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How I Rediscovered Sexual Pleasure After an Abortion

Iman N. Milner

After I terminated my pregnancy, my libido was nonexistent. But no one seemed to be comfortable talking about how, even if you are pro-choice, your healing journey can include moments that feel less than empowering.

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Why We’re Skeptical of Conservative Support for Over-the-Counter Contraception

Sarah Christopherson

Should we be thrilled that conservatives are embracing over-the-counter access for birth control? When something seems too good to be true, it usually is.

[Photo: An illustration of a hand holding a contraceptive device called Ovaprene. In the background are other types of contraceptives.]

Finally, a New Barrier Method Contraception Is on the Horizon

Martha Kempner

Ovaprene would be the first barrier method contraceptive to come on the market since the redesigned "female" condom, now called the internal condom, was released in 2006.

[Photo: An illustration of a person holding a bill with repeating IUDs in the background.]

Women Shouldn’t Get a Bill for an IUD—but Sometimes They Do

Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News

For those who are slapped with a fee, the prices are sky-high—and growing.

[Photo: A young person of color waits nervously in a doctor's office.]

We Now Know the ‘True Damage’ of Trump’s Family Planning Restrictions

Erin Heger

The Trump administration's domestic "gag rule" has cut the Title X family planning program's capacity by 47 percent.

[Photo: An outside view of an Obria clinic.]

Documents Show Government Funding of Anti-Choice Clinics a ‘Futile Project’

Erin Heger

The federally funded Obria Group is spending up to 48 times more per patient compared to other clinics receiving Title X grants.

[Photo: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks passionately during an outdoor event.]

Warren Has a Plan to Clean House After Trump: Campaign Week in Review

Dennis Carter

Advocates have feared that a Democratic administration couldn't fully rid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of those committed to undermining the agency's mission.

[Photo: An African woman and her baby, and other patients wait for treatment outside a clinic.]

Three Years Later, Trump’s Global ‘Gag Rule’ Continues to Devastate Global Health

Monica Kerrigan & Nelly Munyasia

Even after the global gag rule has been dumped, we will have years of work ahead of us to undo the damage it has wrought.

Black Women Were ‘Canaries in the Coal Mine’: A Conversation With Michele Goodwin

Jessica Mason Pieklo

For the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Professor Michele Goodwin chats about her forthcoming book on the criminalization of motherhood.

[Photo: Pete Buttigieg speaks during an event.]

The ‘Queer Candidate’ Is Out of Touch With LGBTQ Needs

Ray Levy-Uyeda

Pete Buttigieg should support the most vulnerable among us—people of color, homeless youth, the uninsured, the poor—and not cower to those who see this as radical.

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