JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Reproductive rights activists in Missouri agree they want to get a ballot measure before voters in the fall to roll back one of the strictest abortion bans in the country and ...

Even in our politically polarized time, abortion stands out as an issue uniquely defined by extremes. This polarization suggests the status quo affirmed by Casey is itself a compromise position, since ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. I recently met Thompson at a convening of legal scholars and maternal health ...

REGULATING ABORTION involves a balance of competing interests. On one hand is a mother’s right to bodily autonomy. On the other is the life of the fetus. In most countries that permit abortion “on ...

People rally in support of abortion rights, July 2, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Reproductive rights activists in Missouri agree they want to ...