reproductive health
I'm an IVF Baby and I Plan to Vote Like One in November
Alabama’s recent ruling put the process that created my brother and me into jeopardy. I'm voting for Biden to protect IVF.
By Matilda Bress
More Teens Are Reporting That a Partner Has Threatened Their Reproductive Health
The increase in "reproductive coercion” calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline after the overturn of Roe v. Wade underscores the need for policies addressing teen dating violence, experts say.
By Jennifer Gerson, The 19th
Many Teen Girls in Prison Have No Idea How Their Body Works
The girls I’ve met inside don’t know about their period, or how people get pregnant.
By Kwaneta Harris
How Antiabortion Laws Are Being Used to Criminalize Pregnancy
Fetal personhood laws extend beyond abortion access.
By Brittney McNamara
Ohio May Be the Next State to Protect Abortion Rights
Voters will consider an amendment to the state constitution that would enshrine the right to abortion care.
By Larada Lee-Wallace
Does IUD Insertion Really Have to Be So Painful?
Imagine my surprise when I learned there’s a perfectly effective pain mitigation option for IUD insertion.
By Hannah Jackson
Could Facebook Messages Be Used in Abortion-Related Prosecution?
A Nebraska teen was sentenced to jail.
By Shefali Luthra, The 19th*
Reproductive Rights
FDA Approves the First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill in the United States
The pill is expected to hit shelves early next year.
By Glamour
Abortion Activists Are Dealing With Violent, Gendered Threats
The threats almost always come from men.
By Zelly Martin, Dr. Martin Riedl, Edith Hollander, and Dr. Inga Trauthig
What You Need to Know About Laws Restricting Abortion Access in the United States
Here's a state by state guide on measures to restrict or ban the access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.
By Fortesa Latifi
Health news
Florida Republicans Are Trying to Ban Kids From Talking About Their Periods at School
Experts say that the bill would cause serious psychological harm to young people.
By Maggie O'Neill
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are a Focal Point of the Anti-Abortion Movement
A Problem Pregnancy crisis center sits across the street from a Planned Parenthood in Worcester, Massachusetts. They are not the same.
By Bill Shaner
How Papayas Are Becoming an Abortion Training Tool
In places where abortion restrictions make training for medical students scarce, the tropical fruit is a stand-in.
By Sara Hutchinson
Senators Ask Mifepristone Manufacturer to List Miscarriage As a Use for Abortion Pill
As it faces legal challenges, Senators asked that miscarriage management be added to mifepristone's approved uses.
By Jennifer Gerson, The 19th
Birth Control Access Is Under Threat
A Texas judge's recent ruling has many concerned it's just the first step in attempting to prevent contraceptive access.
By Dana Johnson and Laura Lindberg
Utah Becomes the First State This Year to Ban Trans Health Care
The ban on gender-affirming care for young people is effective immediately.
By James Factora
Before My Incarceration, I Was Just a Depressed College Student
Many women like me share similar experiences of abuse and childhood abandonment.
By Asia Johnson
I Keep Abortion Pills in My Medicine Cabinet Just in Case
If you want to avoid pregnancy, maybe you should too.
By Amy Merrill
Doctors and Patients Are Talking About Just How Painful an IUD Insertion Can Be
So where's the pain management?
By Lauryn Jiles
What TV Shows Are Still Getting Wrong About Abortion
Most representations of the procedure involve wealthy, white characters.
By Jennifer Gerson, The 19th