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Robin Marty is a freelance writer and speaker and the author of CROW AFTER ROE, a book outlining the blueprint to end abortion one red state at a time. Marty’s articles have appeared at Cosmopolitan.com, Politico, The Guardian, and other publications, and she is a Women’s Media Center SheSource Expert on Reproductive Rights and Politics. Follow her: @robinmarty

A still from the show "The Handmaid's Tale"

Corruption Robin Marty Jun 1, 2017

‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ Ep. 8: Would You Rather Be a Handmaid or a Jezebel?

Robin Marty Jun 1, 2017

As it turns out, the sanctimonious evangelical Commanders are just as hypocritical and corrupt in dystopic Gilead as their evangelical GOP lawmaking counterparts in present-day U.S.A.

A photo from a protest advocating for reprodutive rights for women in Texas

20-week ban Robin Marty May 30, 2017

Texas’s New Anti-Abortion Bill Could Be Be the First Step in Killing “Roe”

Robin Marty May 30, 2017

The Lone Star state’s alarming new omnibus bill bans D&E, even in cases of sexual assault. If it's deemed "constitutional" by the conservative Fifth Circuit—then on we go to the Supreme Court.

dystopia Robin Marty May 25, 2017

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Ep. 7: Did We Need a Whole Episode About Luke?

Robin Marty May 25, 2017

Last week's stunning cliffhanger left us wanting to know more about how Offred's husband survived. But isn't this supposed to be the Handmaid's tale?

Feminism Robin Marty May 18, 2017

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Ep. 6: Sisters Are Doing It To Themselves

Robin Marty May 18, 2017

When you consider that 53 percent of white women voted for Donald Trump, maybe it isn't such a surprise that the Republic of Gilead is the brainchild of a 21st-century Phyllis Schlafly.

Abortion Robin Marty May 15, 2017

Abortion Opponents Are Winning the War Against Clinic Access

Robin Marty May 15, 2017

On Saturday, Operation Save America was arrested for violating a law protecting people seeking access to abortion clinics. But under the Trump administration, who will be protected next time?

#TheResistance Robin Marty May 10, 2017

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Ep. 5: The Resistance Is Female

Robin Marty May 10, 2017

The patriarchy may ruthlessly reign in the Republic of Gilead. But as we're witnessing in real-time, real-life USA, women will rise up and lead the revolt.

Abortion Robin Marty May 8, 2017

Some Republicans Believe Abortion Is Just a Ticket to a Vacation

Robin Marty May 8, 2017

A GOP lawmaker thinks people are using unwanted pregnancies to get a free trip from Medicaid. Because traveling with morning sickness to one of the few remaining clinics in Alaska is dreamy?

#Budget2017 Robin Marty May 3, 2017

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Ep. 4: Where There’s a Wall, There’s Almost No Way

Robin Marty May 3, 2017

This latest episode gives us a deeper sense of what life for women is like in the Republic of Gilead—and sheds insight into Trump’s obsession with building a border around our country.

elisabeth moss Robin Marty Apr 27, 2017

Are We Heading for a ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Dystopia ?

Robin Marty Apr 27, 2017

Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s feminist classic may be fiction, but as our 40-year-old writer revisits the story in the Trump era, she wonders whether it will become our reality.