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Anti-Abortion Activists Still See Their Best Chance in Years to Chip Away at Roe v. Wade
The movement has advanced a long-term and wide-ranging strategy to control state legislatures and governorships, in order to chip away at abortion rights.
Efforts to Protect or Curb Abortion Rights
Readers discuss a Supreme Court decision on Louisiana’s abortion restrictions and an Op-Ed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on protecting the right to choose.
Justices Allow Execution of Muslim Inmate Who Sought Imam
Alabama allows a Christian chaplain to be present in its execution chamber but excluded a Muslim imam. The inmate, Domineque Ray, was set to be…
Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Abortion Restrictions
The law, requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, was very similar to a Texas law the justices struck down in 2016.
What Trump Got Wrong About Late-Term Abortions
In his State of the Union address, he used scary imagery that scientists say is incorrect.
Andrew Cuomo: Trump’s Assault on Abortion Rights Must Be Rejected
The president and the religious right are spreading falsehoods about abortion laws to inflame their base.
A More Honest State of the Union
America has many needs. A 30-foot-high wall on the Mexican border is not one of them.
The Church and the Abortion Capital
How Catholicism’s decline increased partisan polarization on abortion.
Justice Alito Temporarily Blocks a Louisiana Abortion Law
The law, requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, was essentially identical to one in Texas that the justices struck down in…
How the Supreme Court’s Inaction Could Decide the Future of Abortion
If the justices fail to intervene in our case, the future of Roe v. Wade will be in enormous jeopardy.