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Mary Ziegler writes that Ohio voters’ rejection of a proposal to raise the threshold for passing a state constitutional amendment – an attempt to undermine a vote on an abortion rights amendment later this year – is a reminder that Democrats can still do a lot with the abortion issue if they play their cards right.

Mark Lee Dickson leads the charge of the anti-abortion movement with a goal of banning abortion across the nation – city by city and state by state – until he can create an abortion-free America. And world.

In the difficult cases that divide us, the Supreme Court needs to admit there isn't always a clear constitutional answer.

The administration’s proposed rule would bar states from accessing information about abortion in certain cases, generating an array of potential legal and med...

Efforts to localize the abortion issue are part of a national movement that brings a deeply personal issue into contentious public debates.

The gynecologist and sculptor’s “Birth Series” broke barriers, but how do his views on abortion, race and women’s health square with what we know today?

I sincerely hope that if someone is going to challenge a book and request it be banned, they have the respect to at least read it in its entirety first.

The vibe was very West Coast: everyone looked like someone I’d played in a Seattle band with a decade ago. Cowboy boots and fleece, a lot of craft beer and sleeve tattoos, #vanlifers with fedoras and rainbow Pendleton blankets, earth-toned knitwear and dusty Chacos (the “pretty” kind with the toe loop), big Indigo Girls energy. I’ve been in New York too long; I don’t own clothes like this anymore.

This purple border town is a microcosm of abortion politics in the West.

This Viewpoint explains the history of the Comstock Act, its use by those seeking to restrict abortion, and why it threatens abortion access in the US.