“I’ve heard people say: “No one wants an abortion,” but that wasn’t true for me.”
News Posted in Abortion
To Protect Abortion Rights for All, We Must Address the Inequities in Care That Are Killing Us
Although the rapidly decreasing access to abortion will have a profound impact on many people, some communities will bear the brunt of these inequities. These same communities have been heavily affected by COVID-19 infection and death.
Abortion Is Essential Health Care, Including during a Public Health Crisis
We mustn’t be fooled: it isn’t COVID-19 now, abortions later. Immediate access to services for both are equally crucial.
For Black People, Roe Is Imperfect. We Still Need the Supreme Court to Protect It
When we don’t tell our stories, it allows others to write the narrative for us—or worse, exclude us entirely from it.
This Abortion Rights Advocate Fought for Women of Color When No One Else Would
Dorothy Brown’s outspokenness made enemies in Tennessee’s government. But it also changed lives.
On Talking About Abortion and Taking Up the Fight
Should men speak up about abortion? Activist Renee Bracey Sherman says yes.
Everyone Loves Someone Who Had an Abortion: The Ms. Q&A with Eveline Shen and Yamani Hernandez
“Everyone loves someone who had an abortion.”
Voting On the Future of Abortion Access
For the first time, presidential candidates are talking in depth about abortion—and we’re still not asking the right questions.
I Started the #AskAboutAbortion Campaign in 2016. Ahead of the 2020 Election, This Is the Conversation I Want to Have About Reproductive Rights
Activist Renee Bracey Sherman on why debate moderators must ask the presidential candidates about their plans to protect the right to an abortion.
Tinsley: ’43 years after passing the Hyde Amendment, it’s time to end abortion coverage bans’
At 17 years old, I found myself sitting alone in a bathroom stall, waiting for the results of a pregnancy test.