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Courtesy of Steven Hansen | Georgetown students joined rallies on the steps of the Supreme Court on March 26 during a hearing about abortion medication that sparked continued dialogue from pro and anti-abortion students about abortion access on campus and beyond.

Georgetown Students Rally For and Against Restricted Access to Abortion Pill on Supreme Court Steps

By Nora Toscano, Hoya Staff Writer April 5, 2024

Georgetown University students joined hundreds of protestors on the steps of the Supreme Court March 26 as the court heard oral arguments for a case that seeks to limit access to a drug that helps administer...

VIEWPOINT: Seek Common Ground in Discourse

VIEWPOINT: Seek Common Ground in Discourse

By Paige Foster and Gregory Brew February 15, 2024

This year, Georgetown University’s Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life (OCC), the nation’s largest student-run anti-abortion conference, enters its 25th year. According to its mission statement,...

Georgetown University students and faculty joined protestors from around the country for the March For Life, which advocates for ending abortion in the U.S., Jan. 19 at the National Mall. Despite D.C.’s snowy conditions, thousands of people attended the annual march, the second since the Supreme Court  overturned Roe v. Wade. // Photo from Julian Jimenez

March for Life Highlights Spirited Campus Debate on Reproductive Rights

By Paulina Inglima January 26, 2024

Georgetown University students and faculty joined protestors from around the country for the March For Life, which advocates for ending abortion in the United States, on Jan. 19 at the National Mall.  Despite...

Annual Anti-Abortion Conference Sparks Campus Discourse

Annual Anti-Abortion Conference Sparks Campus Discourse

By Maren Fagan January 24, 2024

The 25th annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life (OCC) united prominent Catholic clergy, advocacy experts and students to discuss the state of anti-abortion politics and the sanctity of human life...

National Abortion Debate Echoes on The Hilltop

National Abortion Debate Echoes on The Hilltop

By Lauren Doherty April 28, 2023

A walk through Red Square showcases a wide array of student organizations tabling, including H*yas for Choice (HFC) and Right to Life (RTL), two groups with very different outlooks on the ongoing conversation...

Ruling Challenging FDA Approval of Mifepristone Raises Concern for Students

Ruling Challenging FDA Approval of Mifepristone Raises Concern for Students

By Alexa Hill April 19, 2023

The future of abortion access in the United States is up in the air as the Supreme Court decides whether or not to uphold a Texas judge’s block of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval...

The Intersection | Protect Abortion Access

The Intersection | Protect Abortion Access

By Keerthana Ramanathan April 14, 2023

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a landmark Supreme Court case decided in June 2022, redefined — and overturned — the idea of reproductive bodily autonomy.  Abortion...

Self-Managed Abortions are Safe Alternative, HFC Event Says

Self-Managed Abortions are Safe Alternative, HFC Event Says

By Laetitia Haddad November 18, 2022

Students discussed the safety of abortion pills to terminate pregnancies when traditional abortions are inaccessible or criminalized at a H*yas For Choice (HFC) event Nov. 16.  The event, titled...

MORAN: Overcome Polarization In Abortion Debate

By Sean Moran November 18, 2022

The recent United States Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) decision has put abortion in the national spotlight. Now the power of deciding the legality of abortion has...

VIEWPOINT: Reject the Criminalization of Pregnancy

VIEWPOINT: Reject the Criminalization of Pregnancy

By Grace Rivers September 16, 2022

By now, the initial shock produced by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade has become a persistent disappointment for feminists as it represents this country’s willingness to jeopardize the...

VIEWPOINT: Eliminate Voter Apathy Following Dobbs

VIEWPOINT: Eliminate Voter Apathy Following Dobbs

By Carina Daruwala September 9, 2022

In a world filled with instability and unease, I urge students to actively partake and engage in relevant political discourse instead of yielding to apathy. On May 2, 2022, a draft of the Dobbs v....

Students Organize No Donations Pledge, Urge University To Change Reproductive Freedom Policies

Students Organize No Donations Pledge, Urge University To Change Reproductive Freedom Policies

By Eli Kales August 1, 2022

Over 500 Georgetown University community members have signed onto a pledge agreeing to withhold certain donations to the university until administrative officials address certain reproductive and family...

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