No One’s Access to Abortion Is Guaranteed — No Matter Where You Live
Living in a “blue state” does not guarantee the availability of abortion care to everyone who needs it.
States With Abortion Bans Saw Over 65k Rape-Related Pregnancies After “Dobbs”
The same states saw only 10 or fewer legal abortions per month, despite supposed exceptions to bans.
Roe Anniversary Sparks Calls for Restoring Federal Right to Abortion
"At every turn we see a new form of hell, brought to us by an extremist Supreme Court and a powerful band of Republican politicians determined to obliterate reproductive freedom,"…
Doctors Face ‘A Perpetual Rollercoaster’ As Abortion Returns to the Supreme Court
Two cases — one concerning medication abortion and another about providing the procedure in medical emergencies — could further upend a profession already under siege.
The Long Quest for Reproductive Justice in Mexico: Feminist Legal Strategies and Challenges to Changing Abortion Precedent in a Federal System
By Alma Beltrán y Puga / Georgetown Journal of International Affairs As the Green Wave echoes throughout the Latin American feminist movement, the Mexican legal system has progressed accordingly. Feminist…
COVID-19 Has Killed More Than 7 Million People Since 2020
While COVID-19 has disappeared from front pages, the virus is still claiming thousands of lives each month. The WHO warns against complacency and urges continuation of vaccination
Gaza’s Heath Workers and Aid Agencies Face Impossible Choices
Health workers are at grave risk while trying to provide care to the tens of thousands who are injured due to Israel’s brutal attacks. Both they and aid agencies are…
Sidney Wolfe: The Doctors’ Doctor for Prevention and Accountability
By Ralph Nader / Nader.org With the passing of Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe at the age of 86, our country has lost one of the greatest “extra-ordinary” physicians of the…
Ohio Woman’s Miscarriage Leads to Potential Indictment
Reproductive rights advocates fear the case could set a precedent for criminalizing miscarriages and other pregnancy outcomes.
‘Chilling’: Supreme Court Says Idaho Can Jail Doctors for Providing Abortions
"Yet again, women's lives are at the mercy of this extreme Court stacked by Donald Trump."
Birth Rates Increased in First Six Months of 2023 Because of Abortions Bans
Forty-three states currently restrict abortion after a certain point in pregnancy, and 14 states ban the procedure.
A Lab Test That Experts Liken to a Witch Trial Is Helping Send Women to Prison for Murder
The “lung float” test claims to help determine if a baby was born alive or dead, but many medical examiners say it’s too unreliable. Yet the test is still being…
How to Protect US Reproductive Rights in 2024
We need more people who believe in abortion as a human right to stand up for telemedicine abortion and protect access to mifepristone.
Ohio Doctors Urge Prosecutor to Drop Case Against Woman Who Suffered Miscarriage
A prosecutor in Trumbull County, Ohio is "under no legal obligation" to prosecute Brittany Watts, said an advocacy group.
18 Months After “Dobbs,” Here’s How Abortion Providers and Activists See Things
Abortion funds and logistical support groups are enabling people to travel out of state to obtain abortion care.