Parenthood

Sessions’ Move to Limit Asylum Claims Is a ‘Slap in the Face’

Tina Vasquez

It is “a slap in the face [to] everyone with a valid asylum claim who was relying on decades of legal precedent to file those claims,” one attorney told Rewire.News.

Gavel Drop: The Long Legal Life of David Daleiden and His Planned Parenthood Smear Campaign

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

Texas is still using Daleiden's video distortions as "evidence" to defund the health-care provider, and a California court tells the anti-choice activist to hand over documents.

Low-Income Virginians Will Soon Have Access to Long-Lasting Birth Control

Nicole Knight

With nearly half of U.S. pregnancies unplanned, public health experts are seeing a rising interest in LARCs.

In ‘Like a Mother,’ a Truly Feminist Pregnancy Book for the Nerd in You

Carrie Murphy

Author Angela Garbes has a way with the odd scientific facts about pregnancy, but ultimately wants you to know that you're still yourself while gestating or parenting.

Could This Democrat Bring ‘Medicare For All’ to Michigan?

Ally Boguhn

Following a national push by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is proposing "Michicare," a single-payer health plan to cover all Michiganders' health care.

Report: Trump’s Global Gag Rule ‘Downright Catastrophic for Global Health’

Teddy Wilson

“Trump’s global and domestic gag rules show no matter what side of the U.S. border you reside, no one is outside the reach of this administration’s brutal attacks on health and rights."

Gavel Drop: Judge Orders Kentucky’s D and E Ban Remain Blocked

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

And same-sex marriage foes are taking a page from the anti-abortion playbook to restrict the rights of same-sex couples in the states.

Should Egg Donors Globally Be Compensated? It’s Complicated.

Sian Ferguson

Being compensated for your time is one issue, but egg donors are not only chosen for their time.

Ivanka Needs to Hear Ali Wong’s Crass and Political Mom-Comedy

Sofia Resnick

Ali Wong is the only pussy-grabber I want influencing the White House’s parental leave policy.

The Women Behind the Statue

Miriam Zoila Pérez

The public and the historical record have paid little attention to the women instrumental to James Marion Sims conducting his experiments. Thankfully, some researchers have been working to center these women’s stories to ensure they are not completely erased from history.