"That year in the 1960s, several thousand American women were treated in emergency rooms for botched abortions, and there were at least 200 known deaths."
Roe v. Wade was decided 47 years ago today. Here's what it was like before the historic ruling. bit.ly/2REQ4go
Roe v. Wade was decided 47 years ago today. Here's what it was like before the historic ruling. bit.ly/2REQ4go
Abortion became legal not because justices one day woke up and changed their minds but because women took to the streets. bit.ly/2TN9pyz
Trump has promised to overturn Roe. But conservatives have already fundamentally rewritten abortion laws—and for millions of women, the right to end a pregnancy has been rendered meaningless. bit.ly/2NSUH5f
Getting an abortion in the South is particularly hellish. bit.ly/2RmfJeR
As long as women have had unwanted pregnancies, other women have helped them resolve the problem.
Today, an underground network of nonmedical providers is responsible for a small but significant number of abortions nationwide. bit.ly/2RgwhVw
Today, an underground network of nonmedical providers is responsible for a small but significant number of abortions nationwide. bit.ly/2RgwhVw
Research shows women who are forced to carry their pregnancies to term are more likely to be in poverty, less likely to have full-time employment, and more likely to receive public assistance for years later. bit.ly/30MGMDe
Nine states passed abortion bans last year. But thanks to a spate of lawsuits challenging these laws’ constitutionality, the courts have not allowed any to take effect. bit.ly/38qdTiy
States are now scrambling to protect the right to choose: “We have to be prepared [if] Roe falls. That’s just part of the reality of living under the Trump administration.” bit.ly/2sOo3ud
Here’s what happens the minute Roe is overturned: bit.ly/2RJGsAH
