The Short History of Our Right to Contraceptives: Eisenstadt v. Baird 40...
Bill Baird Recent controversy over the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate has served as a reminder of how shaky our rights to contraception can be. Although 99 percent of women have used...
View ArticleRoe v. Wade: An Overview
The name of the case Roe v. Wade is familiar to many people in the United States. So is its main impact, to establish a constitutional right to abortion — which it did exactly 40 years ago today. That...
View ArticleA Conversation With Faye Wattleton: Part 4, Looking Back
Faye Wattleton was president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America from 1978 to 1992. She was generous enough to speak to me on January 7, 2013, and throughout the month of February we’ve shared...
View ArticleJudging Sex: From Bowers v. Hardwick to Lawrence v. Texas
Tyron Garner, left, and John Lawrence, right, react to the decision in Lawrence v. Texas. Image: Metro Weekly This week, two related Supreme Court cases both mark anniversaries. Twenty-seven years ago...
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