News and Updates
What it takes to get an abortion during the coronavirus pandemic
Abortion-rights advocates say that opponents, and governors of states like Texas, are just using this moment to score political points. “I can’t emphasize enough how shameful it is to take advantage of this pandemic to…
The COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Leaves Abortion Providers Out in the Cold (Updated)
Kelsey Ryland, director of federal strategies for the reproductive justice group All* Above All, called Senate lawmakers “ruthless” for inserting anti-abortion language into the stimulus bill. “They are exploiting an emergency relief bill to further…
Republicans are using the pandemic to push anti-abortion and anti-trans agendas
“Our communities across the country are doing everything we can to keep ourselves and our families safe, and our elected officials should be doing the same — not blocking health care for communities that already…
In Coronavirus Funding Talks, Trump’s Anti-Abortion Extremism Is Laid Bare
“It’s immoral to use the declaration of a global pandemic to turn people who need abortions into pawns for cheap political points,” Yamani Hernandez, executive director of the National Network of Abortion Funds, said Thursday in a…
On the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Advocates Grapple With Abortion Restrictions
By Abigail Abrams “Roe has not been a reality for people struggling to make ends meet for decades because of Hyde,” says Destiny Lopez, co-director of All Above All, a coalition of reproductive rights advocates…
47 Years After “Roe v. Wade,” Theoretical Abortion Rights Are Not Enough
As we mark the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized abortion in the United States, we need only look to a recent sneak attack by the Trump administration as a reminder…
