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Roe At 39: Celebrate Roe by Taking Action to Ensure Abortion Is Both Legal and Accessible

Amanda Dennis, RH Reality Check. January 21, 2012.

January 22, 2012, marks the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court decision that recognized a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion.

How Mississippi's Vote Today Could Put Pregnant Women Under State Control

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. November 7, 2011.

A personhood amendment is a backdoor to stripping away women’s rights -- their very right to be considered autonomous human beings.

Legal Rights for Fertilized Eggs? How a Terrifying Law Could Lead to Jail-time for Miscarriages, Birth Control Bans, and the End of Legal Abortion

Irin Carmon, Salon. October 26, 2011.

Mississippi could well be the first state to pass a "personhood law," once considered too extreme for mainstream anti-choicers.

Utah Miscarriage Law Reduces Women to Fetus Incubators

Melissa McEwan, Comment Is Free. March 17, 2010.

Anti-choicers' plan is to make legal abortion inaccessible and criminalize everything else. What's the point of Roe v Wade if women can't get abortions?

After Roe, Moving the Choice Discussion Forward

Rep. Louise Slaughter, Huffington Post. January 24, 2008.

Americans want a plan to protect women's reproductive health while reducing unintended pregnancies. Rep. Louise Slaughter says she has one.

Roe Under Attack, Now More Than Ever

Cara Kulwicki, The Curvature. January 23, 2008.

2007 was a particularly bad year for reproductive freedom. In 2008, voting pro-choice is crucial in order to move past Roe's limitations.

Are Women Human? "Feminists for Life" Doesn't Think So

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon. January 23, 2008.

"Women's rights are human rights" is a standard feminist adage, but anti-choice groups seem to think women are more like incubators than people.

Choice 101

Bobby Allyn, Brittany Schulman, Campus Progress. January 23, 2008.

How to get up to speed on the basics of reproductive rights.

Blogging in Support of a Fragile Case

Tigtog, Hoyden About Town. January 22, 2008.

With no federal legislation mandating reproductive freedom, abortion rights in the U.S. are on shaky ground, and Roe is the foundation.

10 Reasons Why the Fight for Reproductive Justice Is Still Essential

Jill Filipovic, AlterNet. January 22, 2008.

Itâ€™s worth raising a glass to Roe today -- but even more importantly, itâ€™s time to get out and fight.

The Problems With Anti-Choice Laws Begin at Conception

Eliza Krigman, Campus Progress. January 22, 2008.

Coloradoâ€™s ballot initiative, led by 20 year-old Kristi Burton, could do much more than overturn Roe v. Wade this fall.

Anti-Choice, Anti-Contraception Activists Have a Friend in Huckabee

Cristina Page, Huffington Post. January 22, 2008.

Mike Huckabee's "consistent pro-life position" is about more than abortion -- he's against basic birth control, too.

Thank You, Justice Blackmun

Suzanne Grossman, Huffington Post. January 22, 2008.

On Roe's anniversary, we owe much to the primary architect of the Court's opinion.

If Men Could Get Pregnant, Abortion Would be a Sacrament

Erica Jong, Huffington Post. January 22, 2008.

Childbirth is miraculous, but it can also be difficult, dangerous and even deadly -- so why should men be able to force women to go through it?

A Real Anniversary Present

Erica Sackin, AlterNet. January 22, 2008.

On Roe's 35th anniversary, give the gift of choice.

Seeking Roe-Supporting Politicians

Gloria Feldt, Women's eNews. January 22, 2008.

The anniversary of a wounded Roe requires a new perspective on self-determination and a careful vote in the coming election.

Fulfilling Roe's Promise

Kate Michelman, Frances Kissling, The Nation. January 22, 2008.

Improving the sorry state of US reproductive health policy requires serious shifts within the women's movement and the abortion rights movement.

Roe's Case for Ownership

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. January 22, 2008.

The Roe v. Wade decision may have been about abortion, but its legacy has been fuller bodily autonomy and expanded freedoms.

Are U.S. Policies Killing Women?

Michele Kort, Ms. Magazine. January 22, 2008.

In a word, yes. And what's Bush doing about it? These days, making it worse.