Trump’s New Visa Rules Are Eugenics In Disguise
The Trump administration's new policy targeting Black and brown pregnant immigrants is yet another white nationalistic ploy to normalize discrimination.
Lauren Rankin
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Lauren Rankin is a writer, activist, and expert in abortion rights in the U.S. She is the author of 'Bodies on the Line: At the Front Lines of the Fight to Protect Abortion in America,' about the legacy of everyday volunteers on the fight for abortion rights. She spent six years as a clinic escort in New Jersey and serves on the board of A is For, a reproductive-rights advocacy nonprofit. Her work has been featured at the Washington Post, The Cut, Fast Company, Cosmopolitan, Teen Vogue, Refinery29, NBC News, among other publications.
The End of ‘Roe’ Could Birth a New Movement
Every January 22, we celebrate the landmark Supreme Court decision. But come March 4, we may start to mourn—and get to work restoring abortion rights from the ground up.
The Quandary of Planned Parenthood
The sexual health-care organization is not the only abortion provider—nor even the leading abortion provider. But if it cedes ground as the face of the movement, it loses donors. And for a nonprofit, that is never a good place to be.
Do You Ever Really Recover From An Eating Disorder?
Inspiring stories of anorexia or bulimia “recovery” make headlines, but for those struggling with the lifelong disease, the message may cause more harm than good.
The Hypocrisy of the “Pro-Life” Movement
Ripping babies from mothers and putting them in cages, taking away birth control and social services like SNAP, and bombing abortion clinics doesn't sound very "pro-life." Or does it?
Abortion Is a Fundamentally Democratic Party Issue
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi suggests that Dems should backburner repro rights to draw in more people—just as the GOP has declared being female a preexisting condition.
Rep. Steve King’s Tweet Gave Away the GOP’s Dirty Little Secret
The crass Iowa congressman's 140-letter missive reveals the connection between his Party's misogynist need to control our reproductive rights and their white nationalism.
Why Is It So Hard for Women to Say “I’m With Her, Period”?
Hillary Clinton's been ripped to shreds by the GOP to the FBI to our Trump-loving uncle, and we're still justifying our love by saying, "I like her, but..." when we want to declare our full support.
The Privilege of Never Having to Say You’ll Concede
If Bernie Sanders is such a progressive revolutionary, why does he insist on undermining an eminently qualified female presidential candidate who can beat a fascistic demagogue?