Abortion is popular, and common. So why are people afraid to talk about it? How much more might you understand about abortion access in the U.S. if talking about it wasn’t taboo?
On ACCESS, our goal is to answer all the questions you might have been afraid to ask, dedicating every single episode to abortion. There are no pundits here, only experts—including real people who’ve had abortions.
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Abortion is popular, and common. So why are people afraid to talk about it? How much more might you understand about abortion access in the U.S. if talking about it wasn’t taboo?
On ACCESS, our goal is to answer all the questions you might have been afraid to ask, dedicating every single episode to abortion. There are no pundits here, only experts—including real people who’ve had abortions.
Breaking down the confusing legal battle over mifepristone and what it means for the future. Plus: What you need to know about the Comstock Act, the 150-year-old law that could lead to a national abortion ban.
Whether on the news or in scripted television and movies, the abortion stories we see in media are often stigmatizing, inaccurate, or simply outdated. Two researchers tell us why that matters.
A conversation with the director of a new short film exploring self-managed abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol and the emergence of telehealth.
A birth mom says that she doesn’t regret having an abortion—but placing a child for adoption left her traumatized. Plus, an adoptee shares her abortion story, and a researcher clears up some myths about adoption.
Abortion providers, clinic staff, and volunteers tell us what happened in their clinics on the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. People who’ve had abortions reflect on how the decision made them feel. Plus: how you can help.
One woman’s story of delays and denials of care reveals how anti-abortion individuals and policies lead to substandard care for pregnant people—and provides a window into a post-Roe future.
Oklahoma clinics have been a lifeline for Texans since their state enacted a six-week abortion ban. Now, Oklahoma has banned abortion entirely, deepening what was already a crisis.
Did you know that crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) appear in CDC directories of STI testing service centers? That’s right, the same anti-abortion clinics that spread misinformation and manipulate pregnant people are increasingly offering limited medical services, including STI testing. However, they often fail to follow clinical and public health guidelines. So why is the federal government referring people to them?
There’s a common misconception that religious people don’t have abortions. But that couldn’t be further from the truth, and there’s also a robust community of religious and spiritual people fighting for reproductive justice.
As the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could overturn Roe v. Wade, activists outside united around a message: Liberate Abortion. Plus, how independent abortion clinics are holding the line for abortion access.
Is the Supreme Court about to gut Roe v. Wade? Here’s everything you need to know. Plus: new data from the Guttmacher Institute reveals what abortion access would look like in a post-Roe America.
Can a person be sued for having an abortion in Texas? Can abortion funds still help people travel out of state? What did the Supreme Court do, and what’s next? Breaking down the facts and busting a few myths about Texas law SB 8.
Anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers have proliferated across the country, using deceptive tactics to try and convince people not to have abortions. Increasingly, they’re receiving government funding to spread stigma and falsehoods, including medication abortion “reversal.”
A new Texas law would ban abortion around six weeks by encouraging vigilante lawsuits against abortion providers, funders, and others, with a strong incentive — at least $10,000 in damages. The fight to stop it from going into effect will likely end up at the Supreme Court.
90 abortion restrictions have already been enacted this year. That’s more than any other year since the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade. More are on the way — but some states are fighting to turn the tide.
Spoiler alert: probably not. How the Hyde Amendment paved the way for other restrictions on public and private insurance coverage of abortion, and how people pay for their abortions when insurance doesn’t help.
Robin Marty, author of Handbook for a Post-Roe America, on abortion care in the South, why the federal government can’t save abortion access, and what we all need to do to prepare for a future where abortion could be outlawed in some parts of the country.
Abortion is popular, and common. So why are people afraid to talk about it? How much more might you understand about abortion access in the U.S. if talking about it wasn’t taboo?
On ACCESS, our goal is to answer all the questions you might have been afraid to ask, dedicating every single episode to abortion. There are no pundits here, only experts—including real people who’ve had abortions.
