The article presents a disturbing investigation by Sarah Stillman into the starvation and neglect of incarcerated individuals, labeling it a critical civil rights breach. It also touches on the ongoing abortion debate, revealing that abortion rates have risen post-Roe v. Wade elimination, contrary to activist expectations. Margaret Talbot reviews Mary Ziegler's book, which discusses the evolving conversation surrounding fetal personhood in reproductive politics, underlining its strategic use in legislative debates. Additionally, it reflects on Meta's antitrust trial, probing the implications for social media monopolies.
"I believe this is the civil-rights violation of our lifetime." In a startling new investigation, Sarah Stillman reports on the people who are neglected and starving to death in prison.
Abortions aren't stopping any time soon-indeed, the number of abortions performed in the U.S. actually rose from 2020 to 2023, after the constitutional right to the procedure was eliminated.
In "Personhood: The New Civil War Over Reproduction," Mary Ziegler, a law professor and a leading historian of reproductive politics, traces the back-and-forth of the legislative debate over fetal personhood.
Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care? Sarah Stillman investigates."
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