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abortion

September 6, 2021

Ideas

The Strange, Sudden Silence of Conservative Abortion Foes

David A. Graham

September 4, 2021

An abortion-rights protester and an anti-abortion protester

Politics

Is This How Democrats Break Their Midterm Curse?

Elaine Godfrey

September 3, 2021

Protesters hold up signs at a protest outside the Texas state capitol

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.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: How Texas Citizens Won the Right to Be Anti-Abortion Vigilantes

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

September 2, 2021

Ideas

All of Those ‘Hysterical’ Women Were Right

Laura Bassett

September 2, 2021

Ideas

Texas Republicans Got What They Wanted. They Might Regret It.

David Frum

September 2, 2021

An illustration of the GOP elephant symbol framing a collage of abortion rights and anti-abortion placards.

The Atlantic Interview

What Texas Abortion Foes Want Next

Emma Green

September 2, 2021

John Seago surrounded by red graphical blocks

Ideas

The Deviousness of Texas’s New Abortion Law

Mary Ziegler

September 1, 2021

An illustration of a white uterus with a red gavel inside, and white fallopian tubes, with a red state of Texas in the left ovary and a red dollar sign in the right ovary

Ideas

The Real Threat to American Catholicism

Mollie Wilson O'Reilly

June 27, 2021

a bishop's miter superimposed on a photo of Joe Biden

Ideas

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

Mary Ziegler

May 20, 2021

Politics

The Archbishop Who Fears for Joe Biden’s Soul

Emma Green

March 14, 2021

Archbishop Joseph Naumann processes through the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

Ideas

How Raphael Warnock Came to Be an Abortion-Rights Outlier

Mary Ziegler

December 31, 2020

Ideas

Biden Could Expand Abortion Access, Even Without the Senate

Greer Donley

November 28, 2020

An illustration of Joe Biden and a "Keep abortion legal" sticker

Politics

A Look at the Future of Abortion From Colorado

Emma Green

November 5, 2020

An older woman holds a yellow sign that says "Defund Planned Parenthood" in green letters, with a mountain in the background and people standing beside her

Politics

No One Likes Amy Coney Barrett’s Abortion Answer

Emma Green

October 13, 2020

Politics

Is This Really the End of Abortion?

Emma Green

September 22, 2020

Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of the Susan B. Anthony List, at a reception in Washington in 2018

Politics

The Anti-Abortion-Rights Movement Prepares to Build a Post-Roe World

Emma Green

August 7, 2020

Ideas

Social Conservatives Are Learning All the Wrong Lessons From Trump

Mary Ziegler

June 30, 2020

Chief Justice John Roberts and Donald Trump

Politics

What the Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision Means

Emma Green

June 29, 2020

Ideas

Why Norma McCorvey’s Beliefs Matter

Mary Ziegler

May 31, 2020

Culture

A Brilliant Indie Movie That’s Accidentally Getting a National Release

David Sims

April 4, 2020

Ideas

Abortion Foes Use the Pandemic as an Excuse

Katha Pollitt

March 26, 2020

Culture

A Deeply Personal Movie With a Pointed Political Message

David Sims

March 13, 2020

Ideas

My Abortion Before Roe v. Wade

Elizabeth Stone

March 8, 2020

Protesters holding signs that say "No Return to Back Street Abortion"

Family

Dear Therapist: If My Sister Won’t Leave Her Awful Boyfriend, I’m Done With Her

Lori Gottlieb

February 24, 2020

An illustration of a woman watching another woman get pulled away

Letters

The Commons

March 2020 Issue

Ideas

America May Be Nearing the End of the Roe Era

Garrett Epps

February 13, 2020

The Troubling Ideals at the Heart of Abortion Rights

Erika Bachiochi

January 24, 2020

Ideas

Losing the Rare in ‘Safe, Legal, and Rare’

Caitlin Flanagan

December 6, 2019

Bill and Hillary Clinton greet supporters at a victory rally in 1992.

Ideas

The Dishonesty of the Abortion Debate

Caitlin Flanagan

December 2019 Issue

Two images: a protestor holding a sign that reads "Abortion Is Freedom" and protestors holding anti-abortion signs

Politics

Just Don’t Call It Abortion

Emma Green

October 16, 2019

How the Court Could Limit Abortion Rights Without Overturning Roe

Leah Litman

October 8, 2019

Abortion-rights activists in front of the US Supreme Court

Politics

The Supreme Court Will Soon Test Its Commitment to Abortion Rights

Emma Green

October 4, 2019

Politics

The Trump Administration Sides With Nurses Who Object to Abortion

Emma Green

August 28, 2019

Politics

Planned Parenthood Makes a Huge Bet

Emma Green

August 20, 2019

Sections

The Print Edition

Another Extremist Law That Americans Have to Live With

The Strange, Sudden Silence of Conservative Abortion Foes

Is This How Democrats Break Their Midterm Curse?

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

The Atlantic Daily: How Texas Citizens Won the Right to Be Anti-Abortion Vigilantes

All of Those ‘Hysterical’ Women Were Right

Texas Republicans Got What They Wanted. They Might Regret It.

What Texas Abortion Foes Want Next

The Deviousness of Texas’s New Abortion Law

The Real Threat to American Catholicism

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

The Archbishop Who Fears for Joe Biden’s Soul

How Raphael Warnock Came to Be an Abortion-Rights Outlier

Biden Could Expand Abortion Access, Even Without the Senate

A Look at the Future of Abortion From Colorado

No One Likes Amy Coney Barrett’s Abortion Answer

Is This Really the End of Abortion?

The Anti-Abortion-Rights Movement Prepares to Build a Post-Roe World

Social Conservatives Are Learning All the Wrong Lessons From Trump

What the Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision Means

Why Norma McCorvey’s Beliefs Matter

A Brilliant Indie Movie That’s Accidentally Getting a National Release

Abortion Foes Use the Pandemic as an Excuse

A Deeply Personal Movie With a Pointed Political Message

My Abortion Before Roe v. Wade

Dear Therapist: If My Sister Won’t Leave Her Awful Boyfriend, I’m Done With Her

The Commons

America May Be Nearing the End of the Roe Era

The Troubling Ideals at the Heart of Abortion Rights

Losing the Rare in ‘Safe, Legal, and Rare’

The Dishonesty of the Abortion Debate

Just Don’t Call It Abortion

How the Court Could Limit Abortion Rights Without Overturning Roe

The Supreme Court Will Soon Test Its Commitment to Abortion Rights

The Trump Administration Sides With Nurses Who Object to Abortion

Planned Parenthood Makes a Huge Bet