by Robin Abcarian Warren Hern is every bit as intense as you would expect of someone who has been threatened with death for most of his career. One of the […]
Tag: reproductive rights
Contraception bill vote previews next fight over rights
It is infuriating as well as alarming that the U.S. Senate on Wednesday failed to pass the Right to Contraception Act, a straightforward bill that would guarantee a federal right […]
This Mother’s Day, forget the cards and flowers. Women want their rights instead
by Mary McNamara When I was young, my father gave me one piece of advice about choosing a career: Stay away from any occupation with a national “appreciation” day. As […]
As a pregnant law professor in Arizona, I fear the abortion ban
by Caitlin Millat I am 19 weeks pregnant, a legal scholar and a resident of Arizona, whose highest court last Tuesday upheld a 160-year-old law banning nearly all abortions, even […]
Thank Alabama for embryo honesty
I’m not here to join the mockery of Alabama for declaring that embryos are children — and, therefore, in vitro fertilization clinics must protect them forever. On the contrary, I […]
Conservatives are targeting IVF
by Michael Frerichs The new battlefield over abortion rights centers on the use of in vitro fertilization. It’s a battle that is highly personal for me and my wife, Erica. […]
Abortion access is popular. Legislators want to ban it entirely
There is a vocal group of extreme anti-abortion West Virginians, but despite their outsized presence in the Capitol’s halls, they are a statistical minority. Several polls show West Virginians support […]
New ‘baby box’ a welcome addition, but doesn’t replace right to choose
As we reported at the end of January, Morgantown will receive West Virginia’s second “baby box” as part of the Norwood Fire Station’s renovations. The baby box will be built […]
Post-Roe America’s national shame: 65,000 forced pregnancies
by Lisa Jarvis It’s now been about a year and a half since the Supreme Court’s decision to revoke the constitutional right to abortion. Over that time, new data has […]
Bills on human rights to watch
The 2024 Legislative session is underway, and the League of Women Voters is tracking bills and preparing for a Legislative Scorecard like the one published for the 2023 session. While […]
