Mother Jones | By Becca Andrews | June 29, 2020
Category: News articles
ABC news | By Alexandra Svokos | June 29, 2020
ABC News | By Alexandra Svokos | June 21, 2020
The Nation | By Renee Bracey Sherman | July 15, 2020
The state of abortion care during this pandemic has highlighted the importance of keeping abortion care accessible and ensuring that people are not criminalized for accessing basic reproductive care. In order to maintain adequate access to abortion care, abortion restrictions must be abolished.
Teen Vogue | By Jennifer Dalven | June 12, 2020
In this Op Ed, Jennifer Dalven, director of the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, discusses how COVID has shown us what a post-Roe world might look like. While many of the restrictions we saw in the early days of the pandemic are no longer in place, she urges people to act now before we see more intensive abortion restrictions resurface.
Rewire | By Jallicia Jolly | June 10, 2020
This article asserts that abortion restrictions, which have become more stringent during the COVID-19 pandemic, are a form of reproductive coercion by the state. Additionally, this piece examines the added barriers to accessing abortion care for Black, Brown, and Indigenous people as well as those in abusive relationships.
Vice | By Carter Sherman | May 26, 2020
This piece discusses the challenges faced by an abortion clinic in Michigan due to increased protestor presence during the pandemic. These increased numbers have created patient safety issues not only in regards to increased risk of disease transmission, but also due to the aggressive actions of protestors and changing police practices during “shelter in place” orders.
The Intercept | By Jordan Smith | June 15, 2020
This article describes the series of events that has occurred in the realm of abortion restrictions since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in March. It discusses how new restrictions in addition to increasing numbers of protestors at clinics who are not using appropriate precautions, such as masks, has galvanized people across the nation to speak out against further restricting abortion access.
New York Times | Sabrina Tavernise | April 22, 2020
The Cut | Hannah Gold and Claire Lampen | April 14, 2020
The Abortion Library 