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[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.

[Photo: A graph that shows the rates of reported cases of chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhea from 2009 to 2018.]

With STDs Rising, Advocates Hope State Legislators Will Fix Harmful Sex Ed Laws

Martha Kempner

Rates of chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea have been steadily rising over the past decade, and young people bear a lot of the burden. And yet many state laws prohibit educators from fully informing students about safe sex.

[Photo: An illustration of a person painting a sign that reads '#MeToo'.]

Sexual Assailants Shouldn’t Tweet About #MeToo

Rachel Motley & Is Technology Really an Answer to Anti-Choice Restrictions?

My rapist’s behavior mirrors that of many famously accused, who use the dissonance between perceived values and predatory actions to distance themselves from abusive behavior.

[Photo: Two students speak during a presentation.]

Meet the College Student Exposing an Anti-Abortion Counseling Center in Colorado

Abigail Hutchings

The crisis pregnancy center, called the Resource Center, displays on its website and on tabling signs that it offers abortion and birth control information—but that information is misleading at best.

[Photo: People hold Pride flags as they celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 26, 2015 after its historic decision on gay marriage.]

The LGBTQ Rights We Gained—and Then Lost—This Decade

Lisa Needham

From the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" to wedding cakes at the Supreme Court, LGBTQ rights in the United States have taken a U-turn this past decade.

[Photo: Sex work supporters hold up signs during a rally.]

These Lawmakers Want the Federal Government to Study How FOSTA-SESTA Has Affected Sex Workers

Tiffany Diane Tso

Sex workers have shared their experiences of how FOSTA-SESTA has put them at greater risk. Congressional Democrats want the federal government to conduct the first national study on the health and safety of sex workers.

[Photo: Kathleen Eaton Bravo speaks during an interview.]

Is Technology Really an Answer to Anti-Choice Restrictions?

Emma McGowan

Planned Parenthood's new app is just one of many tools and technologies available to connect users to abortion care providers.

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