Abortion in the Headlines


Headlines shape 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. 


07/27/2026

Idaho women say anti-abortion website’s articles are ‘false and defamatory’

Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls Press
Anti-abortion media attacks could silence patients from sharing medically complex abortion stories

07/26/2026

Federal judge says certain abortion drug restrictions are unlawful

Daily Fly
Federal judge orders FDA to review bureaucratic restrictions on mifepristone after finding them unjustified

07/25/2026

A Stunning Shift in Public Opinion Post-Dobbs

American Prospect
Support for abortion rights has grown stronger since Roe was overturned, as more Americans support access regardless of the reason

07/24/2026

Planned Parenthood wants a Utah Supreme Court justice disqualified from case. Here’s why.

Salt Lake Tribune
Planned Parenthood seeks Utah justice’s recusal from abortion case over his work for anti-abortion group

07/23/2026

Appeals court overturns order closing Texas midwife clinics accused of illegal abortions

Texas Tribune
Texas attorney general shuttered midwife clinics without direct evidence of illegal abortions

07/22/2026

Feds have a new teen pregnancy prevention plan: Fertility and ‘reproductive goals’

Stateline
Trump administration replaces evidence-based teen pregnancy grants with abstinence-focused, fertility tracking model

07/21/2026

House Democrats to pass bill to make Massachusetts’ late-term abortion laws among nation’s broadest

Boston Globe
Massachusetts moves to let doctors and patients decide on abortion care after 24 weeks

07/20/2026

As Oklahoma embraces abortion restrictions, maternal health lags

The Oklahoman
More than half of Oklahoma’s counties lack maternity care, yet new abortion penalties could drive more doctors away

07/19/2026

Is our drinking water leading to infertility? Ask the EPA

Washington Examiner
Anti-abortion group uses unsupported water contamination claims to target abortion pill

07/18/2026

Push to defund Planned Parenthood turns up as policy left out of reconciliation 3.0

The Hill
Anti-abortion activists escalate pressure on Republicans after Planned Parenthood funding ban expires, urging investigations and restrictions