Curiosity has a way of making obedience conditional. A girl who is encouraged to ask questions about the world may eventually ask questions about the rules governing her own life: Who made them? Why do they exist? Who benefits from them? What happens if I disagree? For those conservatives more invested in a more hierarchical … Read more
Patients are showing up ‘later and sicker’ for abortion care as more US states adopt bans and significant restrictions Read more at The Guardian
“It’s heartbreaking as an older person to think, this is what the last chapter of my life is going to be — watching the future my children have to live through become darker and darker instead of brighter and brighter,” said Elizabeth Leonard, a retired historian in Waterville who taught at Colby College. “I’m way … Read more
She endured eight hysteroscopies and years of IVF, turning to surrogacy to grow her family. When she unexpectedly became pregnant herself, the state’s abortion ban made her next decision far more complicated. Read more at 19th News
Trump expected to pick conservative policy wonk Heidi Overton to lead FDA In terms of her policy positions, The New York Times highlights that Overton has written articles calling abortion “corrosive” to women and calling abortion pills “far more dangerous to women,” despite extensive data suggesting that abortion pills are extremely safe. Read more at … Read more
But across the country, major conservative organizations are mobilizing. The Heritage Foundation and the Ethics and Public Policy Center, two prominent think tanks in Washington, D.C., have published papers suggesting that surrogacy should be outlawed. In Florida, Attorney General James Uthmeier has intervened in a surrogacy case to argue that the practice violates the U.S. … Read more
In a call facilitated by the White House faith office just days before he was confirmed, Blanche reportedly told Christian conservative leaders that as attorney general, he would move more aggressively than his predecessor Pam Bondi to outlaw the mailing of mifepristone across state lines, and target the Democratic-controlled states that have protected abortion most … Read more
In July, Open Democracy’s team of international investigative journalists found that AI chatbots were “nudging” pregnant women to anti-abortion resources. In 2025, a team of healthcare providers and researchers concluded that only 65% of ChatGPT-3.5’s responses to abortion questions were “acceptable.” A separate 2024 study found that ChatGPT was actively spreading misinformation about self-managed medication … Read more
Outside experts said the plan to target mifepristone ordered from overseas reflects the anti-abortion movement’s growing frustration with the Trump administration’s inaction. Read more at 19th News
Harper thinks it’s an intriguing hypothesis. To test if out, you’d have to do a study to survey people accessing abortion, she says, “and ask if it was the restricted access to contraception that was the reason for the pregnancy that they’re seeking abortion care for.” and “In 2024, 82% of sexually active reproductive age … Read more
