Houston-area midwife arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions
| March 18, 2025
ABORTION | CIVIL RIGHTS | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | politcal | political | politics | reproduction rights | state legislature | TEXAS | women's health
This represents the first criminal charges under Texas’ near-total abortion ban.
Forced to carry a dying baby, this Texas mother of four says she didn’t think it could happen to her
| March 14, 2025
“I had been born and raised a Catholic, so the word abortion was never allowed in my house. I didn’t even know what abortion was until I was about 20 years old and already had my first two kids. I’m almost 31 now.”
Women’s clothing is often more expensive — and it’s partly due to tariffs
| March 11, 2025
Donald Trump | ECONOMY | EQUALITY | national politics | politcal | political | politics | Repro Rights | reproduction rights | TEXAS | trump | women's health
Two Democratic members of the House are pushing for a study of ‘pink tariffs.’
Anti-abortion centers face little regulation. The SAD Act could change that.
| February 13, 2025
ABORTION | Donald Trump | EQUALITY | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | lawmakers | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | politcal | political | politics | Repro Rights | reproduction rights | TEXAS | trump | women's health
Democratic lawmakers are pushing for the federal government to better regulate anti-abortion centers, facilities that seek to dissuade people from terminating their pregnancies, The 19th is first to report.
Misinformation about birth control is rampant on social media, alarming doctors
| December 17, 2024
Doctors are concerned that misinformation about birth control might make some women get off it at a time when there are fewer options available for unintended pregnancies in the US.