abortion

Concertgoers will no longer be given Plan B at Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS Tour

After backlash from conservatives, the singer’s team have reportedly told the abortion fund organisations to stop providing concert-goers with free birth control. Now, young people must sign up with abortion funds to receive it by post

Music

Mar 18, 2024

Halima Jibril

Music

Concertgoers given free Plan B at Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS Tour

Just before the start of her world tour, the singer announced ‘Fund 4 Good’ – a project to support young people seeking abortion access in the US

Music

Mar 13, 2024

Halima Jibril

Music

Sleater-Kinney and The Linda Lindas in conversation

Two rock bands from different generations come together to discuss feminism, how to save the music industry, the resurgence of the 'riot grrrl' sound, and more

Music

Feb 07, 2024

James Greig

Music

Pussy Riot, God Save Abortion at Indiana Supreme Court

Pussy Riot storms Indiana’s supreme court for ‘God Save Abortion’ protest

The protest group staged the musical protest art action alongside the state’s students, to condemn its draconian abortion laws

Music

Nov 22, 2023

Thom Waite

Life & Culture

Mexico has just decriminalised abortion across the country

‘No woman or pregnant person, nor any health worker, will be able to be punished for abortion’

Life & Culture

Sep 07, 2023

Alyshea Wharton

Life & Culture

Bye bye baby? The rise of abortion playlists

Abortion is generally understood as something sad or shameful, but a new trend of feel-good playlists rejects the stigma around the procedure entirely

Life & Culture

Sep 07, 2023

Halima Jibril

Music

Sinéad O’Connor was never meant to be a pop star

‘They tried to bury me, they didn’t realise I was a seed’: There are endless lessons to be learned from the late, great singer – namely to live boldly, with kindness, and to never stop speaking truth to power

Music

Jul 27, 2023

Anna Cafolla

Life & Culture

Idaho set to be the first state to limit interstate travel for abortion

If passed, House Bill 242 would limit pregnant minors’ ability to travel for abortion care without parental consent

Life & Culture

Mar 29, 2023

Serena Smith

Life & Culture

Why is it so hard get an abortion in the UK right now?

Women in the UK are being made to travel long distances and wait several weeks to access abortion care

Life & Culture

Feb 20, 2023

Ella Glover

Life & Culture

Activist faces prison for aiding an abortion in Poland

Justyna Wydrzyńska faces three years in prison for helping a domestic abuse survivor

Life & Culture

Jan 13, 2023

Halima Jibril

Beauty

Hypothetical babies are being prioritised over real women’s pain

Young women, non-binary and AFAB people in the UK are being denied everything from antidepressants to cluster headache medication solely because they are of ‘childbearing’ age

Beauty

Oct 26, 2022

Halima Jibril

Life & Culture

Anti-abortion protestors could soon be banned from UK clinics

MPs have voted for a 150-metre buffer zone to be placed around abortion clinics

Life & Culture

Oct 19, 2022

Louis Merrion

Life & Culture

UK government removed abortion rights from gender pledge to be ‘inclusive’

Last month, the UK quietly removed a pledge to protect abortion and sexual health rights from a multi-nation statement on gender equality, sparking a diplomatic row

Life & Culture

Aug 09, 2022

Serena Smith

Politics

What will Biden’s executive order actually do for abortion rights?

Last Friday, the President signed an executive order to protect access to abortion care following the fall of Roe v Wade – here’s what that means for American women

Politics

Jul 12, 2022

Serena Smith

Politics

Are abortion rights at risk in the UK?

The situation in Britain is markedly different to the unfolding crisis in the US – but access to abortion here is more restricted than you might think

Politics

Jul 01, 2022

Serena Smith