About

I'm Susan Rinkunas, an independent journalist covering abortion, reproductive health, and politics. I am a contributing writer at Jezebel—yes, the site relaunched!—a contributing editor at The New Republic, and my work has appeared in Slate, The Guardian, The Nation, Elle, Marie Claire, and more. I've also been on staff at Vice, The Cut, and several health publications.

My independent newsletter is called Body Politic because I write about bodily autonomy and the people and powers that shape it. I'll be writing here while I continue to freelance until some very smart outlet hires me to report on abortion full-time.

Media appearances

I'm available to discuss reproductive rights and justice on your show. Email me at susanrinkunaswrites [at] gmail [dot] com.

Some media hits:

Looking Back and Ahead: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in 2024 and 2025 - rePROs Fight Back, January 2025

Walz Rouses DNC; Uncommitted Sit-In; Abortion Fight Grows w/ Daniel Denvir, Susan Rinkunas - The Majority Report, August 2024

Lessons from Ohio’s Abortion Ballot Measure - Yes! Magazine, November 2023

Subscriptions

The vast majority of content here will be free, however, people who are able to support with paid subscriptions will be a big help to me, a person who was laid off and now has to buy marketplace health insurance. Important note: I'd ask that anyone who's interested in a paid subscription but who doesn't already make a monthly recurring donation (however small!) to an abortion fund or practical support org, please give some money there first. Donations have dried up and these groups need your help more than ever. If you can swing a paid sub with me after that, great :)

You can become a paid subscriber right here. Thank you, thank you. And thank you to everyone who reads and shares my work.

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