Abortion Is as American as Apple Pie

by Lauren Rankin | Jul 3, 2026 | Abortion, abortion bans, Benjamin Franklin, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, history, Op-Ed, Reproductive Rights, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court

It has been 250 years since the U.S. declared independence at one of the most tenuous moments in our history. We now stand at another tenuous moment. With an autocrat firmly in the White House, a sycophantic legislative branch, and a judiciary dominated by far right conservatives, it feels hard to celebrate the United States and its “democracy,” which hangs by a thin thread. In the run-up to…
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