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From maternal mortality to abortion rights to birth control, this is a look at the state of reproductive health.

Trump won, but so did seven ballot measures protecting abortion rightsTrump won, but so did seven ballot measures protecting abortion rights
Abortion

Ten states had referendums on reproductive freedom.

By Rachel M. Cohen
Trump won. So what does that mean for abortion?Trump won. So what does that mean for abortion?
Trump 2.0, explained

It will be easier to restrict reproductive rights in the president-elect’s second term.

By Rachel M. Cohen
What actually matters this week, according to our politics teamWhat actually matters this week, according to our politics team
2024 Elections

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Here’s what our writers are watching.

By Lavanya Ramanathan and Melinda Fakuade
Will abortion rights help turn out voters in Arizona?Will abortion rights help turn out voters in Arizona?
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Today, Explained podcastMember Exclusive

Arizona’s dueling ballot measures on abortion and immigration, explained.

By Victoria Chamberlin
Nebraska is the only state with two abortion measures on the ballot. Confusion is the point.Nebraska is the only state with two abortion measures on the ballot. Confusion is the point.
2024 Elections

The state’s 12-week ban has already upended care. Anti-abortion leaders want to go further.

By Rachel M. Cohen
Miscarriages are incredibly common. Abortion bans have made them less safe.
Life

Since care for abortion and pregnancy loss is the same, restrictions on one have had disastrous impacts on the other.

By Aubrey Hirsch
Abortion groups are raising more money than ever. Where exactly is it going? Abortion groups are raising more money than ever. Where exactly is it going? 
Policy

Activists confront competing priorities, tactics and goals ahead of Trump and Harris’s match-up in November

By Rachel M. Cohen
How IVF exposed fissures in the Republican coalitionHow IVF exposed fissures in the Republican coalition
The present — and future — of the American right

What Trump’s new positioning on reproductive rights tells us about the state of the GOP.

By Rachel M. Cohen
The big lie about Project 2025The big lie about Project 2025
The present — and future — of the American right

Trump says he has nothing to do with Project 2025’s abortion policies. That’s false.

By Andrew Prokop
Kamala Harris and Oprah humanized the consequences of state abortion bansKamala Harris and Oprah humanized the consequences of state abortion bans
Abortion

Harris and Winfrey spoke to the family of Amber Thurman, who died after doctors delayed abortion-related care.

By Ellen Ioanes
Exactly how Trump could ban abortionExactly how Trump could ban abortion
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Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies

Whether the US bans it everywhere could be up to the next president.

By Adam Freelander
The huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion caseThe huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion case
Supreme Court

Oklahoma v. HHS could potentially blow up much of Medicare and Medicaid if the justices decide to wild out.

By Ian Millhiser
What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions?What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions?
Supreme Court

It is important to hang onto grudges against the Supreme Court.

By Ian Millhiser
Could a short campaign be exactly what Kamala Harris needs?Could a short campaign be exactly what Kamala Harris needs?
Politics

Dozens of other democracies have short election cycles. Can the Democrats learn something from them?

By Ellen Ioanes
The Supreme IncompetentsThe Supreme Incompetents
Supreme Court

The justices are awful at their jobs, and they don’t know that they are awful at their jobs.

By Ian Millhiser
The Supreme Court’s new abortion decision, explainedThe Supreme Court’s new abortion decision, explained
Supreme Court

The leaked decision is not a victory for abortion rights.

By Ian Millhiser
I’m pregnant. I’m traveling. I’m terrified.
Life

My family reunion is in South Carolina. Essential care for my high-risk pregnancy is not.

By Aubrey Hirsch
Pregnancy in America is starting to feel like a crimePregnancy in America is starting to feel like a crime
Health

The ripple effects of the fall of Roe extend far beyond abortion.

By Anna North
What two years without Roe looks like, in 8 charts
Explainers

Americans are confronting a whole new reality of patchwork abortion access after the Dobbs decision.

By Nicole Narea
The Supreme Court’s abortion pill case is only a narrow and temporary victory for abortionThe Supreme Court’s abortion pill case is only a narrow and temporary victory for abortion
Supreme Court

The decision is unanimous, but it leaves open two routes Republicans could take to pull mifepristone from the market.

