illegal abortion
I Self-Induced An Illegal Abortion With Pills I Bought Online
In Indonesia, abortion is illegal in most cases. So when young women like me get pregnant but are not ready to have a child, we are forced to seek out dangerous self-administered alternatives.
The Underground Network That Helped Women Get Abortions When No One Else Would
The Jane Collective created clandestine abortion access before Roe v. Wade, and its ethos persists in networks of volunteers aiding abortion seekers today.
Woman Faces Three Felony Charges for Attempted Coat Hanger Abortion
In 2015, Anna Yocca tried to self-induce an abortion with a coat hanger. After spending nearly a year in jail, she's scheduled to be arraigned today—and activists say her case illuminates the dangerous reality for women living in states with harsh...
Famous Women in History and Their Less Famous Abortions
Before abortion was legal in America, women had to resort to back-alley procedures—including many celebrities, whose carefully guarded images would be threatened if the public found out.
Irish Women Seeking Abortions Are Desperate for Help from Abroad
According to government figures, fewer women are traveling from Ireland to access abortion in the rest of the UK. But abortion rights activists say the numbers don't match up with what they're seeing.
