Special Report: Covid-19

Planned Parenthood Got COVID-19 Funds. Why Are Republicans Trying to Take It Back?

Paige Alexandria

Republicans and anti-choice activists are enraged that Planned Parenthood wasn't left to falter in the economic catastrophe brought by COVID-19.

Are Temporary Birth Centers the Answer to Alleviating Hospitals During the COVID-19 Outbreak?

Abbie Synan

The Jazz Birth Center of Manhattan was born out of an urgent need for low-risk pregnant people to have options outside of giving birth in a hospital.

Pretty Much Everyone Hates the Republican COVID-19 Abortion Bans

Dennis Carter

Doing away with abortion rights during the COVID-19 pandemic, like many abortion restrictions, is overwhelmingly unpopular.

How Do You Get People to Wear Face Masks? Ask a Sex Educator.

Martha Kempner

We haven't convinced everyone to wear condoms, but there are certainly lessons to be learned from decades of trying that we can apply to this moment with face masks.

Lost Your Job Because of COVID-19? Republicans Want to Restrict Your Abortion Coverage.

Lauren Young

Reproductive health advocates call the Republican legislation even worse than the discriminatory Hyde Amendment, which for decades has eroded low-income people's access to abortion care. 

Arkansas Created a Pandemic Catch-22 to Block Abortions

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

On April 27, Arkansas officials issued a directive requiring anyone seeking elective surgery to obtain a negative COVID-19 test 48 hours prior to an abortion. Can you guess which elective procedure those officials were primarily targeting? Yep, that's right: procedural abortion. On this episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo explain everything happening in Arkansas.

Not Even Congress Can Get COVID-19 Tests. But Arkansas Requires Abortion Patients to Have One.

Imani Gandy

What's the point of forcing abortion patients to obtain a negative COVID-19 test, besides creating another barrier to care? There is none.

For People Living on the Texas Border, COVID-19 Brings Unique Challenges to Reproductive Health Care

Maya Eashwaran

Promotoras are community health workers who usually go door to door and provide essential reproductive health information and access to residents of colonias. But what happens during a pandemic?

New Moms May Face Uphill Battle After Giving Birth. Here’s What to Watch For.

Abbie Synan

"We need to give women the grace to do what they need to help themselves."

Why Telehealth Is a Complicated Option for Domestic Violence Survivors

Ariana Lee

Domestic violence counselors are facing a range of challenges in using telehealth services to stay in touch with survivors who may be stuck with their abusers during COVID-19 lockdown.