Parenthood

Trump Administration Will Continue Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program After All

Katelyn Burns

"We will be funding the original grantees for the next year under the previous criteria [set by the Obama administration]," a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told the Hill.

Ninth Circuit: Border Patrol Agents Can’t Shoot Mexican Citizens Across the Border for No Reason

Imani Gandy

Taking all of the facts in the case as true, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled on Tuesday that an on-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent violated the Fourth Amendment rights of a 16-year-old boy, whom the agent gunned down.

Biology, Funding, and Ego Slow Quest for Male Birth Control

Sarah Ellis

In a field packed with methods for women, researchers are still struggling to close this persistent contraception gap.

To Protect My Daughter From the Abuse I Survived, She Will Be an Only Child

Anonymous

When I hear people bemoan the so-called sad plight of the only child, I remember how often I longed for the safety of being one.

Protesters Continue Amid Threat of Lawsuit From Private Prison Company GEO Group

Tina Vasquez

"They thought this letter that has no legal standing would scare us into hiding. It's going to take more than that," explained Phillip Agnew, co-director of the Dream Defenders.

Congress Needs to Step Up and Defund ICE’s Barbaric Abuses Against Pregnant Women

Jessica González-Rojas

Why would we fund these egregious practices?

In Appalachia, Women Put Their Bodies on the Line for the Land

Ellee Achten

Women turn to environmental activism later in life due to health concerns, deep community investments, and, according to 75-year-old Peggy Gish, because they have "more freedom to get around, to have time—to get arrested!”

A Child Is Among the Latest Migrants to Die Under Trump

Tina Vasquez

Within the span of a few weeks, a child died after leaving a Texas detention center and a senior woman died in custody at a California facility.

Some States Ignore Black Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates. Not New Jersey.

Auditi Guha

“We have failed to reach communities of color with services that we know have worked for a broader population, especially for Caucasians, especially for people of higher income."

Massachusetts Governor Really, Really Wants to Restrict Welfare Benefits

Bryce Covert

Rather than sign a repeal of the state's welfare family cap into law, the governor sent that piece of the budget back to the legislature with a stipulation that would cut an estimated 5,200 children with disabled parents off of welfare completely and reduce benefits for another 2,100.