In 2017, the walls of Stockholm’s subway system featured new art: black and white sketches of women participating in different […]
‘Phantom Catholic Threats’ and Haunted Legal Futures: Reading the Deal Over Ireland’s National Maternity Hospital
In May 2022, Irish social and mainstream media were alive with heated discussion of the terms of proposed agreements between […]
Abortion Is a Human Right
We – like you – are horrified and outraged that the Supreme Court of the United States has overturned Roe […]
“Just a Pinch:” Pain, IUDs, and Consciousness-Raising
“I’m still pretty traumatized from my first [intrauterine device (IUD)] insertion experience,” TikTok user @redaces93 recounted. “Yes, they fed me […]
Abortion Rights and the Eugenic and Racist Origins of Having It All
As we await the high-stakes decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, state legislatures have been proposing and passing […]
Deep in the Heartbeat of Texas
On September 1, 2021, Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), which bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, went […]
An Untold Story: Black Maternal Mortality in the United States
In April 2016, Kira Johnson, 39, and her husband were excited to bring their second child into the world. After […]
Making Sense of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
On December 1, 2021, the Supreme Court heard Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case that threatens to unravel […]
How To Be a Reproductive Justice Clinic Escort
On a hot Saturday morning in August 2018, I drove to my first clinic escorting shift. Earlier that week, I […]
Peering Into Windows and Wombs: Reflections on SB 8
I thought about Dr. Curtis Boyd when I heard that the Supreme Court greenlit Texas’s unprecedented abortion restrictions. In the […]
