The antiabortion movement spent nearly 50 years organizing around one goal: overturning Roe v. Wade. With that success, what’s next? We go inside the movement’s biggest annual event to examine its diverging paths and possible futures.
Yesterday
Jason Rezaian, Iran and the costs of press freedom
Ten years ago this month, Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian was freed from Iran’s Evin prison. He and his wife, Yeganeh, had been arrested at their home in Tehran and falsely accused of espionage. Since then, Rezaian has dedicated himself to advocating for press freedom, a ... Show More
37m 18s
Aug 2022
The Effort to Punish Women for Having Abortions
<p>Even as the anti-abortion movement celebrates victories at the Supreme Court and in many states across the country, there is debate about where to go next.</p><p>A hard-edge faction is pursuing “abortion abolition,” a move to criminalize abortion from conception, targeting not ... Show More
33m 36s
Jun 2022
Coming soon … Abortion: The Body Politic
Forty-nine years ago, the landmark Roe v Wade decision guaranteed women the right to a safe, legal abortion. This June, the Supreme Court is expected to gut that historic ruling, triggering restrictive abortion laws in at least 23 states. While the United States is on the precipi ... Show More
3m 1s
Dec 2022
A Post-Roe America: An Update
<p><i>This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since.</i></p><p>In May, the United States was stunned by the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that previewed the end of Roe v. Wade. After, we ... Show More
37m 6s
Apr 2023
Abortion Goes to the Supreme Court (Again)
<p>In overturning Roe v. Wade last year, the Supreme Court’s message was that it was done with the issue of abortion. Now, dueling rulings on abortion pills will send the issue back to the highest court in the country.</p><p>Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times ... Show More
25m 6s