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A young white man in dark clothing with long dark hair stands holding a sign reading "Pro-Lifers SUCK!" Behind him is a display with an image of a fetus and a few other people on the sidewalk.

Anti-abortion activists float a new argument: ageism

by Deanna Isaacs September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

Move over, Grandpa. You think ageism is your cause? Last week, Created Equal, an Ohio-based organization opposed to ending unwanted pregnancies came to town, making stops at the city’s largest college campuses. At Northwestern, they set up shop on Sheridan Road, displaying enlarged images of dismembered fetal parts and passing out leaflets announcing that “Abortion […]

On Politics

The choice is yours, voters

by Ben Joravsky September 9, 2022September 9, 2022

Content warning: This column contains a reference to sexual violence. As I write, it’s Labor Day—traditionally, the start of the election season. That means “normal” people start to sorta pay attention to what’s going on in politics, as opposed to political junkies, like myself, who never stop paying attention. As such, it’s my pleasure to […]

On Prisons

On demand, without apology

by Anthony Ehlers August 17, 2022December 21, 2022

Stripping the right to abortion harms incarcerated women.

A Washington DC protest, view of the back of a white person holding up a sign that states "Let's Talk about the Elephant in the Womb"

Columns & Opinion

Trigger’s back

by Ben Joravsky July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

As you know by now, the MAGA Six on the Supreme Court eviscerated abortion rights with their recent anti-Roe ruling, thus triggering local laws that instantaneously made abortion illegal in a dozen or so states. None of which were Illinois. And for that we must at least partially thank former Governor Bruce Rauner. Words I […]

Film

The Janes is a call to action

by Kat Sachs May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

“What we know for a fact is that making abortion illegal does not stop women from seeking abortions, it just keeps them from getting safe abortions.”

three women smile or laugh against a dark wooded background

Film

Happening

by Kat Sachs May 13, 2022May 12, 2022

The no-holds-barred approach to the [abortion] procedure and its aftermath is the kind of interpretation of real life that great cinema does best.

Woman holding sign reading "Remember when you said I was overreacting?" with text underlined in red. She is standing on the sidewalk in front of others at the pro-choice rally in Chicago on May 7.

On Culture

The end of Roe

by Deanna Isaacs May 11, 2022May 12, 2022

Regarding the recently revealed U.S. Supreme Court draft ruling on Roe v. Wade: WTF? Because, it’s the F we’re talking about, right? That little itch we’re biologically programmed to scratch and its inordinate, inequitable aftermath? As I’ve opined here before, if cisgender men were the ones carrying a pregnancy for nine months, suffering through an […]

News & Politics

Abortion is healthcare

by Katie Prout and Jim Daley May 3, 2022July 28, 2022

Tips on obtaining an abortion and supporting abortion access in a post-Roe vs Wade world

Arts & Culture

A provocative ad stirs debate about abortion in Natalie Moore’s new play

by Kelly Garcia March 17, 2022May 3, 2022

In The Billboard, Moore explores the nuances of abortion through intraracial lens in the face of threats from a political gadfly.

Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini of queercore band Mouth Congress (and the Kids in the Hall)

Music

Mouth Congress confront anti-abortion violence and bigotry in “The People Have Spoken”

by Jamie Ludwig November 1, 2021May 3, 2022

Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini are better known from the Kids in the Hall than for their 80s queercore band, but the lead single from their retrospective compilation is no joke.