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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.

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.

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.

How Antiabortion Laws Are Being Used to Criminalize Pregnancy

Fetal personhood laws extend beyond abortion access.

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.

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.

Could Facebook Messages Be Used in Abortion-Related Prosecution?

A Nebraska teen was sentenced to jail.
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.

Abortion Activists Are Dealing With Violent, Gendered Threats

The threats almost always come from men.

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. 
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Utah Becomes the First State This Year to Ban Trans Health Care 

The ban on gender-affirming care for young people is effective immediately.

Before My Incarceration, I Was Just a Depressed College Student

Many women like me share similar experiences of abuse and childhood abandonment.

I Keep Abortion Pills in My Medicine Cabinet Just in Case

If you want to avoid pregnancy, maybe you should too.

Doctors and Patients Are Talking About Just How Painful an IUD Insertion Can Be

So where's the pain management?

What TV Shows Are Still Getting Wrong About Abortion

Most representations of the procedure involve wealthy, white characters.