All Articles on Roe v. Wade

Democrats’ structural disadvantages in the electoral college and the Senate mean we cannot write off rural, exurban, or center-right voters who may be conflicted on abortion rights. (Photo: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) Views
We Can Take Our Democracy Back. Here’s How.
First, we need to stop pretending that voters don’t support abortion rights. They do.
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Trump’s opposite approaches, discouraging masks and other Covid restrictions while seeking government intrusion into the most intimate decisions anyone makes, have become the de facto centerpieces of his campaign. (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) Views
The Public, the Personal, and the Utter Hypocrisy of the GOP
It is nonsensical to argue, as do Trump and his allies, that government cannot mandate masks or close businesses during a pandemic but can prevent women from having abortions and same-sex couples from marrying.
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A small group of demonstrators protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the early morning of September 21, 2020 in Washington, D.C., as the group marched from the home of Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) to the court News
'A Truly Horrifying Pick': Fury Over Trump Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to SCOTUS
"The American people see this rushed process for what it is. An attempt to cement a right-wing supermajority on the highest court in order to dismantle the Affordable Care Act in the middle of a pandemic and overturn Roe v. Wade ."
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Activists gather in Brooklyn on September 26, 2020 to pressure Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer block President Donald Trump's expected nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court by using "all the tools in his toolbox to save our democracy." (Photo: Connor Palomino) News
Outside Schumer's Home, Activists Demand Dems Block Trump SCOTUS Appointment
"Democracy has its eyes on you, Chuck."
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be nominated to the Supreme Court by President Donald Trump on Saturday, September 26, 2020, according to multiple reports. (Photo: University of Notre Dame) News
'Recognize What Is at Stake,' Progressives Warn Amid Reports Trump Will Tap Amy Coney Barrett as Ginsburg's Successor
"Barrett is a threat to our healthcare, reproductive freedom, to immigrant rights, equality, and the well-being of American democracy writ large."
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The Senate's dereliction of duty to the people in this country is reprehensible. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Views
Trump and McConnell Refuse to Help Millions Amid Pandemic, But Stop at Nothing for Supreme Court Power Grab
Let's fight Trump's nominee like our lives depend on it—because they do.
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'You Can Feel the Anger': 18,000 Calls to Senators in Just 24 Hours Signal Widespread Outrage Over Trump Supreme Court Power Grab
"We cannot and will not let Trump and McConnell pack the Supreme Court without a fight."
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Trump Openly Admits He Wants to Fill RBG Vacancy Before Election Day So His Justice Can Help Fight Mail-In Ballots
"They aren't hiding that they want to confirm a new Trump justice so that justice can steal the election."
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Americans must make certain that Trump and the senators understand that this outrage will cost them politically, not help them. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Views
Death of a Supreme Court Justice Famed for Consensus-Building Is Used to Sow Divisions
Republican leaders show once more that they care only about power, not about the law or legitimacy.
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Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on September 21, 2020. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is planning to hold a vote to fill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat, with President Donald Trump expected to unveil his nominee as early as Friday or Saturday. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images) News
'Absolute Hogwash': Romney Blasted for Backing SCOTUS Vote as Progressives Vow Fight to the End
"Fury—our political system needs your fury right now," said Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin of the senator's announcement.
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