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Life After Roe

In June 2022, the Supreme Court officially dismantled Roe v. Wade. These are the stories of what came next.

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The Supreme Court Will Decide on Abortion-Pill Access

 The justices have agreed to hear a legal battle that will determine whether mifepristone remains widely available. By Andrea González-Ramírez

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  1. Abortion Rights Swept the 2023 ElectionsVoters enshrined abortion rights in the Ohio constitution and elected pro-choice candidates in Virginia and Kentucky.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  2. An Idaho Kidnapping Case Centers on Out-of-State AbortionAnd anti-abortion activists are already using it to advocate for cracking down on interstate travel for abortion seekers.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  3. Roe’s Fall Actually Led to More Legal AbortionsBut the strain it’s put on clinics and abortion funds isn’t sustainable, according to a new report.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  4. Dianne Feinstein, the InstitutionalistShe fought for gun control, civil rights, and abortion access for half a century. Where did it all go wrong?
    By Rebecca Traister
  5. Nebraska Mom Gets Two Years in Prison in Abortion-Pill CaseThe woman was accused of helping her daughter self-manage an abortion, which in itself is not illegal, and disposing of the remains.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  6. Appointments Fill Up As Abortion Returns to WisconsinPlanned Parenthood clinics are once again offering abortions while a legal challenge to the state’s feticide law plays out.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  7. How the Criminal-Justice System Is Targeting Pregnant PeopleA new report unpacks a spike in arrests in the years leading up to the overturn of Roe — most of which happened in just five states.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  8. More People Denied Abortions Challenge Their States’ BansWomen who say they were denied care in medical emergencies are now taking legal action against Idaho, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  9. It Sounds Like Florida Is About to Lose Abortion AccessThe state’s Supreme Court, including a chief justice who suggested fetuses are human beings, appears open to paving the way for a six-week ban.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  10. Fact-Checking the GOP Presidential Candidates on AbortionThe first Republican debate was chock-full of misinformation and one highly dubious anecdote about a fetus in a pan.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  11. A Tale of Two Abortion ClinicsLaDonna Prince’s clinic has served Indiana for decades. Now she’s looking to Illinois, where her new facility has already been attacked twice.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  12. Texas Won’t Stop Torturing Women Denied AbortionsThe state’s lawyers are gaslighting patients, who gave emotional testimony about their pregnancy complications.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  13. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Is ComingOpill, now approved by the FDA to be sold without a prescription, is expected to hit shelves in early 2024.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  14. 700 Calls, 260 Appointments, 30 DaysIn the weeks before North Carolina’s abortion ban became law, the Carolina Abortion Fund rushed to help as many patients as possible.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  15. Closing the Door on Motherhood Making the choice while the choice is mine to make.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  16. Nearly 10,000 Extra Births Followed Texas Abortion BanA new study shows many people unable to access abortion services were forced to continue pregnancies to term.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  17. Find an AbortionAn exhaustive guide to the clinics still open in each state, how to reach them, and the services they offer.
    By the Cut
  18. The Diagnosis That Changed How I Felt About Abortion“My mindset was, If I have a sick baby, it’s not my choice to end their life. And then this was like a bomb exploded.”
    As told to Andrea González-Ramírez
  19. One Year Without RoeAll the ways abortion bans have affected pregnant people, providers, and clinics, by the numbers and in their own words.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  20. Texas Woman Had Stillbirth After Hospital Threatened HerA woman whose water broke at 19 weeks says in a lawsuit that she was warned she’d face criminal charges if she left to seek abortion care.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  21. The Last Stand Against North Carolina’s 12-Week BanAbortion rights supporters packed the General Assembly in hopes of swaying even one lawmaker to sustain a veto.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  22. Texas Man Fatally Shoots His Ex After She Got an AbortionThe 26-year-old woman had earlier reported her ex to police over a pattern of alleged domestic violence.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  23. You May Be Able to Buy the Pill Over the Counter SoonWe’re one step closer to making birth control pills available without a prescription in the U.S. Why has it taken so long?
    By Danielle Cohen
