South Dakota Moves To Legalize Killing Abortion Providers

Kate Sheppard reports for Mother Jones: “A law under consideration in South Dakota would expand the definition of ‘justifiable homicide’ to include killings that are intended to prevent harm to a fetus—a move that could make it legal to kill doctors who…

Can Abortion Get a Fair Hearing in Wichita?

Kate Sheppard writes for Mother Jones: “The Kansas judge who last week barred a doctor from providing abortion services in her Wichita office has, in the past, supported anti-abortion causes, according to state election records. His contribution to a pol…

Dr. Gosnell Is Not Me

Dr. Lynette Leighton writes on RH Reality Check: “I now belong to a wonderful community of primary care doctors who are dedicated to improving women’s health and the treatment they receive, including abortion. We see abortion as inextricable from the ful…

Looking Behind the Curtain of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

It’s time to focus once again on the grievous injury of what the Hyde Amendment represents. Abortion is a legal medical procedure protected by the constitutional right to privacy; segregating access to this form of health care is discrimination against women. Let’s pause to consider that most of our country’s history has been punctuated by men making choices for women without their consent.