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May 30, 2019
The Latest Assault on Abortion Rights
In the last few months, six states have passed laws that essentially ban abortion, and several other states have similar bills pending. 聽Restrictions on access to abortion have been building for decades since the Supreme Court ruled in 1973 that abortion is a constitutional right. But these direct assaults on...
The Latest Assault on Abortion Rights In the last few months, six states have passed laws that essentially ban abortion, and several other states have similar bills pending. 聽Restrictions on access to abortion have been building for decades since the Supreme...
January 10, 2019
Whither Abortion Rights?
The Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade in 1973, establishing access to abortion care as a fundamental right. But state legislatures have been chipping away at that right ever since, passing thousands of restrictions on abortion access and targeting abortion providers with burdensome rules. Several states now have only one...
Whither Abortion Rights? The Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade in 1973, establishing access to abortion care as a fundamental right. But state legislatures have been chipping away at that right ever since, passing thousands of restrictions on...
June 28, 2018
Cecile Richards on the Fight for Reproductive Rights
After 12 years at the center of a heated national debate about abortion rights and women鈥檚 healthcare, Cecile Richards recently stepped down as the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She joins At Liberty to discuss recent gains and losses of the reproductive freedom movement, why the 2018...
Cecile Richards on the Fight for Reproductive Rights June 28, 2018
Cecile Richards on the Fight for Reproductive Rights
Cecile Richards on the Fight for Reproductive RightsAfter 12 years at the center of a heated national debate about abortion rights and women鈥檚 healthcare, Cecile Richards recently stepped down as the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She joins At...