  24. The Betrayal of North Carolina’s 12-Week Abortion BanRepublicans’ “pro-woman” bill will destroy abortion access for people across the South.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  25. Texas Man Who Sued Over Ex-Wife’s Abortion Is ‘Serial Emotional Abuser’Friends allege the man knew about his ex-wife’s plans to take abortion pills and is suing them for helping her leave the marriage.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  26. The Impending Disaster of Florida’s 6-Week Abortion BanA 15-week ban already presents harrowing challenges for pregnant folks, according to State Senator Lauren Book, and it’s only going to get worse.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  27. What to Know About Misoprostol-Only AbortionEven if the FDA’s approval of mifepristone is ultimately suspended, a safe, albeit less effective, medication-abortion option remains available.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  28. Idaho Just Made Up a New Class of Abortion CrimesAdults may now be imprisoned for “abortion-trafficking” minors (or, helping them end unwanted pregnancies).
    By Claire Lampen
  29. Why Is a Pro-Choice Lawmaker Handing Republicans the Power to Ban Abortion? Something truly bizarre is going down in North Carolina.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  30. Janet Protasiewicz Wins Wisconsin’s Supreme Court RaceMore proof that abortion wins elections.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  31. 6 Young Men on Getting Post-Roe Vasectomies“I knew there was a possibility that my most cherished loved one’s life could be at risk if something went wrong. I could easily eliminate that risk.”
    By Allie Volpe
  32. The Holy War Against One Pro-Abortion-Rights ProfessorTamara Kay has endured a vicious harassment campaign that she says Notre Dame won’t help curb.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  33. Abortion Wins ElectionsThe fight to make reproductive rights the centerpiece of the Democratic Party’s 2024 agenda.
    By Rebecca Traister
  34. How Dobbs Upended Med Students’ FuturesAspiring doctors now must consider what kind of care they’ll learn to provide and how their placement could impact their own family planning.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  35. Texas Man Sues Women He Alleges Got Abortion Pills for His ExThe man filed a wrongful death claim over the alleged abortion about a month after his divorce was finalized.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  36. Walgreens Won’t Distribute Abortion Pills in 20 StatesIncluding some places where the pills are still legal.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  37. A Woman Has Been Charged for Allegedly Taking Abortion PillsThe woman had a stillbirth in 2021 in South Carolina, which explicitly criminalizes self-managed abortion. She was arrested this week.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  38. Where the Abortion-Rights Fight Is HeadedAdvocates are watching out for the sneaky new measures lawmakers are taking to make life hell for abortion seekers.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  39. A Texas Single Mother’s Abortion Story“It’s like the system is set up to fail mothers. We can’t survive like this.”
    As told to Andrea González-Ramírez
  40. This Calendar Supports Your Right to an AbortionToday, HommeGirls launched a calendar featuring art by Jenny Holzer and a foreword by Paloma Elsesser.
    By Danya Issawi
  41. Puerto Rico Is an Abortion Haven — Just Not for LocalsThe archipelago doesn’t restrict abortion, but residents face a number of obstacles to getting care.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  42. She Beat Abortion Foes in Kansas. Then She Did It Again in Kentucky.The architect of abortion-rights wins in red states explains how to convince voters to support the right to choose.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  43. The Pilots Flying Abortion Patients Across State LinesElevated Access is circumventing restrictive trigger legislation, bounty laws, and all-out bans from a couple of thousand feet in the air.
    By Kim Brooks
  44. It Was a Good Night for Abortion RightsFrom Michigan to Kentucky, voters turned out to protect access.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  45. Roe’s Fall Meant 10,000 Fewer Legal Abortions in Two MonthsAccording to new data, clinician-performed procedures dropped by 6 percent across the country.
    By Claire Lampen
  46. The Abortion Crisis ManagerOriaku Njoku spent years fighting for patients in the South. Who else could lead abortion funds into the post-Roe world?
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  47. Lindsey Graham Proposes 15-Week Federal Abortion BanIn an effort to frame Republicans as the “responsible alternative” on reproductive health.
    By Claire Lampen
  48. The Abortion Clinics Staying Open in Hostile StatesSome providers are pivoting to offer gender-affirming care, birth services, and other aid patients won’t get at crisis-pregnancy centers.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  49. What Abortion Actually Looks LikeTwo doulas set out to demystify the process by documenting their clients’ experiences.
    As told to Megan Paetzhold
  50. Is This the Abortion Clinic of the Future?Hey Jane wants to be the next big telemedicine company. Will the fall of Roe get in its way?
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
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