The Future of Abortion
“The Future of Abortion” is a series of occasional stories about the state of abortion as it is challenged in a divided country.
The logistics of accessing abortion are about to get more complicated, with at least 26 states set to ban the procedure after the fall of Roe vs. Wade.
June 24, 2022
New Mexico is one of six states that allow late-term abortions. With Roe vs. Wade reversed, it expects a steep rise in out-of-state visitors.
June 24, 2022
In a historic reversal, the Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe vs.
June 24, 2022
There are more than 2,500 pregnancy centers across the country, including 200 in Texas. With Roe vs. Wade expected to fall, those numbers are poised to grow.
June 12, 2022
If Roe vs. Wade falls, low-income women will suffer most. Texas offers a preview.
May 8, 2022
Ahead of an expected Supreme Court decision on Roe vs. Wade, medication abortions have surged — and drawn the interest of opposition groups.
May 5, 2022
Legal scholars and political scientists point to major missteps at the start which left the Roe vs. Wade decision vulnerable.
May 3, 2022
The Republican Party, evangelical Christianity and the antiabortion movement have long been inextricably linked. Some Christians want to change that.
April 14, 2022
Conservative statehouses are dropping rape exceptions from abortion bans as they look ahead to the Supreme Court’s expected decision in a major abortion case.
April 8, 2022
With the Supreme Court expected to rule on Roe vs. Wade in the coming months, a Colorado abortion provider has recommitted himself to what he says is his life’s work: helping women.
March 10, 2022
Dr. Warren Hern has performed abortions since before Roe v. Wade. He speaks about his career — and the fears he has for the future.
March 14, 2022
The complicated story of how evangelicals mobilized around restricting abortion, and one Christian woman’s place in it all.
April 15, 2022
How Texas has made it nearly impossible for low-income women to get an abortion. And how other states want to copy that.
May 16, 2022
Pregnancy centers have grown in numbers with the backing of antiabortion religious organizations. What’s their future like in a post-Roe vs. Wade world?
June 15, 2022
What went wrong with Roe vs. Wade, and why the court’s effort to resolve the abortion controversy back in 1973 has instead led to decades of division.
June 21, 2022
The illegal abortion in California that paved the way for abortion rights across the nation is a history lesson in what might happen next now that Roe vs. Wade has been struck down.
July 1, 2022