Abortion in the Headlines


The way a headline is written shapes how we see the world. 

Abortion in the Headlines is a personal project to rewrite a news headline about abortion everyday. The goal is to understand current narratives about reproductive rights and consider how different framings shape how the issue is understood. Each revision seeks to expand the narrative, adjusts the focus, or reframes the story entirely. 

Headlines are powerful statements that frame public perception.

05/07/2026

Will Planned Parenthood Stay Defunded?

National Review 
Federal fight over Planned Parenthood funding show how abortion access is  targeted through budgets not ballots

05/06/2026

Abortion is still a problem for the GOP

Salon
Mailed abortion pills have weakened state bans, fueling conservative pressure on Republicans to restrict mifepristone

05/05/2026

Wyoming lawmakers use pro-natalist arguments to justify proposed new partial abortion ban

National Public Radio 
Wyoming lawmakers reframe abortion ban as a population growth strategy, challenging the state’s right-to-healthcare protections

05/04/2026

US Supreme Court lets abortion pill mail delivery restart for now

Reuters
Supreme Court restores abortion pill access by mail for one week while justices review emergency appeal

05/03/2026

Iowans must see doctor to get abortion medication under passed bill

Des Moines Register 
Iowa moves to block telehealth access to abortion medication

05/02/2026

Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone

National Public Radio
Federal appeals court restricts mifepristone access, cutting off mail delivery and limiting pharmacy pickup

05/01/2026

Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Abortion Pill Access by Mail

New York Times 
More than 100,000 patients a year could be affected by federal appeals court ruling blocking abortion pills by mail

04/30/2026

Ban on abortion-inducing drugs heads to Oklahoma governor

Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma bill creates felony risk for doctors in a state already struggling to retain OBGYNs

04/29/2026

Supreme Court Sides With Anti-Abortion Clinic in Fight Over Donor Records

New York Times 
Supreme Court ruling may limit how states investigate crisis pregnancy centers

04/28/2026

The FACE Act Is Settled Law, Despite Efforts to Reframe It

Ms. Magazine
Republicans try to recast abortion clinic blockades as speech, threatening federal protections for patients and providers