A collage of a piece of paper of a anti-abortion legislation from National Right to Life Committee and a piece of paper that discusses how to get abortion pills sent by mail.

Access Denied Ashton Lattimore Jun 22, 2022

Anti Abortion Extremists Are Ready to Go After Journalists

Ashton Lattimore Jun 22, 2022

The National Right to LIfe Committee’s model law puts journalists and outlets who cover abortion squarely into legal crosshairs. And it’s just the latest in a long history of tactics used to silence coverage of injustice and marginalized people.

A collage of Linda Villarosa with her book "Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and On The Health of Our Nation"

Access Denied Lauren Rankin Jun 21, 2022

Will We Ever Fix Our Racist Health Care System?

Lauren Rankin Jun 21, 2022

As we await the final nail in the 'Roe' coffin, Linda Villarosa, author of the groundbreaking 'Under the Skin,' talks with DAME about the horrifying history of sterilizing Black Americans—and the alarming rates of infant and maternal mortality that continue to this day.

Roe v Wade on the car mirror with a desert road in the background

Access Denied Lauren Rankin May 11, 2022

The GOP Aren’t the Only Culprit in Overturning ‘Roe’

Lauren Rankin May 11, 2022

The Republicans have done everything in their power to erode our Constitutional right to a safe, legal abortion. But are the Democrats totally blameless?

The cover of the book "Bodies on the Line" by Lauren Rankin in front of illustrations of people holding blank signs.

Access Denied Lauren Rankin Apr 20, 2022

Our Bodies Are Literally on the Line

Lauren Rankin Apr 20, 2022

When our columnist began writing her history on the frontline fight to protect abortion back in 2018, even she couldn't predict the horrific landscape for reproductive rights in 2022—and how much more necessary her book would be.

A collage of older documents promoting underground abortion services.

Access Denied Lauren Rankin Mar 15, 2022

The Forgotten History of the Underground Abortion Movement

Lauren Rankin Mar 15, 2022

Roe is poised to be overturned by year's end. And nearly every state in the union is passing increasingly oppressive, dangerous anti-abortion bills. Can we survive without safe, legal abortion?

A collage of a heart with the word "mom" on it and flowers in a silver garbage bag.

Access Denied Lauren Rankin Feb 14, 2022

America’s War Against Motherhood

Lauren Rankin Feb 14, 2022

With Roe on the brink of being overturned, no paid parental leave, and little government assistance for low-income parents thanks to GOP obstruction, the U.S. is proving their disdain for mothers.

A collage of three birth control pills over a mint green background

Access Denied Lauren Rankin Jan 5, 2022

The Medication Abortion Revolution Is Here

Lauren Rankin Jan 5, 2022

SCOTUS is poised to gut Roe v. Wade this year, making abortion illegal in more than half the country. But expanded access to abortion pills may be one way to save pregnant people's lives.

collage with keep abortion legal sign, a sonogram, gavel and welcome to Mississippi sign

Access Denied Sarah Fowler Jun 14, 2021

‘We’re doing the best we can’:Talking with Mississippi Doctors

Sarah Fowler Jun 14, 2021

As the state’s 15-week abortion ban heads to the Supreme Court, Mississippi doctors talk reproductive health care access, fetal viablity, and maternal health.

vector drawing of a uterus layered on top of torn pieces of newspaper

Access Denied Kylie Cheung May 19, 2021

The Media Doesn’t Care About Abortion Rights

Kylie Cheung May 19, 2021

And now, with the Supreme Court hearing Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, that could mean the end of abortion access for most of the country.

man with bullhorn that says pro-life on it screaming at woman at anti abortion protest

Access Denied Kylie Cheung Apr 7, 2021

Abortion Bans Are a Form of Gender Violence

Kylie Cheung Apr 7, 2021

There is a deliberate connection between the laws that render abortion inaccessible and violence against women.

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