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[Photo: A midwife checks the vitals of a newborn baby.]

Are Temporary Birth Centers the Answer to Alleviating Hospitals During the COVID-19 Outbreak?

Abbie Synan

The Jazz Birth Center of Manhattan was born out of an urgent need for low-risk pregnant people to have options outside of giving birth in a hospital.

[Photo: An infographic showing that the majority of people polled agree that politicians should not restrict reproductive freedom during COVID-19. Two women stand on either side of the infographic.]

Pretty Much Everyone Hates the Republican COVID-19 Abortion Bans

Dennis Carter

Doing away with abortion rights during the COVID-19 pandemic, like many abortion restrictions, is overwhelmingly unpopular.

[Photo: A Black female doctor smiles as she listens to her patient.]

As Black Women Leaders, We Are Tearing Down Abortion Restrictions in Virginia

Jennifer McClellan & Charniele Herring

Virginia is turning the page on years of abortion restrictions that have put care out of reach for many.

[Photo: A digital collage of 7 APA activists of different genders, bodies and ages.]

7 Gender Justice Activists to Know This Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Tiffany Diane Tso

APA women and trans and nonbinary people have been at the forefront of movements for survivors, LGBTQ liberation, bodily autonomy, and sex positivity.

[Photo: Rep. Jim Jordan speaks during a hearing as Rep. Mike Conaway listens on.]

Lost Your Job Because of COVID-19? Republicans Want to Restrict Your Abortion Coverage.

Lauren Young

Reproductive health advocates call the Republican legislation even worse than the discriminatory Hyde Amendment, which for decades has eroded low-income people's access to abortion care.

[Photo: A nurse practitioner examines a patient for COVID-19.]

Not Even Congress Can Get COVID-19 Tests. But Arkansas Requires Abortion Patients to Have One.

Imani Gandy

What's the point of forcing abortion patients to obtain a negative COVID-19 test, besides creating another barrier to care? There is none.

[Photo: An older transwoman smiles as she is escorted out of the Supreme Court by her legal team.]

Aimee Stephens, Transgender Woman at Heart of Supreme Court Battle, Dies

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Aimee Stephens was a trailblazer for transgender rights. But her legacy could reach even further.

[Photo: A woman holds a clipboard as she shows a breast model to another woman.]

For People Living on the Texas Border, COVID-19 Brings Unique Challenges to Reproductive Health Care

Maya Eashwaran

Promotoras are community health workers who usually go door to door and provide essential reproductive health information and access to residents of colonias. But what happens during a pandemic?

[Photo: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch look on during an hearing.]

One Supreme Court Decision Could Shut Down Abortion Clinics in 15 States

Dennis Carter

States with anti-choice politicians in power could impose unnecessary admitting privilege requirements with little or no resistance.

[Photo: A young Asian mom looks sad as she holds her infant.]

New Moms May Face Uphill Battle After Giving Birth. Here’s What to Watch For.

Abbie Synan

"We need to give women the grace to do what they need to help themselves."

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