Abortion | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/abortion/RSS feed for AbortionenMon, 24 Jul 2023 16:53:34 +0000At the 1939 World’s Fair, Robert Latou Dickinson Demystified Pregnancy for a Curious Publichttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/at-the-1939-worlds-fair-robert-latou-dickinson-demystified-pregnancy-for-a-curious-public-180982568/The gynecologist and sculptor’s “Birth Series” broke barriers, but how do his views on abortion, race and women’s health square with what we know today?Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:53:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/at-the-1939-worlds-fair-robert-latou-dickinson-demystified-pregnancy-for-a-curious-public-180982568/The 150-Year-Old Comstock Act Could Transform the Abortion Debatehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/comstock-act-transform-abortion-debate-180982363/Once considered a relic of moral panics past, the 1873 law criminalized sending "obscene, lewd or lascivious" materials through the mailThu, 15 Jun 2023 14:07:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/comstock-act-transform-abortion-debate-180982363/Abortion Pill Can Be Sold at Pharmacies, FDA Sayshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/abortion-pill-can-be-sold-at-pharmacies-fda-says-180981387/The new rule could expand medication abortion access in some placesThu, 05 Jan 2023 19:21:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/abortion-pill-can-be-sold-at-pharmacies-fda-says-180981387/The Underground Abortion Network That Inspired 'Call Jane'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-underground-abortion-network-that-inspired-call-jane-180981032/A new film offers a fictionalized look at the Janes, activists who provided illegal abortions in Chicago before Roe v. WadeFri, 28 Oct 2022 15:14:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-underground-abortion-network-that-inspired-call-jane-180981032/Annie Ernaux Wins Nobel Prize in Literature for Her Unabashed Autobiographical Writinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/annie-ernaux-wins-nobel-prize-in-literature-180980905/The French author is the 17th woman to win the prizeThu, 06 Oct 2022 21:47:12 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/annie-ernaux-wins-nobel-prize-in-literature-180980905/Who Was Norma McCorvey, the Woman Behind Roe v. Wade?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-was-norma-mccorvey-the-woman-behind-roe-v-wade-180980311/Dubbed "Jane Roe," McCorvey sought an abortion after becoming pregnant in 1969 but was thwarted by Texas' restrictive reproductive lawsFri, 24 Jun 2022 20:03:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-was-norma-mccorvey-the-woman-behind-roe-v-wade-180980311/When Abortion Was Illegal, Chicago Women Turned to the Jane Collectivehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/abortion-jane-collective-chicago-180980244/A new documentary spotlights the group that helped thousands seeking abortions in the 1960s and '70sTue, 14 Jun 2022 14:52:45 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/abortion-jane-collective-chicago-180980244/What Did the Suffragists Really Think About Abortion?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-did-the-suffragists-really-think-about-abortion-180980124/Contrary to contemporary claims, Susan B. Anthony and her peers rarely discussed abortion, which only emerged as a key political issue in the 1960sThu, 26 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-did-the-suffragists-really-think-about-abortion-180980124/In 1973, a Leak at the Supreme Court Broke News of an Imminent Ruling on Roe v. Wadehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-original-roe-v-wade-ruling-was-leaked-to-the-press-too-180980016/Nearly 50 years later, a similar disclosure revealed that the court is poised to overturn legalized abortion in the U.S.Wed, 04 May 2022 14:18:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-original-roe-v-wade-ruling-was-leaked-to-the-press-too-180980016/