Memoir | The One Whose Love Could Not Be Substituted
On the first anniversary of the Dobbs decision, we mark the lasting impact of an illegal 1914 abortion that was desperately sought and tragically botched.
Opinion Interview with Dahlia Lithwick | Do You Really Want That Abortion?
Deep-red Indiana isn’t a state you’d ordinarily look to as the leading edge of post-Roe v. Wade abortion politics—but a legal case there called into question whether Reform and Conservative Jewst need to be taken seriously as religious objectors.
Abortion Rights: Where Jewish Ultra-Orthodox and Christian Conservatives Meet
Moment Institute Fellow Nathan Guttman examines the beliefs and practices of the Haredim, specifically in regards to abortion rights.
Simone Veil: The Holocaust Survivor Who Achieved Reproductive Rights in France
Simone Veil survived two Nazi concentration camps and became one of the most admired women in Europe.
From 2009 | Ask the Rabbis | When Does Life Begin?
Classical Jewish rulings concerning abortion rely primarily on the woman’s instinct, and they respect that until the fetus emerges from the womb, it remains an integral part of the woman’s body alone.
Context | Is Judaism Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?
Where you stand on most issues depends on where you sit. It’s a truism that dates back far before our polarized age. Women’s issues tend to pose this problem with particular clarity; you might say that it’s not so much where you sit as what set of organs you sit on.
Jews Support Both Life and Choice
By Steven Philp
On Friday the House of Representatives passed a measure to suspend $330 million of Title X federal funding for Planned Parenthood on the...
The Right to Choose
By Michelle Albert
Last May, a 17 year-old girl in Utah paid a man $150 dollars to beat her up—kicking her in the stomach—in the hopes...