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Nearly 1 in 4 American women will have an abortion before the age of 45. But over the past decade, access to abortion in America has changed dramatically. There are fewer clinics and more...
View ArticleWhy The Republican Party Isn’t Concerned With Popularity
After Mitt Romney lost the 2012 presidential election, the Republican National Committee published what became known as the “GOP autopsy report,” an effort to identify and address the party’s ongoing...
View ArticleWhy The Supreme Court Almost Overturned Roe v. Wade in 1992 — But Didn’t
In 1992, a conservative-leaning Supreme Court almost overturned Roe v. Wade. But at the last minute, they had a change of heart. This year, another conservative-leaning court will decide whether to...
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How Abortion Has Changed Since 1973
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY SCHERER / GETTY IMAGESIt’s been almost 49 years since the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Roe v. Wade on January 22, 1973. And in the half-century since abortion became a...
View ArticleWhy Democrats Keep Losing Culture Wars
Virginia’s new governor, Glenn Youngkin, kicked off his term with a political magic trick. In the first of nine executive orders issued on Jan. 15, the day he took office,1 he banned the teaching of...
View ArticleUndue Burden
Abortion is a constitutional right — at least for now. But for many women, it’s a right that comes with an asterisk. Under current law, states can’t ban abortion until after a fetus reaches viability,...
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What Americans Can Expect If Abortion Pills Become Their Only Safe Option
Abortion What Americans Can Expect If Abortion Pills Become Their Only Safe Option By Maggie Koerth and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Maggie Koerth and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux Apr. 12, 2022, at 6:00 AM...
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It Can Already Take Weeks To Get An Abortion
Last week, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a law outlawing abortion in the state. If it isn’t blocked by the courts, the legislation — which has no exceptions for rape or incest — would be one of the...
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States Aren’t Waiting For The Supreme Court To Rule On Abortion
Abortion States Aren’t Waiting For The Supreme Court To Rule On Abortion By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux Graphics by Ryan Best May 3, 2022, at 12:46 PM SERGIO FLORES / AFP via Getty Images On Monday night,...
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What Would Striking Down Roe v. Wade Mean For The Midterms?
2022 Election What Would Striking Down Roe v. Wade Mean For The Midterms? A FiveThirtyEight Chat May 3, 2022, at 6:29 PM Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been...
View ArticleJ.D. Vance Wins The GOP Senate Primary In Ohio And The Supreme Court Appears...
In this late-night edition of the podcast, the crew covers both the results of Ohio’s Senate primary and the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Where Americans Stand On Abortion, In 5 Charts
Abortion Where Americans Stand On Abortion, In 5 Charts By Jean Yi and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Jean Yi and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux May 6, 2022, at 6:00 AM Late Monday, we learned that the Supreme...
View ArticlePolitics Podcast: Why Biden Has Lost Ground With Democratic Voters
FiveThirtyEight More: Apple Podcasts | ESPN App | RSS Nationally, a large majority of Americans support legal abortion in at least some cases, but the politics of abortion are likely to play out on...
View ArticleHow The Fight Over Abortion Will Play Out In Red States
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the kinds of legislation states may adopt if Roe v. Wade is overturned and how those new laws would jibe with public...
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Better Birth Control Hasn’t Made Abortion Obsolete
Abortion Better Birth Control Hasn’t Made Abortion Obsolete By Maggie Koerth and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Maggie Koerth and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux May 19, 2022, at 6:00 AM GETTY IMAGES Has modern...
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The Real Dividing Line On Abortion
Abortion The Real Dividing Line On Abortion By Meredith Conroy and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Meredith Conroy and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux May 20, 2022, at 6:00 AM PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY SCHERER /...
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For The First Time In Years, Democrats Are More Concerned About Abortion Than...
Abortion For The First Time In Years, Democrats Are More Concerned About Abortion Than Republicans Are By Michael Tesler May 25, 2022, at 6:00 AM Yasin Ozturk / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images...
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Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Make Maternal Mortality Even Worse
Abortion Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Make Maternal Mortality Even Worse The U.S. already has a higher rate than other wealthy countries. By Maggie Koerth and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Maggie Koerth...
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There’s A New Age Gap On Abortion Rights
Abortion There’s A New Age Gap On Abortion Rights By Daniel Cox Jun. 1, 2022, at 6:00 AM Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images Americans’ views on abortion have been relatively consistent for years...
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