The fall of Roe means the arena for abortion rights has moved to the states, thrusting local prosecutors to the front lines of this fight. — C hances are I don’t have to tell you about the devastation the reversal of Roe v. Wade has wrought for women and anyone who can get pregnant in this country. We’re living it every day of our lives. In the wake of Roe, prosecutors are faced with a stark…

Alaska’s Attorney General is taking aim at abortion, making it clear reproductive rights are no longer a given. — You’ll find Bethel, Alaska about 400 miles from Anchorage, but you won’t find it by car because there are no roads in or out. …

We protected 23 million people’s civil rights this year — and that’s just the beginning. Learn how we did it in our audio-first report! — W n 2022, we doubled down on our community and government partnerships from coast to coast. We fought for everything from abortion rights and protections for workers to access to the ballot and defended against egregious abuses of power on behalf of greedy corporations and authoritarian government officials — and…

We’ve got competing court rulings, enforcement discretion issues, and a Texas judge gone rogue. This is what’s at stake if we disrupt access, imperiling public health and pregnant people’s lives. — This is Part 2 of our coverage on the mifepristone case. Read Part 1 on two vital Texas researchers fighting for the truth on self-managed abortion care. Curious about the mifepristone case and what the new Texas ruling means? You’re not alone! The legal landscape surrounding medication abortion has been…

THE PUBLIC is taking a publishing pause to strategize, re-organize, and grow—stay tuned for our relaunch this summer! — We’re so excited to take a meaningful pause to put all the pieces and parts in place for a healthy publication to thrive—editors, writers, social and distribution strategies, collaborations, community-building, investigations, partnerships, a robust publishing runway, and everything in between.

An anti-abortion, Christian org is suing the FDA to revoke a medication in the ‘abortion pill’ regimen. Meet two vital women researching self-managed care. The “abortion pill” is actually a misnomer. What is taken is actually two distinct medications — mifepristone and misoprostol — which together have been delivering safe…

“Decoding the global system that makes our clothes, might also change the way we view the world.” — I ’m a thrift-shop, flea market, tag-sale giddy kind of girl. Every dear friend and lover alike knows to just pull over if we spot one. I’ll snap my head back to double-check the address and date on a yard-sale-announcing neon poster-board warped with rain. …

Spreading this act is some of the most urgent work local government can do in red states. And they don’t need an election to make it happen. — O n May 2nd, the sun was hidden behind a leaden sky in Austin, Texas; the air was thick with heat and dread. Politico had leaked SCOTUS’ decision to overturn Roe v Wade and in a state with one of the most draconian abortion trigger laws — there is no…

A Michigan County Clerk fought back against voter intimidation — and won. How did Barb Byrum do it? — I n the run-up to the November Midterms, Barb Byrum — the County Clerk of Ingham County in Michigan — started getting nervous. Election deniers were taking aim at her polls and trying to intimidate voters in her community. As County Clerk, Byrum dons many hats in the name of…