The Cut - What Abortion Actually Looks Like

The visual language of abortion is still often defined by coat hangers and graphic close-ups of fetal remains, tropes that don’t reflect the reality of contemporary abortion care. Over half of abortions in the United States are administered medically, with pills that can be taken from the comfort of home. As full-spectrum doulas — who support all outcomes of pregnancy, including abortion — Heather and Sarah noticed that these misperceptions created anxiety and confusion for the people they supported. Determined to show the reality of the experience, Heather and Sarah began a project to photograph their clients as they have their abortions while providing doula support in the process. Since 2019, the two have documented seven abortions around the country, collecting the images in zines that they distribute through their website.

We shouldn’t need to rely on companies to pay for employees’ abortion travel expenses. Beware of post-Roe scammers, too. We agree that Michelle Yeoh could definitely kick Uma Thurman’s ass, but that doesn’t seem like a good reason not to cast her in a film. Jon Gosselin (of Jon & Kate Plus 8) claims his ex-wife stole $100,000 from two of their kids; she says she just borrowed it. Annie Leibovitz and Vogue did not do right by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson with these poorly lit photos. Did we as a species learn nothing from Jurassic Park? Speaking of bad ideas. And what’s really going on with the teacher shortage.

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