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  1. life after roe
    "The ABC News Presidential Debate: Race for the White House"
    The Unlikely Reason RFK Jr. Could Be Rejected by the SenateHis past pro-choice views could be a bigger problem than what he believes about vaccines or food, but Kennedy may agree to kowtow to his new allies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. life after roe
    The Pro-Choice Ballot Winning Streak EndsAfter seven straight pro-choice wins, three states rejected abortion rights, but seven others — including four in Trump country — approved them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. life after roe
    The Deaths and Agonies of Trump’s Abortion BansAt least four women have died because Roe v. Wade was overturned. Countless others have suffered. Here are some of their stories.
    By Irin Carmon
  4. early and often
    Catholics Not Swayed by Pope’s Criticism of Harris and TrumpPope Francis called the U.S. election a “lesser of two evils” choice between the pro-choice Harris and anti-immigrant Trump. But Catholics disagree.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. life after roe
    The Odd Backlash to Kamala Harris’s Support for Filibuster ReformShe has long supported carving out an exception to the filibuster to restore abortion rights, but her party probably won’t have the power to do so.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. life after roe
    Protests Break Out Across The U.S. As Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
    Yes, Abortion Bans Are Literally Killing WomenRepublicans continue to deny that restrictive laws harm patients. But a 28-year-old died as a direct result of Georgia’s ban, according to ProPublica.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  7. life after roe
    Could Texas’s Severe Abortion Regime Help Defeat Ted Cruz?Democrat Colin Allred isn’t trailing the Republican senator by much, and an abortion-rights backlash in Texas could make Cruz its target.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. life after roe
    Trump Keeps Flipping and Flopping on AbortionIn an effort to keep abortion policy out of his contest with Kamala Harris, Trump keeps changing his positions and digging deeper holes for himself.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. 2024 dnc
    ‘Hotties for Harris’ Is Where the DNC Gets HornyDancing under Kamala GIFs in Chicago.
    By Ben Jacobs
  10. early and often
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    Abortion Is on the Ballot in Two Big Battleground StatesNevada and Arizona join at least five other states seeking to protect abortion rights and extend the pro-choice winning streak in November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. life after roe
    Donald Trump Holds Presidential Campaign Rally In Green Bay, Wisconsin
    Would Trump Use a 150-Year-Old Law to Restrict Abortion?Trump allies are already planning to enforce the 1873 Comstock Act to ban distribution of abortion pills and equipment by mail.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. poll position
    Abortion Rights Look Set to Sweep Again on November BallotAbortion referendums could be on the ballot in as many as ten states, and polls show a win for the pro-choice cause is possible in all of them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. life after roe
    Can We Actually Do Better Than Roe v. Wade?While the 1973 decision was always flawed, Roe shouldn’t be entirely dismissed as a model for restoring abortion rights.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. life after roe
    Celebrate Life Day Rally Held On First Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade's Reversal
    The Anti-Abortion Movement’s Newest LieThey’re coming for contraception, no matter how they spin it.
    By Sarah Jones
  15. life after roe
    US-politics-abortion-RALLY
    Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Triangulation on AbortionLike Bill Clinton on welfare and crime, Trump is distancing himself from his party’s unpopular positions. But he can’t evade his record.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. life after roe
    Republican nominee for US Senate Larry Hogan and his wife, Yumi
    Larry Hogan and the Lost Tradition of Pro-Choice RepublicanismLike Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, Larry Hogan is sort of committed to abortion rights, but is chained to the party of forced-birth lawmaking.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. life after roe
    US-NEWS-FLA-ABORTION-OS
    Abortion Rights Are Not Just for Partisan MobilizationDemocrats eager to exploit pro-choice sentiment shouldn’t forget that there’s more at stake in abortion-rights battles than who wins elections.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. life after roe
    TOPSHOT-US-VOTE-POLITICS-KENNEDY JR.
    Not Even RFK Jr.’s Running-Mate Knows His Abortion StanceHis campaign says abortion is a “divisive issue.” Maybe that’s why he sometimes seems to be on both sides of it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. life after roe
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    Ruling Against New York Abortion Vote Is a Blow to DemocratsThe ruling tossing a November ballot measure won’t roll back abortion rights in the state, but it could rob Democrats of a turnout booster.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. early and often
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    Can Down-Ballot Races Lift Biden to Victory in 2024?Democrats hope strong state-level candidates and popular abortion-rights initiatives can make up for a lack of enthusiasm about the president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. life after roe
    Ben Toma
    Why Are Republicans Suddenly Sounding So Pro-Choice?Maybe it’s because they want the 19th century to do their dirty work.
    By Irin Carmon
  22. life after roe
    A woman holds an anti-abortion placard as she kneels in
    Abortion Opponents Can’t Be ‘Pro-Family’No matter what they say, or want us to believe, abortion opponents are extremists.
    By Sarah Jones
  23. life after roe
    Kari Lake And Senator John Barrasso Hold Press Conference In Phoenix, Arizona
    In a First, Arizona Republicans Rush to Dismantle a Total Abortion BanAfter decades of tactical advances, they’re engaging in tactical retreats. Get used to it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. life after roe
    OMB Director Shalanda Young Testifies Before Senate Budget Committee
    Trump Tells Lindsey Graham, Anti-Abortion Activists to STFU Until He WinsIf they go back to lying about their position like they did for nearly 50 years, Trump may give them the total ban they want.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. life after roe
    US-politics-abortion-RALLY
    Why Would Anyone Trust Trump on Abortion?The man who proudly claims credit for killing Roe would have you believe he will not go any further if he is president again.
    By Sarah Jones
  26. life after roe
    Donald Trump
    Trump’s Abortion Dodge Won’t Work in 2024The man who made the reversal of Roe v. Wade possible is now seeking to neutral the abortion issue in his own fight with Joe Biden. It won’t work.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. life after roe
    A Planned Parenthood clinic in Fort Myers, Fla., on May 9, 2022. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
    The Biggest Abortion Vote Since DobbsFlorida could undo bans signed by Ron DeSantis and become a safe haven for millions.
    By Sarah Jones
  28. early and often
    Joe Biden Campaigns For President In Florida
    Will the Abortion Vote Help Democrats Flip Florida in 2024?Ballot measures on abortion and cannabis legalization could drive Democratic turnout in Trump’s home state.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. life after roe
    Two Candidates Campaign in the Suburbs of Huntsville, Alabama
    Democrat Wins Big in Alabama With Pro-Choice MessageMarilyn Lands managed to flip an Alabama statehouse seat, providing another sign that focusing on IVF and abortion rights can win elections.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. life after roe
    Anti-Abortion Activists Demonstrate In D.C. During Annual March For Life
    Why Would Trump Back a 15-Week National Abortion Ban Now?The former president bucked the anti-abortion movement when his Republican rivals were bowing to it. This is an odd time for him to follow suit.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. life after roe
    Eva Burch
    Why an Arizona Senator Spoke About Her Planned Abortion“I underwent a forced transvaginal ultrasound. We have a 24-hour waiting period. I don’t think that’s acceptable.”
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  32. life after roe
    Appeals Court Keeps Abortion Pill Mifepristone Available, But With Restrictions
    U.S. Saw Highest Abortion Rate in Over a Decade After DobbsThere were more than 1 million abortions in 2023, fueled in part by an increase in medication abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  33. life after roe
    Fox News' Super Tuesday 2024
    Republicans Have More Than a ‘Brand Problem’ on AbortionAs long as Republicans support extremist abortion bans that the public doesn’t like, all the reframing in the world won’t help them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. the inside game
    Can Democrats Make 2024 the Abortion Election?J.B. Pritzker and his fortune are going to try.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  35. life after roe
    Syndication: Arizona Republic
    Arizonans Asked to Block Themselves From Voting on AbortionAfter many years of demanding that “the people” decide abortion policy, anti-abortion activists are asking people to keep the issue off the ballot.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. life after roe
    Former President Trump Holds Campaign Rally In North Charleston, South Carolina
    Trump Poses As Savior of IVF Despite Enabling Alabama BanThe president who killed Roe already got away with distancing himself from anti-abortion extremism in Iowa, so he’s not going to stop now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. life after roe
    Trump Pulls New 16-Week Abortion Standard Out of Thin AirHe says he wants a “number” for an abortion ban that will “make people happy.” This one won’t.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. politics
    The Anti-Feminist Backlash at the Heart of the ElectionAn unrepentant misogynist leads a movement bent on controlling women’s bodies and futures.
    By Sarah Jones
  39. life after roe
    When a Rapist’s Logic Is the LawNew research offers further proof that abortion bans are a tool of abuse.
    By Sarah Jones
  40. life after roe
    Who Gets to Be a Person?The case of Brittany Watts, prosecuted after a miscarriage, shows a pernicious ideology at work.
    By Sarah Jones
  41. life after roe
    The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Anti-HumanTwo recent cases show women are regarded as vessels, not people.
    By Sarah Jones
  42. early and often
    Nikki Haley’s Gender TrapConservative women accept and reject feminism all at once.
    By Sarah Jones
  43. life after roe
    Will Voters Buy Youngkin’s 15-Week Abortion-Ban Gambit?Republicans want to keep pushing for abortion bans wherever they can while claiming they’re being reasonable and Democrats are extremists.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. the law
    Before Mike Johnson Was Speaker, He Was Blaming Abortion for School ShootingsHow Johnson’s years as an anti-abortion soldier of the Christian legal movement prepared him for this moment.
    By Irin Carmon
  45. life after roe
    Fifteen-Week Abortion Bans Are No CompromiseThe GOP is haggling over when to ban abortion. So are some Democrats.
    By Irin Carmon
  46. life after roe
    The Language of Abortion Politics Is Evolving AgainA major abortion-rights group now pursues “reproductive freedom for all,” while Ohio Republicans insist on calling a fetus an unborn child.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. politics
    So Is Abortion Legal Now in Wisconsin?Planned Parenthood is offering abortions after a favorable state-court ruling, but the matter isn’t settled yet.
    By Nia Prater
  48. abortion
    ‘Pro-Life’ or ‘Pro-Baby,’ Republicans Can’t Outrun AbortionVoters know what they stand for, whatever label they use.
    By Sarah Jones
  49. life after roe
    Debate Shows Republicans Are in Total Disarray on AbortionWhere Republicans disagree on abortion, they’re incoherent and evasive. Where they agree, they are out of touch with public opinion.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. life after roe
    California GOP May Drop Anti-Abortion StanceGolden State Republicans want to moderate unpopular national party positions on abortion and same-sex marriage. It won’t happen without a fight.
    By Ed Kilgore
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