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[Photo: A nurse helping a mother of color during labor.]

They Didn’t Have Coronavirus Symptoms Until After They Gave Birth. Then They Tested Positive.

It’s asymptomatic people who may hold the most urgent lessons for a maternal care system that is scrambling to reinvent itself during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Abortion

‘Constantly Preparing for the Next Crisis’: How Independent Abortion Clinics Are Faring With COVID-19

Sarah Anne Lloyd

“Patients think clinics are closed; there is increased panic due to patient’s fear of being turned away.”

[Photo: An illustration of virus cells colliding with pillars that read 'Roe vs. Wade.']

Power

How COVID-19 Could Bring the End of ‘Roe v. Wade’

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Republicans have stacked the federal courts with ideologues willing to entrain any bad faith argument designed to overturn Roe—even the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Photo: An illustrated portrait of Judge Kyle Duncan.]

Power

Meet the Trump Judge Who Handed Texas Its Abortion Ban

Lisa Needham

In this new monthly column, we examine Trump-appointed judges, including Kyle Duncan, who are upending long-standing civil and human rights.

[Photo: A sad and tired doctor holds her head as she sits alone on a hospital floor near a window.]

Abortion

‘Sadness Beyond Tears’ as COVID-19 Abortion Ban Brings Chaos to Texas Clinics

Paige Alexandria

“I'm hurting just thinking about the people we have to turn away, and what they might do or experience without access to safe abortion care."

[Photo: A pharmacist scans a box of over the counter medicine.]

Sex

The COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes the Need for Over-the-Counter Birth Control

Ellen Friedrichs

“When you have to stay home, and as more resources are directed toward the public health crisis, requiring that prescription for birth control is a particularly challenging barrier at this time.”

[Photo: Two young, Black women in a car. The woman in the passenger seat looks concerned.]

Abortion

A ‘Heartless’ New Reality in Texas: Traveling 800 Miles for Abortion Care

Dennis Carter

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's COVID-19 abortion ban would mean almost every county in the state will be more than 100 miles away from the nearest U.S. facility providing care.

[Photo: An illustration of a variety of menstrual products in the background. In the foreground the word 'TAX' is scratched out in red.]

Power

How We Can Take Down the Tampon Tax and End Period Poverty

Janice Miyoshi Days

As of April 1, Ohio is the latest state to stop charging a "tampon tax"—but the state of period poverty across the United States remains dire.

[Photo: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a press conference.]

Texas’ Legal Arguments for Banning Abortion During COVID-19 Are Hot Garbage

Imani Gandy

Texas' arguments about abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic leading to overtaxed health-care systems, depleted resources, and further spreading of the virus are patently ridiculous.

Rapid Reaction—Texas Abortion Ban Takes Effect Immediately

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

On March 31, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Texas lawmakers to exploit the COVID-19 outbreak to ban abortion services—effective immediately. Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo hop on the mic to discuss what happened, what this means, and what's likely to happen next in Texas and around the country.

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