Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Thou Shalt Not Lie

These anti-abortion activists lure clients in by posing as medical facilities—but local ordinances can force them to tell the truth or close

As important is the sense of despair many liberals and progressives feel when we throw our collective weight behind gambits and activism that are unlikely to yield tangible success. But here’s another idea. What if we all looked at how we could support reproductive rights in our own communities—and not ...
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Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Thou Shalt Not Lie

How Fetal Politics Stole Americans’ Reproductive Rights

An interview with Jennifer Holland about the origins and ethics of the anti-abortion movement

I interviewed Jennifer Holland, L.R. Brammer Jr. Presidential Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma about her book, Tiny You: A Western History of the Anti-Abortion Movement (UC press, 2020). Holland describes the evolution of what she calls “fetal politics”—a political mov...

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How Fetal Politics Stole Americans’ Reproductive Rights