Susan Rinkunas is an independent journalist covering abortion, reproductive health, and politics. She is a contributing writer at Jezebel and her reporting has appeared in The Guardian, Slate, The New Republic, The Nation and more. As a Democracy Docket contributor, Susan covers the intersection of abortion, bodily autonomy and democracy.
Ohio is yet another example of the limits of direct democracy alone: While people can vote to uphold rights they care about, lawmakers who oppose those rights can still work to chip away at them.
Next week’s elections will be the first real test of enthusiasm for Democrats in the Trump 2.0 era. They also will matter for abortion rights, either by preserving the status quo or setting the stage to expand access.
GOP lawmakers have sponsored a horrifying new bill that would create a total abortion ban and redefine what counts as birth control.
Midcycle redistricting isn’t the only focus of this session. Lawmakers are also considering a massive attack on abortion access.
Justice Roberts’ determination that he will leave policy involving queer people to the “democratic process” is nothing more than a mirage.
Conservatives don’t support voters having a say on abortion via direct democracy — when Republicans claimed they wanted to send the issue of abortion back to the states, they meant returning power to themselves alone.
It sounds like Trump’s idea of protecting women is limiting their rights to preserve his own grip on power.
The moves are all steps toward achieving the Project 2025 goals of banning abortion and restricting access to birth control nationwide.
To say the 2024 election was a mixed bag for abortion rights would be a gigantic understatement.
With Donald Trump back in the White House, access to contraception is, sadly, not something that people can bank on anymore — whether they know it or not.
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