Virginia Board of Health Succumbs to Threats From Cuccinelli, Passes Medically-Unnecessary Restrictions

Today, in a striking decision, the Virginia Board of Health allowed lies, ideology, and politics to triumph over medical science and the rights of women when it imposed medically-unnecessary restrictions on reproductive health providers.

Have Anti-Choicers Thought Their Position Through? This Video Implies That the Answer is No.

Santorum Headlines Arizona Right-To-Life Benefit

Will they be celecrating being the most anti-choice state in the nation?

South Carolina Politician Doubles Down on Assertion That Democrats “Belittle” the Unborn

First abortions are a rite of passage, now it's Democrats who are being "belittling" in the debate over reproductive rights.

The Fundamentalist Campaign Against Science and Proper Health Care: Time to “Shut that Whole Thing Down”

Religious opponents of birth control access and safe abortion have seemingly unlimited capacity to overlook the evidence.

Colorado “Personhood” Amendment Officially Dead for Now

Regardless of whether the advocacy group can recover enough discarded signatures to meet the threshold, the state had decided it is too late to proceed.

Was Idaho Searching For a Test Case to Prosecute Pregnant Women?

A federal court decides there is no precedent for charging a woman with a criminal abortion.  At least, not yet.

Finally a Limit Is Reached: Ninth Circuit Rules McCormack Can’t Be Prosecuted for Her Abortion

The appeals court finds a limit to what states can do in the name of restricting abortion access: criminal prosecutions of terminated pregnancies.

Soy Poderosa Because I Am a Sex Ed Advocate

I am powerful because sharing my story helps fight for women’s health. Because of this, I advocate for the need of sexual health education and resources in public schools. 

September 28th: Day for Decriminalization of Abortion in Latin America

The legality of abortion in Latin America varies from country to country. The one constant almost everywhere is the inaccessibilty of a safe, legal procedure.