Trump Goes Global With His Absurd Anti-Abortion Agenda

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 19, 2020 With Roe v. Wade in danger, the president has the upper hand as long as he promotes his supporters' anti-abortion cause at home and abroad. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Blocks Clinics From Making Abortion Referrals

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jul 16, 2019 The American Medical Association and 21 states sue over the rule, contending it could harm low-income women’s access to health care. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Dark Truth Behind Anti-Abortion Laws

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Jul 15, 2019 Why write about an abortion I had almost half a century ago? In the age of Donald Trump and Brett Kavanaugh, the answer seems all too clear to me. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Louisiana’s Democratic Governor Signs Abortion Ban Into Law

MELINDA DESLATTE / The Associated Press May 30, 2019 John Bel Edwards falls in line with the leaders of other conservative Southern states. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Womb Service

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Abortion Debates Prompt Rape Testimony From Female Lawmakers

JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY / The Associated Press May 18, 2019 Republican legislatures are being confronted with raw, emotional testimony about the effects of restrictive abortion bills. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

More ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Bans Advancing in South, Midwest

RUSS BYNUM / The Associated Press May 12, 2019 State governments are on a course to virtually eliminate abortion access in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio and Kentucky. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Crusade Against Women Goes Global

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Apr 25, 2019 Marching in lockstep with Mike Pence and the most anti-choice members on the right, the president is expanding his war against women. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Schumer Urges Public to Oppose a Trump Anti-Abortion Court Pick

HOPE YEN and KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Jul 2, 2018 In an unusually direct appeal to voters, the Senate's top Democrat says that to block "an ideological nominee" to the Supreme Court, people should "tell your senators" to oppose anyone from the president's list. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pope: Abortion Is ‘White Glove’ Equivalent to Nazi Crimes

NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Jun 16, 2018 Pope Francis denounces abortion, urges families to accept the children that God gives them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

We All Could Learn Some Valuable Lessons From Pope Francis

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 17, 2018 Perhaps the pontiff can inspire some self-examination among our graceless leaders and provoke a rebellion by the decent people, or humble day-to-day saints. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

When Love Could Kill Us

Marge Piercy / BillMoyers.com Jan 22, 2018 We are closer than ever to reversing Roe v. Wade and going back to a dark and violent America for young women. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )