The FDA Will Consider Whether To Approve a Birth Control Pill for Over-the-Counter Use
If approved, the drug could increase access to effective birth control.
Reproductive Freedom
When 'Pro-Life' Becomes 'Pro-Censorship'
Antiabortion activists are the new Anthony Comstocks.
Fetuses in HOV Lanes, Abortions at Sea, and More Post-Dobbs Weirdness
Plus: Banned books, a bookstore revival, and more...
Biden Issues Executive Order Designed To Protect Abortion Access
The abortion wars have entered a new phase.
The Troubling Meaning of the 'We Will Adopt Your Baby' Meme Wars
The debate isn’t a panorama of the whole American abortion war, but it is a snapshot of a key battle after a surprise victory, and it shows no path to peace.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown: Abortion Prohibition, Mail-Order Pills, and Post-Roe Politics
The Reason senior editor and co-founder of the libertarian feminist group Feminists for Liberty examines a murky post-Roe future.
Without Roe v. Wade, Litigants Look to State Constitutions for Protection of Abortion Rights
Several state supreme courts already have recognized the right to terminate a pregnancy. Will more states join the list?
Here's What Abortion Laws in a Post-Roe World Might Look Like
A pro-life group's model legislation hints at how extreme enforcing abortion bans could get.
Can the FDA Stop States From Banning Abortion Pills?
The FDA could work with the Department of Justice to sue states over mifepristone bans. But should it?
Maximalists Threaten a Federalist Compromise on Abortion
National legislation and extraterritorial application of state laws are inconsistent with the local leeway that the Constitution protects.
Some States Restrict Abortion After Dobbs, Others Rush To Protect Access
Plus: What overturning Roe means for Republicans' future, court halts ban of Juul products, and more...
Enforcing Abortion Bans Is Much Harder Than Winning in Court
There’s no painless way to restrict choices for people who resist.
John Roberts and the Path SCOTUS Did Not Take on Abortion
Although the chief justice's incrementalism did not sway his colleagues, his observations about the meaning of a "right to choose" could be relevant in state legislatures.
States Can't Ban Out-of-State Travel To Get Abortions, Writes Kavanaugh
He also nixes the idea that states could "retroactively impose liability or punishment for an abortion that occurred before today's decision takes effect."
Here Is a State-by-State Rundown of What Will Happen Now That SCOTUS Has Freed Lawmakers To Restrict Abortion
Most states are unlikely to enact bans, but 22 either have them already or probably will soon.
Abortion Bans Bring First Amendment Battles, Too
Looking back at how abortion advertising bans played out last century may give us some idea what the future holds for speech about abortion.
'Jane's Revenge': Abortion Terror Group or Terror Hoax?
Plus: Americans' changing opinions of January 6 riots, Texas craft brewer can "party on," and more...
Senators Want To Control Google Search Results About Abortion
Plus: Uvalde cops didn't check classroom door, Texas GOP slides further to the right, telemedicine deregulation in peril, and more...
Pro-Life Identification Falls to Lowest Level Since 1996
Plus: Michigan prisons ban Spanish and Swahili dictionaries, a win against New York's ban on "unauthorized" legal advice, and more...
The Failed Senate Abortion Bill Went Far Beyond Preserving Current Rights
Without citing any constitutional authority to dictate state abortion policies, the bill would have overridden regulations that have been upheld or have yet to be tested.
In Defense of Roe
The last 50 years have been marked by a remarkably stable social consensus balancing the rights of women and fetuses. Let's not throw that away.
Public Opinion About Abortion Is Complex and Sometimes Confused
Americans cannot be neatly divided into two sides, and they do not necessarily understand the implications of Roe v. Wade.
There Is a Reason Why Roe v. Wade's Defenders Focus on Its Results Rather Than Its Logic
The abortion precedent has faced withering criticism, including damning appraisals by pro-choice legal scholars, for half a century.
Alito, Abortion, and Autonomy
Plus: ruminations on public health, misinformation, and media literacy
Is Abortion a Constitutional Right? Josh Blackman on Alito's Draft
The constitutional scholar on abortion, Sam Alito, and the future of federalism
Ending Roe Threatens More Than Abortion Rights
Plus: Lawsuit against Twitter can move forward, antitrust bills targeting Big Tech falter, and more...
