Regina Mahone

New York

senior editor @thenation. co-host of The A Files pod @themeteor. co-author w/ @RBraceySherman of LIBERATING ABORTION (@AmistadBooks), rep’d by @McKinnonLit

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Our Favorite Reads of 2025 So Far

1 month ago | adastrastories.substack.com | Renee Bracey Sherman |Regina Mahone |Nussaibah Younis |Nadia Terranova

What makes for an excellent book? Obviously the definition is subjective, based on personal tastes, cravings, interests, and more. What we consider a good book right now might not hold the same a year later. Aside from alllll the biases that go into the defining of a “good book” (tap into this post for more on that), I’ve always felt that an excellent book is defined by a feeling we can’t articulate.
Abortion Bans Upended Their Lives-Now They’re Fighting Back,One Story at a Time

2 months ago | thenation.com | Regina Mahone

Feature / April 7, 2025 Abortion Bans Upended Their Lives—Now They’re Fighting Back,One Story at a TimeAcross the country, ‘abortion storytellers’ are putting the struggle for reproductive freedom into words.
Regina Mahone

Nov 30, 2024 | znetwork.org | Regina Mahone

Regina Mahone Regina Mahone is a senior editor at The Nation. She and We Testify Founder and Executive Director Renee Bracey Sherman are coauthors of the forthcoming book Liberating Abortion: Our Legacy, Stories, and Vision for How We Save Us from Amistad/HarperCollins and co-hosts of the podcast “The A Files: A Secret History of Abortion” from The Meteor.
The Reproductive Justice Movement Must Be Expansive Under a Second Trump Term

Nov 29, 2024 | truthout.org | Regina Mahone

After his uncle was first elected president of the United States, Fred C. Trump III wanted to use the access he had to the White House for something positive, he explains in his new memoir, All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way.
“We Never Assumed Anything”: A Lifetime of Providing Abortion Care

Nov 28, 2024 | thenation.com | Regina Mahone

Society / November 29, 2024 “We Never Assumed Anything”: A Lifetime of Providing Abortion CareIn their new book We Choose To, Dr. Curtis Boyd and Glenna Halvorson-Boyd reflect on their decades helping women who needed abortions—before, during, and after Roe.
How Love Fuels Resistance: Parenting for Liberation

Nov 19, 2024 | thenation.com | Regina Mahone

Activism / Q&A / November 19, 2024 How Love Fuels Resistance: Parenting for LiberationMaya Schenwar and Kim Wilson discuss their new anthology, We Grow the World Together, about how caregiving and the organizing work of abolitionists can go hand in hand. Edit Ad Policy Maya Schenwar (left) and Kim Wilson(Photo: Keaton Brownlow)For most parents, our children’s safety is at the root of every decision we make.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting an Abortion

Oct 22, 2024 | yesmagazine.org | Renee Bracey Sherman |Regina Mahone

The morning of Renee Bracey Sherman’s abortion, the thing she fretted about the most was what to wear to her procedure. Should I wear comfy clothes that are easy to remove? But what if I look messy—will they think I am not taking this seriously? If I get too dressed up, am I going to be out of place? Do I have to take off all my clothes, the way I would for surgery, or just the bottoms, like at a gyno exam?
The Story of Sakinah Ahad Shannon, an Early Hero of Abortion Liberation

Sep 24, 2024 | thenation.com | Renee Bracey Sherman |Regina Mahone

Can we count on you? In the coming election, the fate of our democracy and fundamental civil rights are on the ballot. The conservative architects of Project 2025 are scheming to institutionalize Donald Trump’s authoritarian vision across all levels of government if he should win. We’ve already seen events that fill us with both dread and cautious optimism—throughout it all, The Nation has been a bulwark against misinformation and an advocate for bold, principled perspectives.
The Abortion Fight That Shows Just How Broken Our Healthcare System Is

Sep 16, 2024 | scheerpost.com | Regina Mahone |Elie Mystal |Wendy Brown |Jeet Heer

By Regina Mahone / The NationSince 1970, the Title X Family Planning Program has servedmillions of people in need of sexual and reproductive healthcare services who would not otherwise be able to access that care. But for all of those 54 years, one service has remained stubbornly outside the scope of Title X, even though it is fundamental to the concept of family planning: abortion care.
The Abortion Fight That Shows Just How Broken Our Healthcare System Is

Sep 11, 2024 | thenation.com | Regina Mahone

The Nation WeeklyFridays. A weekly digest of the best of our coverage. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation’s journalism. You may unsubscribe or adjust your preferences at any time. You can read our Privacy Policy here. So under the Trump administration, clinics didn’t apply for Title X funds because they were unable to comply with its anti-abortion rules.