women's health
Clinics Are Facing an Impossible Choice Because of Trump's 'Gag Rule'
Family planning clinics that take Title X funding are banned from referring patients for abortions.
I Should Be Allowed to Leave Men Out of My Studies
There’s a much-needed push for gender equality in science, but the government's inclusion mandates can backfire.
The Supreme Court Won’t Bring Back an Alabama Abortion Ban
It’s a signal that the justices won’t leap at just any chance to carve away at Roe v. Wade
Missouri's Senate Just Passed Near-Total Abortion Ban with No Exception for Rape or Incest
So far this session, 14 bills that ban abortion in some way have been enacted.
What's Behind the New Wave of Six-Week Abortion Bans
Unconstitutional six-week abortion bans have swept Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, and Georgia—a new phase of the ongoing efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade.
When Will the US Protect Black Women From Dying in Childbirth?
Across the United States, politicians are taking steps toward enacting legislation that reduces racist bias against pregnant Black women and infants. But there's still a challenging journey ahead.
South Korea Is Lifting Its 66-Year-Old Ban on Abortions
In a landmark ruling, a South Korean court has ordered lawmakers to revise the ban by the end of 2020.
At a Georgia Clinic, Abortion Bill Causes Uncertainty and Fear
House Bill 481, which proposes making abortion illegal after around six weeks, is adding to a national debate around "fetal heartbeat" bills. But at a women's health center in Atlanta, it's already stirring very real worry and confusion for patients.
The Way We Talk About Abortion Shapes How We Understand It
Historians and advocates for reproductive justice say our understanding of abortion has been influenced by the anti-abortion movement's "pro-life" arguments against it.
28 Women Have Miscarried in ICE Custody in the Last Two Years
After a Honduran woman's stillbirth last month, ICE officials report that 28 women in the agency's custody have had miscarriages in the fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
I Had an Illegal Abortion. Four Years Later, I'm Still Paying For It.
A true story how a back alley abortion—the only kind that's available to many in Indonesia—lead to a woman's near death experience.
ICE Says Detained Woman's Stillbirth 'Not Considered an In-Custody Death'
A 24-year-old Honduran woman in ICE custody went into premature labor last week, delivering a baby doctors pronounced dead moments later.