Lessons from movements in other countries can help activists in the United States mobilize to expand access to reproductive rights and care.
Isolated agrarian communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu were hard hit by the pandemic, experiencing increased poverty, the diversion of savings toward healthcare, and prolonged illness, forcing families to pull their daughters out of school and marry them off. Years later, attendance rates haven't recovered, and child marriages haven't subsided.
The increased presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and the fear of detention and deportation have had chilling impact on access to care.
Every preventable maternal death is a reminder that our democracy means nothing if it cannot protect its citizens.
Advocates are encouraging members of the public to weigh in during the public comment period for the proposed new rules.
It’s time we start giving young women the information they deserve so they can protect their futures, their health, and their lives.
As Syria’s transitional government dismantles the Assad regime’s drug trade legacy, it must also remedy another crisis alongside it.
Since 2023, 20 bills regarding menopause have been introduced in 13 states, after years of women’s health advocacy to combat stigma and misinformation and advocate for equitable treatment for women patients.
The attacks are coming from all three branches of the federal government as well as state legislatures.
New tools are helping to fill a critical gap in information and education about sexual and reproductive health and rights.
A proposed rule change would bar Veterans Administration health care providers from offering abortion counseling and referrals.
June 24 marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Three years on, as legislatures in some states impose severe restrictions, advocates and providers are fighting to keep abortion accessible.
We cannot afford to force so many women with endometriosis to withdraw from work and school on a monthly basis when it is entirely possible — and easy — to provide reasonable accommodations.
In November, Missouri voters passed a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights. But anti-abortion lawmakers have been working ever since to find a way to ban abortion once again.
The growing movement to end period poverty has made great strides in recent years, and advocates all over the world continue to push for solutions.
Anti-abortion extremists are trying to revive an antiquated 19th-century law to block access to abortion, but new proposed legislation would weaken the law’s effect.
While vaginismus is relatively invisible to the general population, it has profound effects on the mental, emotional, and sexual well-being of those who experience it.
This virus is having disproportionate effects on many different groups of people, but pregnant people may be of the highest concern.
Seven U.S. states have passed new ballot initiatives to protect abortion rights, but access still looks different in each of those states.
Women who are under state supervision in places with abortion bans often have to get approval from officials to access care in other states.
A network of 47 midwives across Mexico is stepping in to provide essential prenatal care to pregnant migrants along their journey north.
This past spring, Brazilians mobilized to stop an abortion ban and guarantee a right that was first secured nearly 85 years ago.
Being aware of the vast possibilities of birth and the options available before labor occurs is not an option; it’s a necessity.
The films, released during the 2024 election campaign, take very different approaches to explore the consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
While far-reaching and complex, maternal mortality is not an unsolvable problem; it’s just neglected.