The Most Powerful Court in the World by Stuart Banner: More than US legal analysis, it’s an excellent history
A consideration of the US supreme court decisions, the lives of its justices and an analysis of its influences
Roe v Wade
1973 Roe v Wade court decision that recognised women’s constitutional right to abortion in US
From Savita Halappanavar to Anne Bonny: Damning indictment of the treatment of women through the ages shows its always been this way
Paul Muldoon and Kamala Sankaram’s new opera Custom of the Coast gives voice to Halappanavar and Bonny in powerful narratives that run alongside each other, until they collide unexpected ways
Opposition to abortion is seen as a position of the right, but it’s not that simple
By embracing abortion in the 1970s, feminism accepted that pregnancy is damaging to women’s lives, rather than something fundamental to human experience
Arizona reinstates abortion ban law from 1864
State supreme court upholds civil war-era law written before Arizona was a state and women could vote
Donald Trump says abortion law should be left to states
Former US president declines to endorse national ban but takes credit for overturning Roe v Wade
Whatever happened to Kamala Harris? ‘They have kept her away from public appearances’
Whatever about Harris’s gifts as a communicator it is undeniable that she is at present a more cogent and powerful orator than either Biden or Trump
US singer Olivia Rodrigo ‘stops distribution’ of morning-after pill at shows amid widening abortion bans
Rodrigo’s team reportedly insisting abortion-access groups no longer pass out lubrication, condoms and emergency contraceptive pill because children are attending concerts
Maureen Dowd: I remember having a flash of gratitude that I lived in the US and not Ireland
Religious fanatics on the supreme court have yanked the United States back to back alleys
Abortion in the US: a year since Roe v Wade was overturned, rights are complex, contested and often unclear
Terminations banned in more than a dozen states while others have enshrined right to access in their constitutions
North Carolina bans abortion at 12 weeks, overriding Democratic governor’s veto
Move deals a fresh blow to one of the last bastions of abortion access in the south
Abortion pill to remain available in US but with restrictions
Measures include in-person doctor visits and limiting use to first seven weeks of pregnancy
Biden announces new measures to protect access to medical abortion
US president says he will continue to defend women’s right to choose on 50th anniversary of original Roe v Wade court ruling
Hundreds march to mark 10th anniversary of the death of Savita Halappanavar
Activists have pledged to campaign for a permanent memorial to the woman whose death galvanised the Repeal movement
Biden vows to use veto if Republicans win Congress and try to ban abortion
US Democratic president promises to sign a law to codify abortion rights in January if Democrats triumph in November elections
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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