Freezing Eggs Is an Extreme Example of How We’ve Privatized the Work/Family Clash Freezing Eggs Is an Extreme Example of How We’ve Privatized the Work/Family Clash
It's important for women to have access to egg freezing if they want it, but it's a terrible solution to the fact that our society makes it so hard to parent and work.
Oct 16, 2014 / Bryce Covert
If the GOP Wins the Senate, Expect a Total Assault on Reproductive Rights If the GOP Wins the Senate, Expect a Total Assault on Reproductive Rights
After November 4, America could follow Texas down a very anti-woman path.
Oct 15, 2014 / Ilyse Hogue
Alabama’s New Law Will Let Fetuses Have Lawyers Alabama’s New Law Will Let Fetuses Have Lawyers
Laws requiring teens to tell their parents they’re having an abortion are a problem everywhere they exist, but Alabama’s represents a new low.
Oct 9, 2014 / Dani McClain
The Battle Over Abortion Access Is Nearing the Supreme Court The Battle Over Abortion Access Is Nearing the Supreme Court
Clinics in Texas that were recently forced to stop providing abortions because of sweeping new regulations have filed an emergency appeal to the court.
Oct 7, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Will the UN’s New Development Goals Downplay the Need for Gender Equality? Will the UN’s New Development Goals Downplay the Need for Gender Equality?
Women’s reproductive rights are at risk of being de-emphasized as UN member nations draft the Sustainable Development Goals.
Oct 6, 2014 / Barbara Crossette
Don’t Fall for the GOP’s Over-the-Counter Contraception Racket Don’t Fall for the GOP’s Over-the-Counter Contraception Racket
Calls for the pill to be available without a prescription are just naked attempts to woo female voters and mask opposition to the Obamacare birth control mandate.
Oct 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
San Francisco Rejects ‘Racial Profiling in the Doctor’s Office’ San Francisco Rejects ‘Racial Profiling in the Doctor’s Office’
The city becomes the first in the nation to say 'no' to bans on sex-selective abortions.
Sep 19, 2014 / Dani McClain
Why Does the Most Effective Birth Control Cost an Entire Month’s Wages? Why Does the Most Effective Birth Control Cost an Entire Month’s Wages?
Long-acting reversible contraceptives could revolutionize reproductive healthcare—if only politicians would get out of the way.
Sep 15, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why 2014 Is the Year to Demand Medicaid-Funded Abortions Why 2014 Is the Year to Demand Medicaid-Funded Abortions
Advocates behind a national bus tour want to enlist young people in the fight to repeal the Hyde Amendment.
Aug 27, 2014 / Dani McClain
How to End the Criminalization of America’s Mothers How to End the Criminalization of America’s Mothers
Other countries provide childcare and income supports for poor mothers; in the United States, we arrest them.
Aug 21, 2014 / Sarah Jaffe, Mariame Kaba, Randy Albelda, and Kathleen Geier