Just a few short miles away from Ms.’ L.A. office, officials with the city of Beverly Hills responded to a campaign by antiabortion extremists by blocking an all-term clinic from opening its doors. An investigation into how they succeeded—in California, an “abortion sanctuary”—is our cover story for this issue. With this accomplished, where will extremists target next?
Abortion clinics will likely face heightened threats and violence during the foreseeable future, emboldened by Trump administration actions and efforts to further restrict or ban abortion. Soon after taking office, President Donald Trump pardoned and released from prison 23 antiabortion extremists who violently attacked abortion clinics in four states and Washington, D.C., and his administration announced that all three pending Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act cases had been dismissed and no new prosecutions could be initiated except in extraordinary circumstances and only with prior authorization.
Clearly, investigations and prosecutions of antiabortion terrorism will now fall to state attorneys general and more states will need to pass their own FACE laws.
Here’s what else you’ll find in the Spring issue:
- Fighting for democracy in the checkout aisle. Ms. speaks with the founder of Spending Spotlight on how consumers can make just one or two product switches to harness hundreds of billions of dollars in aggregate spending power.
- State ERAs = “the strongest tools we have.” The ERA Project is calling on elected officials to use state-level protections to address paid family leave and affordable childcare, domestic violence, poverty, the gender pay gap and more.
- A weekly pill. A new clinical trial offers women the promise of a highly effective form of birth control—without the side effects and daily hassle of hormonal contraceptives
- And so much more!
