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abortion

August 1, 2024

A blurred photo-illustration showing Trump and J. D. Vance

Health

Kamala Harris’s Biggest Advantage

Jill Filipovic

July 24, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia, on January 23, 2024.

Politics

Abortion Isn’t About Feminism

Xochitl Gonzalez

July 20, 2024

A house whose body is a sleeve of little white pills

Ideas

‘Hillbilly’ Women Will Get No Help From J. D. Vance

Cassie Chambers Armstrong

July 19, 2024

The Atlantic Daily

How ‘Pro-Life’ Lost all Meaning

Charles Sykes

June 24, 2024

The Atlantic Daily

A Chilling Effect of Louisiana’s Abortion Law

Lora Kelley

May 28, 2024

a combination pack of mifepristone (L) and misoprostol tablets, two medicines used together, also called the abortion pill.

Politics

Trump’s Latest Abortion Position Is More Radical Than It Sounds

Rose Horowitch

May 8, 2024

A portrait of Trump overlaid with scenes from pro-abortion-rights and anti-abortion protests

The Atlantic Daily

What Florida’s Abortion Ban Means Beyond Florida

Elaine Godfrey

April 30, 2024

A worker at a Planned Parenthood in Florida checks the vitals of a woman who wants an abortion

U.S.

Will Republicans Find Consensus on Abortion Politics?

The Editors

April 13, 2024

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

The Atlantic Daily

Where the Future of Abortion Access Lies

Lora Kelley

April 11, 2024

A group of protesters seen from behind raising signs and their fists, in front of the state capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 2022

Radio Atlantic

Inside a Hospital’s Abortion Committee

Hanna Rosin

March 14, 2024

Politics

The People Rooting for the End of IVF

Elaine Godfrey

March 11, 2024

Family

The Anti-abortion Movement’s Attack on Wanted Pregnancies

Melissa Jeltsen

March 7, 2024

A black and white photo of a family facing away from the camera, with a cut-out where a child should be in its fathers arms

Politics

The Pro-life Movement’s Not-So-Secret Plan for Trump

Elaine Godfrey

February 23, 2024

The Atlantic Daily

The Biden Campaign’s New Abortion Messaging

Lora Kelley

January 23, 2024

President Joe Biden in a room flanked by two screens that read: Protecting reproductive freedom

Up for Debate

Readers Share Their Most Misunderstood Views

Conor Friedersdorf

January 17, 2024

An illustration of two corporate workers sitting at a desk looking at papers

Ideas

The Real Reason for Marriage Polarization

Adam Serwer

December 22, 2023

A wedding cake split in two, separating the figurines of the husband and wife

Politics

Anti-abortion Conservatives’ First Target If Trump Returns

Ronald Brownstein

December 21, 2023

Ideas

Texas Becomes an Abortion Dystopia

Adam Serwer

December 18, 2023

The exterior of Texas's Travis County courthouse

Politics

A Plan to Outlaw Abortion Everywhere

Elaine Godfrey

January/February 2024 Issue

Black-and-white photo of anti-abortion protesters drumming and shouting through bullhorns in front of the Supreme Court, holding signs, including one that reads "Abortion PILLS are MURDER!"

Politics

Un plan para prohibir el aborto en todas partes

Elaine Godfrey

December 6, 2023

Fotografía en blanco y negro de manifestantes antiaborto tocando tambores y gritando con megáfonos frente a la Corte Suprema, sosteniendo carteles, incluyendo uno que dice, “¡Las PÍLDORAS abortivas son ASESINAS!”.

Ideas

Harsh Anti-abortion Laws Are Not Empty Threats

Mary Ziegler

November 10, 2023

Person timidly holding sign that says "stop abortion now"

Ideas

Why Abortion Rights Keep Winning in Red States

Jon A. Shields

November 8, 2023

Protesters holding a sign that says "Life"

Politics

Dobbs’s Confounding Effect on Abortion Rates

Rose Horowitch

October 26, 2023

A provider performs a sonogram at the Whole Women’s Health Clinic in McAllen, Texas.

Politics

Virginia Could Decide the Future of the GOP’s Abortion Policy

Ronald Brownstein

October 8, 2023

Students for Life Action volunteers canvassing a neighborhood

Politics

The Pro-life Movement Is Fuming at Donald Trump

Elaine Godfrey

September 22, 2023

A photomontage featuring a blurry black-and-white photo of Donald Trump set amid a crowd of anti-abortion-rights campaigners

Ideas

Trump Is the Reason Women Can’t Get Abortions

Adam Serwer

September 20, 2023

Ideas

Right Price, Wrong Politics

Annie Lowrey

August 15, 2023

Politics

Abortion Is Inflaming the GOP’s Biggest Electoral Problem

Ronald Brownstein

August 13, 2023

The Atlantic Daily

Republicans’ Failed Gamble in Ohio

Lora Kelley

August 9, 2023

Politics

The Abortion Backlash Reaches Ohio

Russell Berman

August 8, 2023

A photo showing "vote yes" and "vote no" signs outside an early-voting site in Ohio

Politics

It’s Abortion, Stupid

Elaine Godfrey

June 25, 2023

Abortion-rights protesters outside the U.S. Supreme Court building

Ideas

Don’t Forget the Other Half of Europe’s Abortion Compromise

Julie C. Suk

June 8, 2023

a baby sitting inside a representation of the EU flag as toy star blocks

Ideas

Has North Carolina Found an Abortion Compromise?

David A. Graham

May 17, 2023

A photo of anti-abortion protesters holding up signs to the windows of a legislative assembly

Politics

The Abortion Absolutist

Elaine Godfrey

May 12, 2023

Politics

Nikki Haley’s Dilemma Is Also the Republicans’ Problem

Elaine Godfrey

April 28, 2023

Sections

The Print Edition

Why Trump Can’t Banish the Weirdos

Kamala Harris’s Biggest Advantage

Abortion Isn’t About Feminism

‘Hillbilly’ Women Will Get No Help From J. D. Vance

How ‘Pro-Life’ Lost all Meaning

A Chilling Effect of Louisiana’s Abortion Law

Trump’s Latest Abortion Position Is More Radical Than It Sounds

What Florida’s Abortion Ban Means Beyond Florida

Will Republicans Find Consensus on Abortion Politics?

Where the Future of Abortion Access Lies

Inside a Hospital’s Abortion Committee

The People Rooting for the End of IVF

The Anti-abortion Movement’s Attack on Wanted Pregnancies

The Pro-life Movement’s Not-So-Secret Plan for Trump

The Biden Campaign’s New Abortion Messaging

Readers Share Their Most Misunderstood Views

The Real Reason for Marriage Polarization

Anti-abortion Conservatives’ First Target If Trump Returns

Texas Becomes an Abortion Dystopia

A Plan to Outlaw Abortion Everywhere

Un plan para prohibir el aborto en todas partes

Harsh Anti-abortion Laws Are Not Empty Threats

Why Abortion Rights Keep Winning in Red States

Dobbs’s Confounding Effect on Abortion Rates

Virginia Could Decide the Future of the GOP’s Abortion Policy

The Pro-life Movement Is Fuming at Donald Trump

Trump Is the Reason Women Can’t Get Abortions

Right Price, Wrong Politics

Abortion Is Inflaming the GOP’s Biggest Electoral Problem

Republicans’ Failed Gamble in Ohio

The Abortion Backlash Reaches Ohio

It’s Abortion, Stupid

Don’t Forget the Other Half of Europe’s Abortion Compromise

Has North Carolina Found an Abortion Compromise?

The Abortion Absolutist

Nikki Haley’s Dilemma Is Also the Republicans’ Problem