Politics & Government

Politics & Government

NPR Politics Podcast: The history of abortion rights in the U.S.

7:43am May 05, 2022

In September, the NPR Politics Podcast put together an episode on the U.S. history of abortion rights. Given the leaked Supreme Court draft decision, it provides some helpful context for this moment.

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News brief: Supreme Court leak, Georgia primaries, kids and the war in Ukraine

6:54am May 05, 2022

Democrats say the leaked Supreme Court draft decision may erode more than abortion access. The leak also ups the attention on midterms. Moscow agrees to open a humanitarian corridor for civilians.

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A person holds a sign during a rally in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday in response to its leaked draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

What overturning Roe v. Wade could mean for the rest of the world

5:31am May 05, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

If the U.S. scraps the constitutional right to abortion, human rights advocates warn that repressive governments across the globe could use it to justify crackdowns on their citizens.

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Overturning Roe v. Wade could erode other rights such as same-sex marriage

5:15am May 05, 2022

Democrats are warning that the draft opinion from Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe v. Wade could threaten other rights rooted in privacy — including marriage and contraception.

Attention turns to midterms after Supreme Court draft decision is leaked

5:15am May 05, 2022

by Sam Gringlas

Because abortion rights would be decided in states if the Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade, the leaked draft has brought new midterm campaign enthusiasm to Georgia and other swing states.

Activist Heather Booth and the Jane Collective, an underground abortion service, provided thousands of women with abortions before Roe v. Wade. Here, she speaks in 2015 during the memorial service for civil rights leader Julian Bond.

The abortion underground and what lessons can be learned from the Jane Collective

10:14pm May 04, 2022

by Fernando Alfonso III

Activist Heather Booth and the Jane Collective provided thousands of women with abortions before Roe v. Wade.

Col. Gail Curley, the Supreme Court's marshal, has been tasked with investigating how a leaked draft opinion that overturns Roe v. Wade became public.

The Supreme Court marshal leading the leak investigation is a career Army lawyer

8:14pm May 04, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Col. Gail Curley, the second woman to hold the position, runs the high court's facilities and is its chief security officer, managing some 260 employees. Now she's also leading a high-profile probe.

For purple states like Pennsylvania, abortion laws may depend on who becomes governor

5:05pm May 04, 2022

by Sam Dunklau

If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the right to an abortion in purple states, like Pennsylvania, might largely depend on which party can keep or take control of state government.

These companies are assuring workers they'll help them access abortions

4:55pm May 04, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

If Roe v. Wade is overturned, as a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court suggests it could be, millions of Americans could lose access to abortions where they live.

Abortion wasn't always the politically charged issue it is today

4:46pm May 04, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

In 1976, Republicans adopted an anti-abortion stance in their party platform. The GOP became a political vehicle for the movement, as a more vocal Christian Right began to rise.