By Ian Millhiser
The Comstock Act, the long-dead law Trump could use to ban abortion, explainedThe Comstock Act, the long-dead law Trump could use to ban abortion, explained
Abortion

A defunct federal law is Republicans’ best hope of banning abortion throughout the United States.

By Ian Millhiser
The 9 worst court decisions since Trump remade the federal judiciaryThe 9 worst court decisions since Trump remade the federal judiciary
Supreme Court

This is what happens after four years under an insurrectionist president. It will get much worse if he gets eight.

By Ian Millhiser
The history of Arizona’s Civil War-era abortion banThe history of Arizona’s Civil War-era abortion ban
Politics

How conspiring doctors, questionable tonics, and twisted patriotism led to the 1864 Arizona abortion ban that has finally been repealed.

By Nicole Narea
The astonishing radicalism of Florida’s new ban on abortionThe astonishing radicalism of Florida’s new ban on abortion
Policy

A six-week ban takes effect this week, though voters could overturn it in November.

By Rachel M. Cohen
The Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red stateThe Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state
Supreme Court

But it’s not yet clear they’ve settled on a rationale for doing so.

By Ian Millhiser
How the overturn of Roe v. Wade sparked a new campaign for abortion rights across EuropeHow the overturn of Roe v. Wade sparked a new campaign for abortion rights across Europe
Abortion

A massive effort to expand access throughout Europe launches today.

By Rachel M. Cohen
Florida and Arizona show why abortion attacks are not slowing downFlorida and Arizona show why abortion attacks are not slowing down
Today, Explained newsletter

The judges aren’t done.

By Rachel M. Cohen
Arizona’s ban spotlights the fraudulence of Trump’s “moderation” on abortionArizona’s ban spotlights the fraudulence of Trump’s “moderation” on abortion
Politics

To see what a second Trump administration would mean for reproductive rights, look to Arizona’s abortion ban, not Trump’s cheap words.

By Eric Levitz
The Supreme Court will decide if states can ban lifesaving abortionsThe Supreme Court will decide if states can ban lifesaving abortions
Supreme Court

A federal law requires hospitals to provide abortions when necessary to prevent serious health consequences. The justices could neutralize that law.

By Ian Millhiser
Why Republican federal judges are fighting among themselvesWhy Republican federal judges are fighting among themselves
Supreme Court

Simmering tensions between traditionalist Republican judges and MAGA judges are starting to boil over.

By Ian Millhiser
Even the Supreme Court seems sick of its abortion pills caseEven the Supreme Court seems sick of its abortion pills case
Supreme Court

The lawsuit challenging mifepristone should have never been heard by any court.

By Ian Millhiser
Why IVF looks different in the US than in the rest of the worldWhy IVF looks different in the US than in the rest of the world
Policy

What the debate over the fertility industry misses.

By Rachel M. Cohen
The House GOP just gave Biden’s campaign a huge giftThe House GOP just gave Biden’s campaign a huge gift
Politics

Roughly 80 percent of House Republicans just lined up behind a plan to cut Social Security and ban all abortions.

By Eric Levitz
The Supreme Court’s abortion pills case, explainedThe Supreme Court’s abortion pills case, explained
Supreme Court

The stakes in the Supreme Court’s mifepristone case go way beyond abortion.

By Ian Millhiser
Why abortion in the US is on the riseWhy abortion in the US is on the rise
Today, Explained newsletter

There were more abortions in 2023 than in any year since 2011.

By Rachel M. Cohen
Abortion influences everything
Even Better

By inhibiting drug development, economic growth, and military recruitment, as well as driving doctors away from the places they’re needed most, bans almost certainly harm you — yes, you.

By Keren Landman, MD
Why abortion politics might not carry Democrats again in 2024Why abortion politics might not carry Democrats again in 2024
Politics

Voters who skipped the midterms are different.

By Rachel M. Cohen
Do Americans still have a right to privacy?Do Americans still have a right to privacy?
Supreme Court

With courts coming for abortion and IVF, it’s hard not to wonder what the Supreme Court will go after next.

By Ian Millhiser
Abortion meds can now be sold in drugstores. Here’s why that’s so important.Abortion meds can now be sold in drugstores. Here’s why that’s so important.
Even Better

Some actually good news about Americans’ abortion access.

By Keren Landman, MD
Fetal personhood laws, explainedFetal personhood laws, explained
Policy

The anti-abortion legal theory that could jeopardize IVF around the country.

By Anna North