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 Media

Editor’s Note: How COVID-19 Has Upended Our Lives

Dec 7, 8:46am Jessica Mason Pieklo

We take a look back at the year of COVID-19 and its impact on abortion, sex, power, and parenthood.

Podcast

Boom! Lawyered: Our Wildest Memories of the Trump Era

Dec 10, 9:21am Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy

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?

Dec 7, 8:35am Melissa Anders

Amid fears of COVID-19, birthing centers have been filling a critical need for community-based care.

Analysis Law and Policy

Mitch McConnell’s Pandemic Priority Has Been Clear: Packing the Courts

Dec 7, 8:31am Lisa Needham

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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Culture & Conversation Family

First I Chose Abortion. Then I Chose Motherhood.

May 3, 8:25am Cynthia Gutierrez

I didn’t always want to be a mother. It’s a truth I don’t feel like I need to continue to hide.

[PHOTO: Pregnant person lays hand on top of her pregnant belly while doctor takes blood pressure]

Culture & Conversation Maternity and Birthing

I Gave Birth Alone During the Pandemic

Apr 5, 10:00am Victoria Yoffie

During a time of isolation at the height of vulnerability and panic, my providers dismissed my concerns about my physical state during recovery.

Analysis Race

The Devaluation of Black Women in Life and in Death

Mar 12, 9:30am Jallicia Jolly

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.