Tag Archives: abortion

Turning the Anti-Abortion Tide

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Double take Sociology

Check out my latest piece in The American Prospect. For the first time since the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton rulings established a constitutional right to an abortion in 1973, pro-life advocates find themselves squarely … Continue reading →

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Politics and Planned Parenthood

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Double take Sociology

Check out my piece in Contexts Magazine. It is currently available online here. politics and planned parenthood by Deana A. Rohlinger Planned Parenthood found itself caught in the middle of a political maelstrom last fall after the pro-life group, Center … Continue reading →

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FDA Ruling Reshapes Abortion Battle

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Double take Sociology

Read my piece in the The American Prospect. Here is a preview: FDA Ruling Reshapes Abortion Battle DEANA A. ROHLINGER MARCH 31, 2016 New federal labeling guidelines for the abortion pill deliver a major victory to the abortion-rights movement, and … Continue reading →

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Op-Ed in The American Prospect: The Far-Reaching Consequences of the Supreme Court Abortion Rights Challenge

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Double take Sociology

he abortion rights challenge known as Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which comes before the Supreme Court for oral arguments Wednesday, is the latest battle in the four-decade war over legal abortion in the United States. Pro-life and pro-choice activists … Continue reading →

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Op-Ed on U.S. News & World Report: Republicans Need to Rein in Abortion Rhetoric for Their Own Political Good

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Double take Sociology

Last week’s shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood was tragic. Three parents died – Jennifer Markovsky, Ke’Arre Stewart and Garrett Swasey – and nine other individuals were injured. According to law enforcement officials, the shooter, Robert Dear, mumbled, “No … Continue reading →

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Planned Parenthood: The Battle Continues

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Double take Sociology

In the long term, Planned Parenthood should prepare itself for a public relations battle that, eventually, will have political and financial consequences. Continue reading →

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The Attack on Planned Parenthood, Why Now?

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Double take Sociology

This week antiabortion advocates gathered in Washington D.C. to urge Congress to defund Planned Parenthood. The controversy ignited this summer when the anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress released a video that allegedly provides evidence that the organization sells fetal … Continue reading →

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Women from the waist down

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Double take Sociology

In 2013, Texas senator Wendy Davis, slipped on a pair of pink sneakers and filibustered a bill regulating abortion clinics for 11 hours straight. The bill, which passed amid protests after Davis was removed from the Senate floor, prohibits abortions … Continue reading →

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Disputed Rights and the Importance of Roe

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Double take Sociology

In a country obsessed with individual rights, we seem intentionally ignorant of them when it comes to those of women. It is particularly striking now. We are engaged in a vicious debate over gun rights, completely ignoring the attack on … Continue reading →

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