People who are marginalized on the basis of race, gender, gender identity, disability, socioeconomic status, and other factors need policies to support our ability to make decisions about our own reproductive lives.
State actions to deny access to abortion show the same patterns of coercive control that women experience in domestic violence.
I’m not alone — there seems to be a big movement of women who, thanks to the internet, are discovering what ADHD means for their work and personal lives.
Between 1996 and 2000, former President Alberto Fujimori oversaw a family planning program under which more than 280,000 women and men were sterilized in Peru — mainly in poor, rural areas. Decades later, victims are still awaiting justice.
Around 70 percent of those killed in Gaza the last few months have been women and children, with two mothers killed every hour, and one child estimated to be killed every 10 minutes, according to UN sources.
Advocates are finding that in many states, ballot initiatives are an effective way to restore, protect, or expand abortion rights and access. At least 10 states will see abortion questions on their ballots this year.
Villagers often work in the mines, one of the only employers in Budhpura, and nearly all of them are eventually diagnosed with silicosis, a fatal and incurable lung disease. With their husbands gone and no alternative income sources to support themselves and their children, widows join the same profession that killed their husbands.
The risk of intimate partner violence is consistently higher among women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa than among those living without it — even for pregnant women, who are often first informed of their status during prenatal screenings.
Organizations that provide services and information have reported digital suppression of abortion information: “The Fight for Abortion Access Is Moving Online.”
Sexual wellness advocates are starting to change conversations and attitudes around sex.
“The Dobbs ruling is further accelerating an existing crisis, putting pregnant people at even greater risk of arrest, prosecution, and conviction.”
Legislators in my home state of Connecticut are trying to address this problem.
Earlier this month, a survey conducted by the BBC revealed that the cheapest sanitary pads were still beyond the reach of many African women and girls.
A federal program is collecting a trove of intimate monthly birth control data on hundreds of thousands of patients, many of whom are teens, including the results of mandatory pregnancy tests.
The bill affirms the legal right to abortion and miscarriage care and would protect patients and providers from criminalization.
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade one year ago, abortion bans and restrictions have resulted in a wide range of negative impacts on obstetric and gynecological care.
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion funds have adapted to the changed landscape to help keep abortion accessible despite restrictions.
Research shows overall drop in abortions since Roe v. Wade was overturned; providers in states where abortion is still accessible are unable to meet all the need for care.
Despite what reactionary judges assert, forced birth does not result in significantly more infants being adopted. For too many of these children, their future lies in foster care.
A recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey is making headlines for its shocking findings on teens’ declining mental health.
Providers are gearing up for a possible ban on one of the two drugs used in medication abortion, as an anti-abortion group's lawsuit is expected to be decided this week.
While the number of women prisoners is increasing, the services available to them are not — especially regarding mental health.
On the first Friday of February each year, National Wear Red Day, I twin with my mom and grandma.
In December 2022, Vice News released a report claiming multiple U.K. women had been denied transvaginal ultrasounds (TVUS) because they were virgins.
Mifepristone will be accessible in pharmacies and through the mail, but still-existing regulations may blunt the new policy’s impact.