Roe v. Wade

I had three abortions before I turned 30. They saved my life.

My abortions were not something I spoke about with my family. They were not something I talked about with friends. I have not told my stories—until now.

Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre gestures towards Jean Charest as Roman Baber, left, Scott Aitchison and Leslyn Lewis, right, look on during a debate in Ottawa, May 5, 2022. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Roe v. Wade could define the Conservative race

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The end of Roe v Wade, one way or another

Brett Kavanaugh doesn’t need to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark abortion ruling to drastically curtail a woman’s right to choose

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Abortion Etch A Sketch

The Etch A Sketch is back in full force, only this time the interval between Mitt Romney’s abortion flip-flops is getting smaller and smaller–to the point at which it no longer exists at all. Romney’s official campaign website, for example, touts pro-life Mitt Romney, the kind of Romney who would like the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. All the while, moderate Mitt Romney gave this comment to the Des Moines Register yesterday: “There’s no legislation with regards to abortion that I’m familiar with that would become part of my agenda.”

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Populism, tea parties, constitutions, climate change

Does the U.S. face a period of indiscriminate populism in its political life? New York Times columnist David Brooks thinks so:

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Maude didn’t have a “shmashmortion”

When it comes to pop culture and abortion, Bea Arthur’s liberal 1970s character is still the one to watch