proabortion
Jun
25
2022
The cartoon by Gary McCoy responds to the Supreme Court's June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision overturning Roe v. Wade. It shows Nancy Pelosi accusing radical Republicans of criminalizing health freedom. A man propositions a woman who refuses due to pregnancy and abortion restrictions, then curses the Supreme Court. She agrees with the curse. The piece highlights the shift in abortion access debates and Democratic framing of the issue as an attack on personal freedoms after the ruling.
Sep
2
2021
A figure holds a sign calling for non-interference in personal reproductive decisions under the Texas abortion law. The accompanying statement carves out an allowance for certain medical practitioners. The work addresses the 2021 Texas heartbeat bill and its relation to ongoing supreme court considerations of Roe v. Wade. Broader context includes state-level restrictions on procedures and federal precedents at the time. The visual ties the exception directly to the core demand on the sign.
