducted in former slave states. Even 160 years after the official end of slavery, the racism and state violence persist. They are among the worst place to grow up:…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (578+ words) Minors are the canaries in the coal mine: their rights—to abortion, to gender-affirming care—are always the first on the chopping block, often under the guise of warped ‘parental rights’ concerns. In too many states, minors must obtain parental…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (501+ words) Still taking stock of the highlights and snubs of last night’s Grammy awards? At Abortion, Every Day, we’re handing out our own awards this week: the Creepies. We’re acknowledging, commemorating, and—most importantly—fact-checking the most insane remarks from anti-abortion…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1727+ words) Kaylee Hall is lucky to be alive. Just days after a Texas crisis pregnancy center gave her an ultrasound and a clean bill of health, she was rushed into emergency surgery for a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy. To add insult to…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (802+ words) Has anyone watched Louis Theroux’s documentary about the manosphere? I finished it last night and WHEW. While nothing in the film was especially surprising to me—after all, I’ve been doing feminist work online for over twenty years—I’m hoping…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1578+ words) Once hailed as a mastermind of the anti-abortion movement, attorney Jonathan Mitchell can’t stop embarrassing himself. For the last year now, Mitchell has represented a Texas man named Jerry Rodriguez, who is suing California abortion provider, Remy Coeytaux. Rodriguez accuses…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1120+ words) A South Dakota law banning ads for pro-choice websites. Bills in Texas, Iowa, and South Carolina outlawing internet service providers from hosting websites with abortion pill information. A Texas university canceling a speech by an abortion provider. A professor demoted…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (305+ words) If the last several weeks have shown us anything, it’s that there’s no harm in being prepared. That’s why it’s so exciting that, this past week, a Planned Parenthood affiliate announced they’ll begin offering ADVANCE PROVISION ABORTION PILLS. Planned Parenthood…...