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Mary Ziegler

Mary Ziegler

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Trump Has Actually Been Very Canny About the Abortion Pill. That May Be About to Change.

Trump Has Actually Been Very Canny About the Abortion Pill. That May Be About to Change.

A little more than a year into the Trump administration, abortion access in the United States, like the total number of abortions, remains...

13.04.2026 7

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Mary Ziegler

She Was Put in Jail in Texas for an Abortion. Blame the Supreme Court for What Happened Next.

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06.04.2026 10

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Republicans Have a New Plan to Trick People Into Voting Against Abortion Rights. This One Is Working.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In both red states and...

18.03.2026 10

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How Trump Used a Law Meant to Protect Abortion Seekers to Arrest Members of the Press

04.02.2026 9

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Conservatives Have Built a Self-Destruct Button Into Many of Their Abortion Bans

07.01.2026 10

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South Carolina Tried to Pass a Bill Jailing Women for Abortion. No Republican Voted Against It.

21.11.2025 10

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Mary Ziegler

The New Argument Against Birth Control That Could Appeal Directly to RFK Jr.

11.11.2025 10

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Conservatives Have a New Strategy for Demonizing IVF. It Might Actually Work.

08.10.2025 8

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Texas’ New Abortion Bounty Law Has a Fatal Flaw

06.09.2025 10

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A Federal Judge May Have Just Saved Planned Parenthood

29.07.2025 10

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Mary Ziegler

Voters Ended This State’s Abortion Ban. Then Conservative Judges Got Involved.

03.06.2025 7

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Mary Ziegler

The Real Meaning of RFK Jr.’s Cryptic New Remarks on Abortion

21.05.2025 7

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Mary Ziegler

The GOP Keeps Losing Public Abortion Votes. So It’s Trying an Absurd New Ploy.

26.04.2025 4

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Mary Ziegler

There’s a Surprising New Tool to Challenge State Abortion Bans

24.04.2025 8

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Mary Ziegler

The Real Supreme Court Endgame for Abortion Foes

21.04.2025 8

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Mary Ziegler

The Alabama Case That Could Undo the Right To Travel Out of State for an Abortion

07.04.2025 8

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Mary Ziegler

There Will Be No Winners in the Supreme Court’s Next Big Abortion Decision

04.04.2025 7

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How Republican State Lawmakers Are Trying to Have It Both Ways on Lifesaving Abortions

24.03.2025 8

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Why Texas Targeted a Midwife for the First Abortion Prosecution

19.03.2025 10

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The Big New Hurdle Facing Abortion Rights in State Courts

05.03.2025 8

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Montana “Trafficking” Bill Shows Endgame for Abortion Rights Foes

28.02.2025 5

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Mary Ziegler

This Law Protects Those Who Help Abortion Seekers Across State Lines. Now It’s Coming Under Attack.

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21.02.2025 10

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Mary Ziegler

Anti-Abortion Activists See Their Moon-Shot Goal Within Reach—and We’re Already Experiencing the Consequences

14.02.2025 10

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South Carolina Doctors Ask for Right to Follow Conscience and Perform Abortions

12.02.2025 6

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Mary Ziegler

Louisiana’s Prosecution of a New York Abortion Provider Will Test the Entire Country

04.02.2025 10

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Mary Ziegler

The March for Life Exposed Abortion Foes’ Biggest Weakness

29.01.2025 8

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Mary Ziegler

We Just Got a Big Signal About Trump’s Abortion Plans

24.01.2025 10

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Mary Ziegler