Over the summer, on assignment for The Nation, I boarded a flight to Kansas City. Kansans were about to vote on whether to repeal their constitutional right to abortion; it would be the first direct vote on abortion in the country since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The Kansas legislature, which is led by Republicans, had scheduled the referendum during a primary—an effort to suppress turnout and ensure an easy victory. But I thought there was a chance abortion-rights supporters woul

These women’s stories reflect the transformation of a growing pro-choice majority into a mobilized political force. But it will likely take this movement, with its new and at times uneasy alliances, more than several months to reach its full potential at the ballot box.

There are two ways to tell him this story. One is: We failed you. But another is: We survived.

In the midst of a crisis that changes moment to moment, we have all had to let go of any firm sense of what the future looks like. The world will be different when we emerge.