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Last year Nelufar had an abortion. The decision to terminate her pregnancy wasn’t difficult, but the process was.

First-person dispatches from the frontlines of abortion care in the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe.

Breaking down the confusing legal battle over mifepristone and what it means for the future. Plus: What you need to know about the Comstock Act, the 150-year-old law that could lead to a national abortion ban.

Whether on the news or in scripted television and movies, the abortion stories we see in media are often stigmatizing, inaccurate, or simply outdated. Two researchers tell us why that matters.

A conversation with the director of a new short film exploring self-managed abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol and the emergence of telehealth.

A birth mom says that she doesn’t regret having an abortion—but placing a child for adoption left her traumatized. Plus, an adoptee shares her abortion story, and a researcher clears up some myths about adoption.

Abortion providers, clinic staff, and volunteers tell us what happened in their clinics on the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. People who’ve had abortions reflect on how the decision made them feel. Plus: how you can help.

One woman’s story of delays and denials of care reveals how anti-abortion individuals and policies lead to substandard care for pregnant people—and provides a window into a post-Roe future.

Oklahoma clinics have been a lifeline for Texans since their state enacted a six-week abortion ban. Now, Oklahoma has banned abortion entirely, deepening what was already a crisis.

Did you know that crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) appear in CDC directories of STI testing service centers? That’s right, the same anti-abortion clinics that spread misinformation and manipulate pregnant people are increasingly offering limited medical services, including STI testing. However, they often fail to follow clinical and public health guidelines. So why is the federal government referring people to them?

There’s a common misconception that religious people don’t have abortions. But that couldn’t be further from the truth, and there’s also a robust community of religious and spiritual people fighting for reproductive justice.

As the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could overturn Roe v. Wade, activists outside united around a message: Liberate Abortion. Plus, how independent abortion clinics are holding the line for abortion access.