Abortion in the Headlines


The way a headline is written shapes how we see the world. 

Abortion in the Headlines is a personal project to rewrite a news headline about abortion everyday. The goal is to understand current narratives about reproductive rights and consider how different framings shape how the issue is understood. Each revision seeks to expand the narrative, adjusts the focus, or reframes the story entirely. 

Headlines are more than just summaries—they are powerful statements that frame public perception.

12/09/2025

Three Years After Dobbs, ‘the Reality Is People Are Getting Abortions’

New York Times
Three years after Dobbs, abortions rise as providers adapt to shifting laws and patients seek new paths to care

12/08/2025

Lawsuit accuses Ohio Department of Health of withholding public records on abortion licensure

Ohio Capital Journal
Reproductive rights lawyers ask Ohio Supreme Court to force release of records on delayed abortion clinic license

12/07/2025

A Small Illinois City at the Center of a Seismic Shift in Abortion Access

New York Times
As abortion bans spread, one Illinois city shoulders a disproportionate share of the country’s abortion care

12/06/2025

KFF Health Tracking Poll: Knowledge and Views of Medication Abortion

KFF News
Two-thirds of Americans oppose banning the abortion pills

12/05/2025

Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Blocked

Talahassee Reports
Ruling dismantles five-foot safety zone outside Florida abortion clinic, exposing patients to increased harassment

12/04/2025

Missouri appeals court rewrites ballot proposal to clarify a ‘yes’ would end right to abortion

Missouri Independent
Ahead of 2026 election, court blocks misleading ballot text that obscured consequences for abortion rights

12/03/2025

Three years after injunction, religious freedom lawsuit against Indiana abortion ban nears decision

Indiana Capital Chronicle
After three years of litigation, Indiana judge nears decision on whether state must allow religious exemptions to abortion ban

12/02/2025

US judge blocks Trump from cutting Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states

Reuters
Federal judge blocks Trump-backed Planned Parenthood defunding, citing harm to low-income patients

12/01/2025

Abortion ‘Reversal’ Speech Protected From NY State Regulation

Bloomberg Law
Appeals court says misleading abortion-reversal claims are protected by the First Amendment

11/30/2025

FDA’s abortion pill safety review under growing scrutiny

The Charlotte Post
The real danger isn’t mifepristone—it’s political interference in scientific drug regulation