Parenthood

Trump Administration’s Global Gag Rule Review Ignoring the Evidence on Policy’s Danger

Christine Grimaldi

Advocates say State Department officials misrepresented the consequences of the policy in presenting its six-month review.

This Fake Clinic Network Receives State and Federal Funding to Teach Kids ‘Shaming’ Sex-Ed Curriculum

Ally Boguhn

During the last two years, the organization was awarded nearly $900,000 to teach students to, among other things, question condom effectiveness and suggest that sex may cause “emotional and psychological problems." It's not the only one.

Mississippi Woman Criminally Charged for Pregnancy Outcome After Home Birth (Updated)

Teddy Wilson

“What's happening to Mrs. Fisher and her family is the latest in a line of women of color having their pregnancies and specifically pregnancy loss criminalized."

The Next Head of Planned Parenthood Should Be a Black Feminist

Imani Gandy

White supremacy and misogyny are a rot in the Trump administration, and that rot is spreading.

‘Never a Good Time’: Graduate Students Fight for Parental Leave

Elliot Long

The lack of institutional support in American universities for new parents is especially cruel.

Right-Wing Media Twisted This Mother’s Pain to Fit Its Anti-Abortion Agenda

Maureen Shaw

After social media trolls targeted her daughter’s disability, one advocate’s fight to right the wrong became a proxy fight over abortion care.

Trump Called for Unity, but Delivered ‘Dishonest Sales Pitch’ at First State of the Union

Tina Vasquez

The president "cruelly" used the grief of two families "to manipulate and derail the conversation on immigration policy," explained the Black Alliance for Just Immigration in a statement.

Gavel Drop: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s #MeToo Moment

Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pieklo & Far From ‘Tragic’: Author Jenna Vinson on the Misrepresentation of Young Mothers

Even a sitting Supreme Court justice has had a #MeToo moment in her career.

Indiana Is Addressing Infant Mortality Using Fake Clinics

Laura Huss

Through a new app, the state department of health is using public funding to legitimize the services and programs of organizations that do not provide comprehensive health-care services and actually spread misinformation—while overlooking groups that do provide comprehensive care.

Far From ‘Tragic’: Author Jenna Vinson on the Misrepresentation of Young Mothers

Gloria Malone

"I hope my book—which brings attention to young mothers’ counter-stories and acts of resistance—makes feminist-oriented advocates and organizations think twice before circulating tragic tales of young motherhood."