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[Photo: The outside of a Whole Woman's Health building.]

The Long Road to Opening South Bend’s Abortion Clinic (Updated)

"This is ridiculous that there are this many barriers for someone to open a clinic to provide something that is legal, something that’s normal medical care."

[Photo: A Black woman with a megaphone speaks at an abortion rights rally]

New Abortion Ban Lawsuit Places Black Georgians Squarely at the Center of the Fight

Imani Gandy

The lawsuit highlights how the attacks on abortion rights in Georgia will hit Black women the hardest.

[Photo: A sad mother of color breastfeeding her baby.]

I Had Postpartum Depression. But Because I Was Breastfeeding, I Couldn’t Access the Care I Needed.

Meredith Alston

After years of hearing about the importance of seeking help and accepting treatment for postpartum depression, it never occurred to me that a doctor would be more concerned about the level of antidepressants in my milk.

[Photo: The outside of a Catholic hospital.]

For Women of Color on Medicaid, Health-Care Options More Likely to Include Catholic Hospitals

Amy Littlefield

Women using Medicaid, particularly those who are Black or Latina, may be disproportionately funneled into Catholic facilities by their insurance plans, a new paper in the journal Contraception found.

[Photo: Two young, migrant children look on as their mothers wait in a holding room with an officer.]

‘Willful Recklessness’: Trump Pushes for Indefinite Family Detention

Renée Feltz

The Trump administration is taking steps to extend the detention of migrant families despite documented concerns from the medical community—including two doctors under federal contract to monitor the facilities where they are held.

[Photo: Young girl holding father's hand]

As Fathers, We Must Commit to Dismantling the Patriarchy

Garin Marschall

White men, many of them fathers, have viciously held onto power but have not used it to make things OK for most people. It is time to dismantle that structure.

[Photo: A doctor filling out a patient discharge form.]

Immigration Officials Push Health-Care Providers to ‘Clear’ Pregnant Migrants for Detention

Tina Vasquez

"It is becoming too common that doctors feel like they have to risk their position or their job in order to do the right thing."

[Illustration: four members of the Thompson family on top of a floral background.]

What Is ‘Sanctuary’ for a Black Immigrant Family in the United States?

Tina Vasquez

The Thompsons may be the only Black family in sanctuary, but they want you to know they are a family first and asylum seekers second.

[Photo: A Black mom tenderly caresses her young child.]

Adopting While Black

Sakena Jwan Washington

Nothing could prepare me for the messy political and emotional process of adopting while Black.

[Photo: A mother with Down syndrome plays with her toddler.]

What It’s Like to Be a Disabled Parent in an Inaccessible World

Robyn Powell

Parenting is hard work. But for parents with disabilities, the challenges can feel insurmountable—because they are raising children in a society not built for them.

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