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 powerful statements that frame public perception.

04/27/2026

Wyoming’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Blocked by State Trial Judge

Bloomberg Law 
Constitutional right to healthcare decisions blocks Wyoming six-week abortion ban

04/26/2026

Group seeking to end Idaho’s abortion ban says it’s met signature goal in 19 legislative districts

Coeur d’Alene Post Falls
Idaho advocates push ballot measure to overturn abortion ban, gaining necessary signatures

04/25/2026

Trump Is Going After Birth Control. Here’s Why.

Politico 
As abortion restrictions face backlash, conservatives shift strategy to target contraception

04/24/2026

Josh Hawley calls on RFK Jr. to end Title X family planning funds to Missouri’s sole grantee

Missouri Independent
Effort to cut federal family planning funds could close health department and community clinics across Missouri

04/23/2026

House GOP leader says Alabama abortion law goes too far

AOL 
Without rape and incest exceptions, abortion bans face pushback within GOP

04/22/2026

Abortion ban religious exemption case headed to Indiana Supreme Court

Chicago Tribune
Does religious freedom include abortion? Indiana case heads to Supreme Court

04/21/2026

Culture of silence around abortions for active-duty military intensifies, researchers say

Stateline 
Service members’ fear of repercussions silences abortion access research

04/20/2026

Commonwealth Court rules the state constitution includes a fundamental right to abortion

Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Fundamental right to abortion recognized in Pennsylvania as court ends Medicaid funding ban

04/19/2026

California is now the front line of America’s maternal mortality crisis

Los Angeles Times 
Abortion bans linked to higher maternal deaths, delayed care, and worsening racial disparities

04/18/2026

Colorado Democrats propose requiring colleges to provide abortion medication access

MSN
Student access to abortion medication could expand through campus health centers in Colorado