The overturning of Roe v. Wade has made the lives of women and people who can become pregnant vastly more complicated. Overnight, the United States became a confusing patchwork of trigger laws effecting considerable state-to-state variation regarding bodily autonomy, and not just when it comes to abortion rights, but even impacting rights to cancer treatment for pregnant people and access to necessary medication for those who could become pregnant. The ground we’re left standing on feels precarious, and it’s still shaking; anti-choice groups are pushing for even harsher, more sweeping restrictions. It’s a scary—and dangerous—time to be a woman. This is especially true for those of childbearing age, the very time when you’re trying to get your footing, and build your future.
Abortion rights, the ability to choose if, when and how to start a family, go hand in hand with the economic independence of women; the impact is so stark that it’s hard to believe that it isn’t as much the point of these bans as any professed devotion to fetal life. Roe v. Wade presaged and facilitated the rise of the career woman, millions of ambitious Murphy Browns able to pursue their passions, make their own lives and fashion their own identities. The collapse of national reproductive rights has thrown that all into uncertainty with the prospect of enforced pregnancy (and forced birth with its associated risks); pregnancy is a massive career destabilizer for women, resulting in reduced employment...
During August 2026, a series of misleading, fabricated and falsely contextualised claims circulated across social media platforms and media accounts in Bharat. The claims covered electoral rolls, ...