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Editorial | The Texas abortion ban is disgraceful — PA could be next

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 2, 2021

This is another shameless expression of Republicans’ desire to control women’s bodies — particularly low-income women — and disregard for public opinion.

Op-Ed | Calling all Pitt students — we must stand up for abortion rights

By Planned Parenthood Generation Action at Pitt board members • June 23, 2021

Standing up for abortion availibilty is essential to ensuring the right to choose remains for everyone.

Opinion | Title X should fund all birth control methods

By Mackenzie Oster, Staff Columnist • October 29, 2019

itle X should provide federal funding for all methods of contraceptives rather than funding programs such as the Obria Group, which promotes the unrealistic and regressive notion of abstinence until marriage.

Editorial: States are slowly chipping away at abortion rights

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 22, 2019

While the Alabama law certainly is a blatant attack against women, there’s a slew of other laws in states around the country that restrict abortion in smaller ways which might be even more effective in overturning Roe v. Wade.

Editorial | Alyssa Milano’s proposed sex strike isn’t empowering

By Pitt News Editorial Board • May 14, 2019

Though Milano likely has good intentions, a sex strike isn’t an empowering or effective way for women to protest abortion laws.

Editorial: Trump’s gag rule unethical, harms women

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 25, 2019

The federal rule would decrease women’s access to inclusive health care and promote a dangerously edited education of all possible family-planning options.

Opinion | New York sets example with new abortion law

By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist • February 12, 2019

The legislation is a landmark victory in the fight for women’s reproductive health-care rights.

Editorial: Ohio bills threaten reproductive freedom

December 3, 2018

The Ohio bills criminalize choice in a way that is pulling the pro-choice stance of the national conversation about abortion closer to a pro-not-getting-arrested-for-exercising-autonomy stance.

U.S., like Ireland, needs to move forward on abortion laws

By Anne-Marie Yurik | Columnist • May 30, 2018

Ireland overturned the Eighth Amendment of its constitution May 25, effectively ending one of the world’s most restrictive bans on abortion and allowing room for more progressive laws to emerge in Ireland. Meanwhile,...

Editorial: Pa. abortion law will fail to catch fallout

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 11, 2018

Even though the Supreme Court declared abortion a constitutional right 45 years ago with Roe v. Wade, Pennsylvania House of Representatives Speaker Mike Turzai seemingly pushed against that decision Monday....