Ema O'Connor
Ema O'Connor is a political reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in Washington, DC.
Contact this reporter at ema.oconnor@buzzfeed.com
Democrats Are Trying To Make Abortion Rights And The Supreme Court Into The Next Women’s March
“This is a challenge on our side: We’re trying to force something to be a voter’s top issue in an unrealistic time frame.”
How Anti-Abortion Advocates Are Using A Pro-Woman Message To Appeal To A New Generation
At the Pro-Life Women’s Convention in Missouri, anti-abortion advocates pushed for women-centric language and Pinterest-style campaigns over the bloody posters and antagonism favored by the old guard.
Here’s What Happens If The Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade
The ruling protecting abortion rights may not be overturned entirely, but instead chipped away at slowly. Even if it is, abortion won’t suddenly be illegal nationwide.
Democrats Are Pushing New Legislation To Prevent ICE From Shackling Pregnant Women
The bill, which will be released Tuesday, comes in response to a BuzzFeed News report on pregnant women who say they were mistreated while in immigration detention.
Senators Call For An Investigation Of Alleged Mistreatment Of Pregnant Women In Immigration Detention
The letter cited “harmful and substandard conditions” for pregnant women in ICE and Border Patrol custody in response to a BuzzFeed News report.
Trump’s SCOTUS Pick Is Drawing Heat On Both Sides Of The Abortion Debate Over The Case Of An Undocumented Teen
Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s dissent in the case of an undocumented teenager trying to get an abortion is either the first step to overturning Roe v. Wade or doesn't go far enough, depending on whom you ask.
Pregnant Women Say They Miscarried In Immigration Detention And Didn't Get The Care They Needed
Pregnant women in immigration detention under the Trump administration say they have been denied medical care, shackled around the stomach, and abused.
After Kennedy's Retirement, Groups On Both Sides Of The Abortion Debate Are Gearing Up To Fight Over Roe V. Wade
Planned Parenthood and Susan B. Anthony List are already planning to pour resources into the next Supreme Court fight, both casting it as a pivotal moment in the abortion debate.
The Supreme Court Just Axed Part Of A California Law That Requires Crisis Pregnancy Centers To Post Abortion Information
The case brought arguments over free speech, yet again, to the abortion debate.
The Trump Administration Is Partially Defunding Planned Parenthood
The Department of Health and Human Services is releasing a proposed rule that creates new barriers for family planning organizations that discuss or provide abortions.
Iowa’s Governor Just Signed The Most Restrictive Abortion Law In The Country. Planned Parenthood Says They’ll Sue.
Planned Parenthood told BuzzFeed News it plans to sue.
Planned Parenthood And ACLU Just Sued The Trump Administration Over Family Planning Funding
The organizations argue that new guidelines unfairly favor anti-abortion and pro-abstinence groups.
Iowa’s Legislature Just Passed The Most Restrictive Abortion Bill In The Country
If Gov. Kim Reynolds signs the bill, Iowa will become the first state to ban abortion at 6 weeks.
Republicans And Anti-Abortion Groups Are Pushing The Trump Administration To Partially Defund Planned Parenthood
The groups are demanding that the administration cut family planning funding from any organizations that refer patients for abortions or perform the procedure in the same building.
Three Courts Have Now Blocked The Trump Administration From Cutting Funding For Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
As the Trump administration makes the shift toward abstinence for teen health programs, three courts ruled that they have to keep funding Obama-era programs.
The Trump Administration Just Shifted Teen Pregnancy Programs Toward Abstinence
A new announcement compares the risk of teen sex to "drug use" or "failing to use a seatbelt."
In Closed-Door UN Meetings, Trump Administration Officials Pushed Abstinence For International Women’s Health Programs
Members of HHS, USAID, and the US Mission to the UN asked for references to contraception, abortion, and comprehensive sex education to be struck from a document on international gender equality, calling the US a "pro-life nation."
A Major Abortion Rights Group Just Sued Mississippi Over Dozens Of Abortion Laws
The mega-lawsuit comes shortly after the state’s governor signed a 15-week abortion ban, the most restrictive abortion law in the country.
The Supreme Court Won’t Hear An Anti-Abortion Activist's Case Over The Release Of Secretly Recorded Videos
SCOTUS declined to take up the case of David Daleiden — the man behind the secretly recorded anti–Planned Parenthood videos.
A Judge Just Ruled That The Trump Administration Cannot Block Undocumented Pregnant Teens From Getting Abortions
The decision, which will stay in place while a larger class-action suit moves forward, is a big win for the American Civil Liberties Union, which has been fighting a lawsuit on behalf of several undocumented pregnant teenagers who were prevented from gaining access to abortion.
