Texas To Seek Universal Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Screening: Will It Be Used to Further Shame Women?

State health officials in Texas say asking women a few questions can dramatically decrease their alcohol use during pregnancy.

Lizz Winstead: Michele Bachmann’s Fear of HPV Vaccinations

International Family Planning Saves Lives. So Why Is the GOP Cutting It?

With the global population expected to surpass 7 billion, we can only expect that the unmet need for family planning services, which currently exists for an estimated 215 million women globally, will only increase.

How Long Must Californians Wait to Safeguard Pregnant Women’s Rights in Prison?

For the second session in a row, the California Legislature has unanimously passed a bill to prohibit the shackling of pregnant incarcerated women. Will the Governor sign it into law?

Bachmann: HPV Vaccine Might Cause “Mental Retardation”

While hitting Perry on his HPV mandate, Bachmann claims the vaccine caused "mental retardation" in one recipient.

3-Year-Old’s Prostitute Costume on “Toddlers & Tiaras”

My Life as a Daughter of Christian Patriarchy

Deep within America, beyond your typical evangelicals and run of the mill fundamentalists, nurtured within the homeschool movement and growing by the day, are the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements. This is where I grew up.

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor? Or Just Throw Them Overboard?

I'm left to wonder, when did Americans become so hateful and vindictive towards poor people? Are we now a country that operates via Schadenfreude? Something doesn't sit right with kicking people when they're down.

Ibuprofen May Be Raising Miscarriage Risk

A new study believes that taking anti-inflammatory drugs may be doubling your chance of miscarriage.

Pointing Toward the Future: How Environmental and Women’s Rights Groups Can Work Together to Solve Global Problems

As part of our series on Seven Billion People, Rewire asks two experts, Dr. Carmen Barroso, Director of International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region, and Carl Pope, former Executive Director and current Chairman of the Sierra Club, to explain the connections between environmental and population issues and how the movements can work together.