Roe v Wade
10-year-old rape victim forced to travel from Ohio to Indiana for abortion
Case places prominent anti-abortion figures in position of balancing rights of women and girls while defending restrictions
Edward Helmore
03, Jul, 2022 @5:55 PM
The US norms the supreme court targeted this term all came from the same era | Bill McKibben and Akaya Windwood
This is an attack on the epic social, political and cultural transformations of that remarkable period in the 1960s and 1970s
Bill McKibben and Akaya Windwood
03, Jul, 2022 @12:16 PM
Women’s rights have suffered a grim setback. But history is still on our side | Rebecca Solnit
You can take away a right through legal means, but it is harder to take away the belief in that right. The uproar over the court’s hideous abortion decision is a reminder of how unpopular it is
Rebecca Solnit
03, Jul, 2022 @10:26 AM
‘People want me dead’: abortion providers fear violence after Roe overturned
Danger is a daily reality for the health workers, and moments of upheaval raise the risk, expert says
Chris Stein in Washington DC
03, Jul, 2022 @9:00 AM
Feminist magazine Ms turns 50: a beacon for rights, sex equality and Roe v Wade
The radical periodical has been fighting for feminism since 1972 – and now it’s as relevant as it ever was
Yvonne Roberts
03, Jul, 2022 @7:00 AM
Danny Kruger has been hiding his real talent – he knows what women want | Catherine Bennett
The Tory MP joins other men who would like to decide when a woman can have an abortion
Catherine Bennett
03, Jul, 2022 @6:30 AM
Biden urged to do more to defend abortion rights: ‘This is a five-alarm fire’
Furious Americans have taken to the streets, but many Democrats believe Biden has failed to capture the urgency and anger
Lauren Gambino in Washington
02, Jul, 2022 @1:25 PM
I reject the US abortion ruling. I vow to defend the sovereignty of women’s bodies | V (formerly Eve Ensler)
At first I wanted to weep and howl. But then I wrote – and then I revolted, says playwright and activist V (formerly Eve Ensler)
V (formerly Eve Ensler)
02, Jul, 2022 @8:00 AM
Biden calls court’s Roe ruling ‘tragic reversal’ during meeting with Democratic governors – as it happened
President: ‘I share the public outrage of this extremist court that is committed to moving America backwards’
Lauren Gambino in Washington
01, Jul, 2022 @8:18 PM
I read the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling to see what we lost. Everyone should | Francine Prose
What I admire most is how the ruling, at once profound and lyrical, describes the atmosphere surrounding the issue of abortion. It is beautiful
Francine Prose
01, Jul, 2022 @10:19 AM
The Roe ruling is not about states’ rights. It’s about power and control | Derecka Purnell
It’s tempting to blame rightwing evangelicals for what happened last week – but big business also benefits from our loss of autonomy
Derecka Purnell
30, Jun, 2022 @10:20 AM
UK doctors call for free abortions for Americans unable to access them
British Medical Association votes to lobby UK government on the issue after an emergency debate on the overturning of Roe v Wade
Tom Ambrose
29, Jun, 2022 @11:12 PM
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