Reproductive Health Care and Access During a Pandemic

During a global pandemic, the need for accurate, timely information about reproductive and sexual health-care issues, including abortion care and birth control access, is more vital than ever.

News Maternity and Birthing

COVID-19 Is Complicating Pregnancies. This Black Midwife Has a Plan for That.

Aug 19, 12:07pm Abbie Synan

Midwives have seen an interest in their services during the pandemic as pregnant people consider deliveries outside a hospital.

[Photo: An illustration of a Black teenager looking down worriedly at texts on her phone. A text bubble reads 'Need help?']

Advice Sexual Health

How Teens Can Get Birth Control Without Their Parents Finding Out—Even in a Pandemic

Aug 11, 8:59am Graci D’Amore

Jane's Due Process helps teens in Texas and beyond access birth control, STI testing and treatment, and other family planning services.

Culture & Conversation Media

Fearmongering Headlines About COVID-19 and Birth Control Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Aug 14, 9:22am Martha Kempner

The last thing we need right now are alarmist headlines suggesting contraceptives and COVID-19 are a deadly combo.

Advice Sexual Health

Should You Send Nudes During Quarantine?

Jun 26, 1:27pm Cassandra Corrado

If you’re feeling uncertain, this guide will help you decide if sending nudes is right for you.

More on COVID-19 and Reproductive Health

Commentary My Body. My Rules.

Justice Samuel Alito Is Being a Baby About Medication Abortion: A GIFsplanation

Oct 13, 10:08am Imani Gandy

Pregnant people can get abortion pills at the pharmacy. Alito wants to make it impossible for them to do that.

[PHOTO: Trump at the podium with Amy Coney Barrett as a big crowd is seated in front of them]

Culture & Conversation Family

Amy Coney Barrett Exposed Her Kids to COVID-19. Black Moms Have Been Jailed for Less.

Oct 7, 11:31am Danielle Campoamor

Republicans have propped up Amy Coney Barrett's identity as a mother to make her more palatable to a public that wants a COVID-19 relief package than a Supreme Court confirmation.

[PHOTO: Trump speaking at the White House]

Analysis Abortion

What Is ‘Pro-Life’ About Letting 200,000 People Die of COVID-19?

Sep 24, 1:25pm Danielle Campoamor

Trump's promise of an executive order based on a lie shows that being "pro-life" has become nothing short of a parody under his administration—especially during a global pandemic.