The right-wing organization blames “feminism” for falling fertility rates. Not surprisingly, its “solutions” are hostile to women.
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Are You There, Judy?
Even as she showed deep empathy for young girls, Judy Blume remained a mystery to herself.
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The Architect of Empathy: Suzannah Lessard (1944-2026)
The Architect of Empathy: Suzannah Lessard (1944-2026). Among the first editors of this magazine, the celebrated author and progeny of Stanford White, had a tumultuous upbringing and a nuanced moral imagination.
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How Reproductive Freedom Advocates Outsmarted the Anti-Abortion Movement
Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the number of abortions is up because of telehealth and the free sharing of mifepristone and misoprostol.
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Menstrual Classes + Mass Deportations = Peak Stupidity
If the Trump administration were genuinely concerned about America’s declining population, it would embrace immigration instead of pursuing half-baked ideas to increase birth rates.
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I Asked Trump if Women Should Be Punished for Having an Abortion. He Said, “Yes.”
My 2016 interview revealed that he was willing to go further than the Catholic Church or right-to-life groups, and this was a mainstay in ads this year. But it wasn’t enough
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What Trump and Vance Could Do to What’s Left of Reproductive Freedom
Dobbs was a disaster. A national abortion ban would make it worse, but a MAGA White House could install judges ready to take down the abortion pill to laws in legal abortion states.
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Harris Shows How to Dismantle a Would-Be Dictator
Harris Shows How to Dismantle a Would-Be Dictator. Humor, ridicule, gut punches, and that look of puzzlement and contempt were just some of the tools the vice president used to take down Trump.
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Inside the MAGA Bubble, A Child’s Rape Was Ridiculed, Demagogued
Remember the 10-year-old Ohio girl forced to travel out of state to abort her rapist’s fetus? Her story was derided by Trump allies in 2022. J. D. Vance even tried to make it about immigration. A reminder of the Trumpian capacity to twist the facts.zirin
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Trump’s Democrats-Support-Infanticide Trope Is an Infuriating Lie
Republicans are mocking every woman who made the tragic decision to end a hopeless pregnancy. I can’t understand why we Democrats haven’t pushed back hard on this.
