Monday evening an unknown individual inside the United States Supreme Court leaked a draft decision written by Justice Samuel Alito which would explicitly overturn the landmark decisions Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
Category: Reproductive rights
Pro-Choice Advocates May Benefit from Timing of Supreme Court Decision on Mississippi Law
If the Court overrules Roe, it could be a case where pro-life proponents may want to be careful about that for which they wish. The reason is because the decision would likely be handed down in late June or early July of 2022, and mid-term elections would be just a few months later in November.
Progressives need to move beyond their fear of talking about abortion
The alternative is for progressives to discuss abortion and sex at the same time and describe how abortion policy without a realization that “sex happens” will never reflect reality, empathy, and respect for basic civil liberties. Come on progressives. News organizations now let us use the ‘F’ word as an expletive; why can’t we talk about it for what it really means. It will greatly help the whole country better come to terms with the abortion issue and make more logical and empathetic decisions.
Alabama’s anti-abortion abomination
If you’re a woman and if your head is spinning following passage of the draconian abortion law in Alabama, rest assured that the dizzy
Abortion: as old as pregnancy itself
One of the most contentious and emotionally charged issues in American politics today is the issue of abortion and a woman’s right to choose.
Missouri’s 2017 abortion law is as harsh as they get
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has gone out of his way to make things as difficult as possible for women seeking reproductive health services and
The Global Gag Rule Is Back: The Human Cost
Do you remember last year’s reports of undecided voters who vowed not to cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election because they just couldn’t
Phyllis Schlafly: Back in the news, and in my memory
Longtime conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly is in the news again. This time, it’s because she has committed the cardinal sin–in the purist conservative rule
MO legislator wants names of women who’ve had an abortion
If you had an abortion in Missouri between 2010 and 2015, you’re on Missouri State Senator Kurt Schaefer’s hit list. Schaefer, a Republican, demanded
Missouri law would apply abortion restrictions to gun purchases
A Missouri state representative has pre-filed a bill that would make it as difficult to buy a gun as it is to get an