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Editor’s Note: How COVID-19 Has Upended Our Lives
We take a look back at the year of COVID-19 and its impact on abortion, sex, power, and parenthood.
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.
Boom! Lawyered: Our Wildest Memories of the Trump Era
Covering the Supreme Court these last four years has been a real roller coaster.
Culture & Conversation Maternity and Birthing
Could the Pandemic Change How the Country Handles Childbirth?
Amid fears of COVID-19, birthing centers have been filling a critical need for community-based care.
Mitch McConnell’s Pandemic Priority Has Been Clear: Packing the Courts
While Mitch McConnell was busy getting Trump judges approved, the Senate did nothing to protect people from the ravages of a global pandemic.
More on COVID-19 and Reproductive Health
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First I Chose Abortion. Then I Chose Motherhood.
I didn’t always want to be a mother. It’s a truth I don’t feel like I need to continue to hide.
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Culture & Conversation Maternity and Birthing
I Gave Birth Alone During the Pandemic
During a time of isolation at the height of vulnerability and panic, my providers dismissed my concerns about my physical state during recovery.
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The Devaluation of Black Women in Life and in Death
The maternal health crisis and COVID-19 pandemic have reinforced the silencing of Black women’s pain—by the very people whose jobs it is to provide care.
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Culture & Conversation What the Crap?!
2020: The Year Republicans Wanted You to Just Die Already
And if you're a Black or brown person, well, we're screwed.
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What Sex Work in the Time of COVID-19 Looks Like
Sex workers are still doing in-person work despite the risks—and relying on their tight-knit community more than ever to survive.
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Culture & Conversation Sexual Health
COVID-19 Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Have the Best (Virtual) Sex of Your Life
Our guide to sexting, phone sex, and FaceTime sex—because you don't have to be in a sexual slump just because you can't hump.
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When COVID-19 Hit, Abortion Access Ended in South Dakota
For seven months, two public health crises enveloped in South Dakota: the COVID-19 pandemic and no abortion care.
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Culture & Conversation Human Rights
Is There a TERF at Your Thanksgiving Gathering?
A trans-exclusionary radical feminist, or TERF, comes in many forms. We'll help you identify one and how to engage.
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Trump Made Disability Rights a Partisan Issue. Can Biden Fix That?
Disability rights have traditionally been considered a bipartisan issue. Swift and significant action will undo the damage of the last four years.
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Justice Samuel Alito Is Being a Baby About Medication Abortion: A GIFsplanation
Pregnant people can get abortion pills at the pharmacy. Alito wants to make it impossible for them to do that.