10 States Will Vote on Abortion Rights This Election
Abortion rights organizers hope the ballot measures will restore reproductive rights to what has become an “abortion and maternal care desert”
‘MAGA Abortion Bans Kill Women’: Pregnant Texas Teen Dead After Care Denied
"Make no mistake Donald Trump's abortion ban did this," said one reproductive rights leader. "We must stop him."
‘A Moral Failure’: Pregnant People Face Health Risks and Inconsistent Care in Prisons
Lawmakers are calling attention to a new federal report’s gaps in data needed to understand and confront the maternal health crisis for incarcerated people.
Georgia Judge Strikes Down State’s 6-Week Abortion Ban
The state constitution’s liberty provisions include “the right to make personal healthcare decisions,” the judge said.
The Abortion Fight That Shows Just How Broken Our Healthcare System Is
The federal government is battling states over funding for family planning services—and leaving patients caught in the middle.
She Ate a Poppy Seed Salad Just Before Giving Birth. Then They Took Her Baby Away.
Hospitals use drug tests that return false positives from poppy seed bagels, decongestants and Zantac. Yet newborns are being taken from parents based on the results.
Crossing State Lines to Get an Abortion is a New Legal Minefield, With Courts to Decide if There’s a Right to Travel
Since the 2022 Supreme Court ruling, US states have made abortion harder to access, leading to increased interstate travel for abortions, legal battles, and uncertainty about abortion rights.
Her Life Was at Risk. She Needed an Abortion. Insurance Refused To Pay.
By Sarah Varney / KFF Health News Ashley and Kyle were newlyweds in early 2022 and thrilled to be expecting their first child. But bleeding had plagued Ashley from the…
Are Patients From Florida Going Elsewhere for Abortions — or Staying Pregnant?
It’s been 3 months since the state passed a strict 6-week abortion limit. That's affected access to care in ways that are just starting to show.
After a Study Found Lead in Tampons, Environmentalists Wonder if Global Metal Pollution Is Worse Than They Previously Thought
Activists say the research marks a growing awareness connecting everyday life to the toxic contamination of the planet and ongoing harm to the climate. More research is examining how women…
Texas Sues Biden Administration Over Confidential Contraception for Teens
Federal clinics in Texas are already required to get parental permission to prescribe birth control after a 2022 court ruling.
Abortion Gets the Silent Treatment at the RNC
A slew of Republican senators who oppose abortion didn’t mention it while on stage in Milwaukee, nor did nominees Donald Trump and JD Vance — but it’s still in the…
As Abortion Rights are Further Decimated, Reproductive Health Funding Remains ‘Shackled’ by Restrictions
During a critical election year, sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations risk losing funding to engage in partisan politics.
Abortion ‘Trafficking’ Laws, Travel Bans, Medication Crackdowns: How the GOP is Criminalizing Abortion Post-Dobbs
Multiple states have created a new crime called “abortion trafficking,” which makes it illegal for adults to transport minors to get abortions without parental consent. Others are trying to restrict…
Giving Women ‘Fewer Rights Than a Bag of Trash,’ Iowa Supreme Court Upholds 6-Week Abortion Ban
"This ruling will deny critical and lifesaving care to pregnant people in the state. Make no mistake: This law will result in the death of Iowans," said one abortion fund…