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[Photo: US Representative Henry Hyde speaks passionately during a hearing.]

What Is Going On With Congress, the Budget, and Abortion Access? A GIFsplanation

House Democrats have re-upped the Hyde Amendment—but Rep. Ayanna Pressley and others are fighting back.

How My Pregnancy Loss Shaped My Perspective of Anti-Choice Legislation

It is critical to confront willful ignorance and ensure that the discussion on abortion rights is based on truth and science.

[Photo: Loraine Marie Maguire (C), mother provincial of the Little Sisters of the Poor, stands alongside fellow nuns during a press conference in front of the Supreme Court of the United States.]

Hey, Nuns: Your Cynical Birth Control Benefit Strategy Fools No One

Imani Gandy

Nuns like the Little Sisters of the Poor have spent the past few years using their religion as a weapon to help a corrupt administration.

[Photo: A young Black woman lies on a bed looking up at the camera.]

Wanting Good Sex Is a Good Enough Reason for Birth Control

Rewire News Group Staff

I need my IUD to treat a health condition—and to have sex. Both are crucial.

[Photo: A pack of birth control pills in a green case lay by a book on top of a desk.]

The Nuns Can Now Come After Your Birth Control

Rewire News Group Staff

Boom! Lawyered podcast hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy break down the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that favored the nuns in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania.

[Photo: A group of protesters of color wearing masks sit in a circle and play a board game.]

5 Sex Ed Lessons to Take to Protests

Cassandra Corrado

As with sex, the degree that these protest tips apply to you will vary based on who you are, what you’re doing, and the context you’re in.

[Photo: A Black mother is embraced by her adolescent child in front of a blank wall.]

Explaining Black Motherhood to a White Mom—and to Myself

Kai McGee

A casual conversation at a food bank turned into something frustrating—and fruitful.

[Photo: An illustration of a queer, femme-presenting couple siting in bed looking at a laptop.]

Starting a Family Costs More for Queer People Like Me

Taneasha White

Within the pro-choice movement, we often end up focusing on abortion and contraception, and we leave out those facing a different sort of barrier: infertility for queer people.

[Photo: A split-screen image of a baby onesie (L) that reads 'Baby Lives Matter' in red, and President Trump (R).]

Trump’s ‘Baby Lives Matter’ Onesies Are Grotesque and All Too Familiar

Imani Gandy

Trump doesn’t care about babies. Trump cares about Trump. And his campaign's racist onesies are just another stunt.

[Photo: A young woman of color wears a mask and looks at the camera sadly. She is illuminated by lights of purple and red hues.]

Advocates Fear Another Devastating Impact of COVID-19: More Forced Pregnancies and Reproductive Control

Jallicia Jolly

Black, brown, Indigenous, disabled, and low-income people have historically been victim to state-sanctioned forced sterilizations and reproductive coercion.

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