Parenthood

Increased Police Presence in New York Subways Is a Reproductive Justice Issue

Merle McGee

When our youth are having guns pointed at them for hopping a turnstile, that is reproductive injustice.

Warren Has a Plan to Clean House After Trump: Campaign Week in Review

Dennis Carter

Advocates have feared that a Democratic administration couldn't fully rid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of those committed to undermining the agency's mission.

Structural Racism in Medicine Worsens the Health of Black Women and Infants

Akilah Wise

California programs are doubling down on efforts to eliminate the medical system's structural racism and support the state's Black women and infants, who face abysmal maternal and infant health outcomes.

A New Study Destroys the Central Argument Behind ‘Abortion Reversal’

Tiffany Diane Tso

“Abortion reversal” laws are based on the myth that people who have abortions often regret their decision. New research shows this is overwhelmingly untrue.

Having the Abortion Talk With Children Is Easier Than You Think. Just Ask These Parents.

Paige Alexandria

Most people who have abortions already have children. For these parents, talking about their abortions with their kids was not only a normal conversation, but a productive one.

Women Are Being Kicked Out of Domestic Violence Shelters for Self-Medicating the Trauma of Abuse

Gina Tron

Substance use is common among survivors and victims of intimate partner violence. But integrated treatment is rare.

Elizabeth Warren Just Proved She’s Serious About Disability Rights

Robyn Powell

People with disabilities are praising Warren’s plan for being comprehensive, inclusive of the perspectives of people with disabilities, and intersectional.

What It’s Like to Have Two Abortions in Three Months

Paige Alexandria

There’s no reason not to be comfortable having multiple abortions—and you’re not reckless or stupid for becoming pregnant again.

How to Have Meaningful Conversations With Anti-Choice Relatives Over the Holidays

Amanda Beatriz Williams

A key way to dismantle abortion stigma is to talk to the people we love about the values we hold—even if it means educating our anti-choice family members.

The LGBTQ Rights We Gained—and Then Lost—This Decade

Lisa Needham

From the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" to wedding cakes at the Supreme Court, LGBTQ rights in the United States have taken a U-turn this past decade.