After Texas’s abortion ban went into effect on September 1, Ms. Magazine and the Brennan Center for Justice joined forces to create a collection of essays that explore why the right to abortion is essential to democracy. Written by legal experts from the Brennan Center, the essays explore topics like the U.S. government’s history of controlling women, the use of medically incorrect language in abortion rights cases, and the role of abortion funds in an environment hostile to abortion rights.

The Center challenged Texas’s abortion ban scheme before the Supreme Court on November 1 and will argue against Mississippi’s abortion ban before the Court on December 1. 

• Read the essays here: Ms. Magazine: Abortion Is Essential to Democracy 
• Learn more about the Center’s work in Texas: Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson
• Learn more about the Center’s work in Mississippi: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization