Parenthood

Stop Saying That Making Abortion Illegal Won’t Stop People From Having Them

Diana Greene Foster

Criminalizing abortion or making it less accessible means that some women carry unwanted pregnancies to term.

How Oklahoma’s Jail Policies Can Cause Years of Snowballing Debt for Mothers Behind Bars

Victoria Law

For parents specifically, even a few days in pretrial detention means having to navigate child welfare services—which can entail even more financial burdens.

Nicole Chung Captures All the Beautiful Messiness of Adoption in New Memoir

Katie Klabusich

Chung exposes the raw pieces of her heart, allowing the reader to feel all the complex emotions that came with learning the details of her origin as an adult who still yearned to hear that her birth parents—her first parents, the ones who might look like her—wanted her, even if they couldn’t keep her.

In Canada, Ontario Premier’s War on Sex Ed Sows Confusion and Sparks Protests

Ellen Friedrichs

The province's top leader says a 2015 curriculum's discussions about gender, sexuality, and internet safety were too much and too soon for younger students. Some parents and students disagree.

Larry Hogan Was Against Maryland Democrats’ Paid Family Leave Program. Now He’s For It.

Dennis Carter

The Republican governor's administration came out in February against expanding the state's paid leave program, which passed in the Democratic-majority Maryland legislature.

Trump Administration’s Latest Attack on Immigrants: ‘Starve Them Out’

Tina Vasquez

The proposed rule change could bar those seeking to immigrate to the United States from being able to enter, and deny lawful permanent residents the ability to further adjust their status and naturalize, simply for accessing services for their families to which they are legally entitled.

This Week in Sex: Writer Outs Bert and Ernie, Producers Shove Them Back in the Closet

Martha Kempner

In a surprising denial from the typically inclusive show, the makers of Sesame Street say that the puppets are best friends, not partners.

Can This Connecticut City Regulate Anti-Choice Clinics Without Court Interference?

Auditi Guha & #AbolishICE Is Not a Slogan, It’s a Call to Action

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling won't discourage Hartford officials from enforcing a new rule against deceptive pregnancy centers.

For Women Veterans, No Room at the VA

India Amos

As the number of female veterans increase, women who live in communities serviced by older U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals could experience a delay in care—especially if men already occupy the hospital rooms.

#AbolishICE Is Not a Slogan, It’s a Call to Action

Joseph Flores

#AbolishICE is a call to action to individuals and local communities to engage in this transformation and bring about a better future for immigrants and current citizens alike. Here's how you can help.