Pro-Life Libertarians Can Cautiously Cheer the End of Roe
For libertarians who see unborn babies as innocent rights-bearing individuals, reducing the number of lives ended by abortion brings us closer to our credo.
Josh Blackman: Sam Alito, Roe v. Wade, and Libertarians
Does returning decisions about abortion to the states increase liberty or shrink it?
Do Americans Who Support Roe v. Wade Understand Its Implications?
Although recent polls show a majority thinks the abortion precedent should be preserved, some respondents seem confused about what that would mean.
Alito's Draft Opinion That Would Overturn Roe Is a Disaster of Legal Reasoning
Plus: How abortion used to be less partisan, NFT sales have plummeted, and more...
The Impact of Overturning Roe v. Wade Will Be Less Dramatic Than Abortion-Rights Advocates Fear
Abortion is likely to remain legal in most states, and workarounds will mitigate the effects of bans.
The End of Roe? Everything You Need To Know About the Leaked Supreme Court Draft Opinion
Plus: Boston rebuked for rejecting Christian flag, Google will remove more personal information, and more...
Kentuckians Left Without Abortion Access After Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto
Plus: The end of travel mask mandates, pundits out of touch with how normies use social media, and more...
Texas Woman Accused of Self-Induced Abortion Was Jailed for 2 Nights Before Murder Charges Were Dismissed
Plus: An index of school book bans, new "ghost gun" regulations, and more...
Oklahoma Votes To Criminalize Abortion
Plus: Panhandling is free speech, Biden may extend student loan repayment moratorium, Florida's wasteful defense of unconstitutional social media law, and more...
Oklahoma House OKs Citizen-Enforced Abortion Ban
Plus: Masculinity tied to inflated IQ estimates, contempt for Warren's crypto bill, and more...
Opponents of the Texas Abortion Ban Still Have Ways To Challenge It
Although a Texas Supreme Court ruling ended the main challenge to the law, other cases could ultimately block its enforcement.
Missouri Lawmaker Behind Confusing Abortion Bill Says He'll Clarify Ban on Ending Ectopic Pregnancies
But the bill is still a mess.
Enforcing Abortion Bans Is Much Harder Than Passing Them
The experience in Texas shows that workarounds pose daunting obstacles to such laws.
How Texas Women Are Circumventing the State's New Abortion Law
Plus: free speech history, against regulating social media like phone companies, and more...
Mail-Order Abortion Pills, Now Officially Authorized by the FDA, Pose an Insoluble Problem for Legislators Who Want To Ban the Procedure
Federal regulators have permanently lifted a requirement that mifepristone be dispensed in person.
Taking a Page From the Texas Abortion Ban, California's Governor Threatens To Attack Gun Rights With Private Lawsuits
Gavin Newsom is exploring legislation to authorize private civil actions against people who sell "assault weapons" or gun kits.
SCOTUS Says State Judges and Court Clerks Can't Be Sued To Block Enforcement of the Texas Abortion Ban
The Court allowed claims against health care regulators to proceed, but that will not prevent the private civil actions authorized by the law.
Here Is Why a Texas Judge Concluded That the State's Abortion Ban Is Unconstitutional
District Court Judge David Peeples focused on the law's "unique and unprecedented" enforcement mechanism rather than abortion rights.
RIP Phil Harvey, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Who Expanded Human Pleasure and Human Choice
Harvey, who died last week, dedicated his life to supporting human pleasure along with the power to manage it responsibly.
Without Promising Alternatives to the 'Viability' Rule, the Supreme Court Seems Inclined to Ditch Its Abortion Precedents
The justices may find it difficult to uphold Mississippi's abortion ban without overturning Roe v. Wade.
Can SCOTUS Draw a New Line on Abortion?
The "viability" rule is arbitrary. So are the alternatives.
The Texas Abortion Ban Is a Roadmap to Privatized Oppression
Even justices who take a dim view of Roe v. Wade recognize the law’s chilling implications.
