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Democratic Voters Want Senate Reform Now: Campaign Week in Review

Dennis Carter

Ambitious pro-choice efforts likely wouldn’t pass the U.S. Senate without reform.

United States Drops to an ‘F’ in Reproductive Rights Report Card

Dennis Carter

The Population Institute attributes the country's first failing grade to Title X restrictions, the appointment of federal judges, and cutting evidence-based sexuality education.

‘If I Don’t Lie, It’s Illegal’: How Forced Counseling Affects Abortion Patients

Paige Alexandria

When I provide patient-centered counseling to people seeking abortion care, I have to undo the damage from biased counseling mandated by the state.

‘Shifting the Culture of Care’: A Q&A With Chanel Porchia-Albert, Founder of Doula Collective Ancient Song

Dominique Rémy

"Black people historically didn’t have access to health care within the context of institutional care. There were midwives and healers within the communities, and that was their source of strength."

Kansas Lawmakers Must Stop Attacks on Abortion and Medicaid 

Julie Burkhart

Some state legislators are threatening to derail bipartisan efforts to expand Medicaid to 150,000 uninsured Kansans unless an anti-abortion constitutional amendment is approved.

The United States Is the Epicenter of the Anti-Choice Clinic Crisis

Rachel Wells

With Heartbeat International’s uncovered manipulations, the organization is paving the way for the marketing of deceit, threatening access to abortion care around the world.

Republicans Push Anti-Choice Constitutional Amendments to Circumvent Courts: Spotlight on the States

Dennis Carter

The effort to change state constitutions, making it easier for Republican lawmakers to end legal abortion, continues apace in Iowa and Wisconsin.

Hysterectomies Are Not the Only Option for Black Women With Fibroids. We Have Choices.

Kimberly Fain

Black women are two to three times more likely to get fibroids than our white female counterparts. We are also more likely to experience implicit bias and be disempowered by our health-care system.

Louisiana Democrat Who Backed Near-Total Abortion Ban Endorses Biden: Campaign Week in Review

Dennis Carter

State Sen. Gerald Boudreaux is one of many Democrats in the Louisiana legislature who oppose abortion rights.

Trump’s Pregnant Traveler Ban Is Part of a Long History of Anti-AAPI Immigrant Policy

Sung Yeon Choimorrow

The message is clear: People of color are not welcome in the United States.