Topic
Abortion Rights
372 published works
Althouse
"Condé Nast started the magazine as Glamour of Hollywood in 1939… but shortened its name when World War II reshaped the lives and ambitions of American women."
By Ann Althouse
"It instead focused on 'the girl with a job,' which would guide coverage for decades. Its glossy pages contained fashion, beauty and sex tips but also coverage of abortion, sexual violence…
JURIST
Pennsylvania court finds state constitutional right to abortion
By Paul Leech | Georgetown U. Law Center, US
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court found Monday that the state’s ban on the use of Medicaid funds for abortions is unconstitutional—in part, because there is a fundamental right to get an…
Verfassungsblog
A Second-Class Right
The Spanish Government has recently approved a project for a constitutional amendment to protect the right to a voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion). This amendment would add a new paragraph…
Althouse
"I swear to God if I were a young woman today I would choose celibacy over having the government in charge of my body. Stripping woman of the right to bodily autonomy is in itself a form of rape."
By Ann Althouse
So writes one commenter at the Washington Post article "Woman charged with murder after allegedly taking abortion pills, going to hospital/The 31-year-old Georgia woman went to the emergency room with…
UNIO EU Law Journal
Sounding the alarm: My Voice, My Choice and the proactive role of civil society in the European Union
Sofia Amado (master's student in Administrative Law at the School of Law of the University of Minho) My Voice, My Choice is the provocative slogan chosen to title one of…
SCC Blog
Abortion rights extended to unmarried women up to 24 weeks: Bombay HC directs wide of circulation of Supreme Court ruling across State authorities
By Soumya Yadav
Bombay High Court: In a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, the Division Bench of Bharati Dangre* and Manjusha Deshpande, JJ., held that an unmarried woman carrying a…
Healthcare Law Insights
State v. Johnson: Wyoming Supreme Court Overturns Abortion Restrictions—The Footnotes Tell the Real Story
By Former Attorney Nick Healey, Kristina Abdalla
The Wyoming Supreme Court began the year 2026 with a landmark decision in State v. Johnson, 2026 WY 1, delivering a ruling with implications that extend far beyond its immediate…
Althouse
"G IS FOR PREGNANCY/A degrading punishment imposed on women’s bodies after they have given themselves to the love of a man…"
By Ann Althouse
"... it transforms the lover into a disfigured progenitor who no longer inspires mad desire. It is the beginning of the deterioration of a couple’s relationship."Wrote Brigitte Bardot, quoted in…
Wait A Second!
Pro-life organization wins First Amendment injunction against State of New York
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
An anti-abortion organization sued the State of New York to prevent the Attorney General from proceeding against groups who wish to speak out against the use of abortion pills. The…
Family Law Prof Blog
Buckles: “A Defense of the Unborn Person”
By Family Law
Johnny Rex Buckles (University of Houston Law Center) has recently posted to SSRN his paper, A Defense of the Unborn Person. Here is the abstract:The classic defense of abortion presented…