Roe v. Wade

October 30, 2025

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Ideas

How Originalism Killed the Constitution

Jill Lepore

October 2025 Issue

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The Atlantic Daily

The Project 2025 Presidency

David A. Graham

April 24, 2025

Health

Abortion Pills Have Changed the Post-Roe Calculus

Sarah Zhang

October 18, 2024

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Ideas

What Is This ‘Post-Birth Abortion’ Donald Trump Keeps Talking About?

Greer Donley and Jill Wieber Lens

October 17, 2024

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Ideas

Yes, Third-Trimester Abortions Are Happening in America

Emma Camp

October 7, 2024

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Politics

Un plan para prohibir el aborto en todas partes

Elaine Godfrey

December 6, 2023

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Ideas

Roe Was Never Roe After All

Mary Ziegler

January 21, 2023

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Culture

The Loudest Political Voice on SNL

Amanda Wicks

November 6, 2022

Cecily Strong and Colin Jost star in "Weekend Update" on "SNL."

Newsletters

Roe Rage

Molly Jong-Fast

June 27, 2022

Abortion-rights activists march toward the White House on June 26.

Newsletters

Roe Was Flawed. Dobbs Is Worse.

Tom Nichols

June 27, 2022

Poem

Considering Roe v. Wade, Letters to the Black Body

Tiana Clark

June 25, 2022

Ideas

If the Supreme Court Can Reverse Roe, It Can Reverse Anything

Mary Ziegler

June 24, 2022

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Ideas

What My Mom Told Me About America Before Roe

Molly Jong-Fast

June 22, 2022

People demonstrate outside a building, with placards that read "No Restrictions on Our Rights" and "Abortion: A Woman's Right to Choose."

Ideas

The Right to Become a Parent Is Now at Risk Too

Laurence H. Tribe

June 14, 2022

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Ideas

The Myth That Roe Broke America

Adam Serwer

May 18, 2022

Anti- and pro-abortion protesters in 1973

Newsletters

Who’s Really to Blame for the End of Roe?

Molly Jong-Fast

May 6, 2022

Ideas

What Alito Got Right

David French

May 4, 2022

Ideas

My Mother Was Wrong

Molly Jong-Fast

May 3, 2022

Women protesting in favor of abortion rights

Ideas

The Conservatives Aren’t Just Ending Roe—They’re Delighting in It

Mary Ziegler

May 3, 2022

An illustration of the Supreme Court justices

Ideas

There’s No Knowing What Will Happen When Roe Falls

Rachel Rebouché and Mary Ziegler

April 25, 2022

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Politics

The Anti-abortion Movement’s Gen-Z Victors

Christian Paz

January 24, 2022

Protesters at the March for Life, with one holding an "I am the post-Roe generation" sign

Ideas

Sarah Weddington’s Unexpected Path to Roe

Joshua Prager

January 7, 2022

A photo collage of images from a Women's March, an old photo of Sarah Weddington, and a recent photo of Sarah Weddington

Ideas

What Roe Could Take Down With It

Kimberly Wehle

December 3, 2021

A photo of a protester holding a sign that reads "Judgement" in orange letters on a white background

Newsletters

How Roe Undermined Itself

David French

December 2, 2021

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: The New Normal on Abortion

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

December 1, 2021

Ideas

The End of Roe

Mary Ziegler

December 1, 2021

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Ideas

The Messy Post-Roe Legal Future Awaiting America

Greer Donley, David S. Cohen, and Rachel Rebouché

September 27, 2021

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Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: The Roe v. Wade Baby Tells Her Story

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

September 9, 2021

Ideas

The Justices Are Telling Us What They Think About Roe v. Wade

Mary Ziegler

September 3, 2021

Artwork depicting black and white roman columns overlaid on a circle made up of half of the Texas state flag and half of a blue 'Keep Abortion Legal' sign.

Ideas

All of Those ‘Hysterical’ Women Were Right

Laura Bassett

September 2, 2021

Ideas

The Abortion Fight Has Never Been About Just Roe v. Wade

Mary Ziegler

May 20, 2021

Ideas

The Secret Code of the Amy Coney Barrett Hearing

Mary Ziegler

October 14, 2020

An illustration of Amy Coney Barrett at her hearing and Morse code

The Troubling Ideals at the Heart of Abortion Rights

Erika Bachiochi

January 24, 2020

Politics

Radio Atlantic: The Abortion Debate’s New Urgency

Kevin Townsend

May 30, 2019

Politics Daily

The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: AL vs. Roe vs. Wade

Elaine Godfrey

May 15, 2019

Sections

The Print Edition

The Movies That Capture Women’s Deepest Fears

How Originalism Killed the Constitution

The Project 2025 Presidency

Abortion Pills Have Changed the Post-Roe Calculus

What Is This ‘Post-Birth Abortion’ Donald Trump Keeps Talking About?

Yes, Third-Trimester Abortions Are Happening in America

Un plan para prohibir el aborto en todas partes

Roe Was Never Roe After All

The Loudest Political Voice on SNL

Roe Rage

Roe Was Flawed. Dobbs Is Worse.

Considering Roe v. Wade, Letters to the Black Body

If the Supreme Court Can Reverse Roe, It Can Reverse Anything

What My Mom Told Me About America Before Roe

The Right to Become a Parent Is Now at Risk Too

The Myth That Roe Broke America

Who’s Really to Blame for the End of Roe?

What Alito Got Right

My Mother Was Wrong

The Conservatives Aren’t Just Ending Roe—They’re Delighting in It

There’s No Knowing What Will Happen When Roe Falls

The Anti-abortion Movement’s Gen-Z Victors

Sarah Weddington’s Unexpected Path to Roe

What Roe Could Take Down With It

How Roe Undermined Itself

The Atlantic Daily: The New Normal on Abortion

The End of Roe

The Messy Post-Roe Legal Future Awaiting America

The Atlantic Daily: The Roe v. Wade Baby Tells Her Story

The Justices Are Telling Us What They Think About Roe v. Wade

All of Those ‘Hysterical’ Women Were Right

The Abortion Fight Has Never Been About Just Roe v. Wade

The Secret Code of the Amy Coney Barrett Hearing

The Troubling Ideals at the Heart of Abortion Rights

Radio Atlantic: The Abortion Debate’s New Urgency

The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: AL vs. Roe vs. Wade