Judith Levine

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Judith Levine is a journalist and personal essayist on sex, justice, and emotions in politics. She has written five books, most recently “The Feminist and the Sex Offender: Confronting Sexual Harm, Ending State Violence,” co-authored with Erica R. Meiners (Verso, 2020).

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A woman rests next to anti-abortion posters in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after the Court announced a ruling in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization case on June 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case overturns the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case, removing a federal right to an abortion. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

The End of Roe

The Press is Falling for Anti-Abortion “Fetal Heartbeat” Propaganda

Reporters are parroting — and spreading — sentimental falsehoods.

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES - 2023/04/15: Activists holding abortion rights signs shout slogans during a rally. Abortion rights activists rallied outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. On April 14, the Court temporarily preserved access to mifepristone, a widely used abortion pill, in an 11th-hour ruling preventing lower court restrictions on the drug from coming into force. (Photo by Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The End of Roe

Politics, Not Science, Will Win the Battle for Mifepristone

From AIDS to Covid, the history of regulation shows that we need facts — but also direct action.

Anti-abortion and abortion rights activists protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on January 20, 2023 in Washington, D.C..

The End of Roe

As Texas Judge Stalls, the Abortion Rights Movement Won’t Wait

The underground has achieved a 50-year goal: free abortion on demand without apology.

Voices

No, Trading Flesh for Prison Time Is Not "Bodily Autonomy"

A Massachusetts bill — sponsored by Democrats — proposes allowing incarcerated people to donate organs in exchange for shortened sentences.

An abortion rights demonstrator holds a sign near the US Capitol during the annual Women's March , Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2022.

The End of Roe

Why Same-Sex Marriage Wins and Abortion Keeps Losing

It’s all about family values.

BOULDER, CO - JANUARY 31, 2022: Dr Warren Hern organizes his tools inside his clinic on January 31, 2022 in Boulder, Colorado. He has been performing abortions since the 1970s.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The End of Roe

Should Doctors Break the Law?

As abortion bans compel them to endanger patients, some are considering civil disobedience.

Threatening graffiti is seen on the exterior of Wisconsin Family Action offices in Madison, Wis., on Sunday, May 8, 2022. The Madison headquarters of the anti-abortion group was vandalized late Saturday or early Sunday, according to an official with the group. (Alex Shur/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

The End of Roe

Beyond Revenge, What Does Jane’s Revenge Want?

The attacks on anti-abortion centers express a necessary militant fury. But the conflation of militance with violence is a mistake.

Demonstrators attend a rally in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 14, 2022. TO GO WITH "World Insights: Demonstrators descend on U.S. cities amid fierce abortion rights debate" (Photo by Liu Jie/Xinhua via Getty Images)

The End of Roe

Abortion Activists Need to Win Back the Culture Before We Can Win Back the Court

Make abortion normal again.

The End of Roe

Roe Is Dead. Long Live Roe?

The first state constitutional protection of reproductive rights hints at the contradictions and fears of a divided movement.

The Coronavirus Crisis

Vaccine Passports Are Here to Stay. Why Worry?

The key to reanimating public life may also be the linchpin of a global surveillance network.