Will My Old IUD Become a Relic?
Coming of age in the 1970s, this writer never understood why she kept her old IUD all these years. Now she does: Since the Dobbs decision, many GOP lawmakers have set their sights on birth control.
Reproductive Health
‘We’re doing the best we can’:Talking with Mississippi Doctors
As the state’s 15-week abortion ban heads to the Supreme Court, Mississippi doctors talk reproductive health care access, fetal viablity, and maternal health.
I Had a Miscarriage During COVID
Losing a pregnancy is often traumatic, not only for the grief but for the way our society shames us for it. Could this pandemic restore our humanity toward one another?
Dr. Jen Gunter Wants to Demystify The Vagina
With her new book, 'The Vagina Bible,' and a forthcoming DAME column, the OB-GYN aims to mainstream comprehensive health and sex education.
Clinic Rescues Are Back—And They’re Worse Than Ever
The pro-life movement, which is now infiltrating clinic waiting rooms and holding sit-ins, has more women than we realize—and that's making their tactics even more terrifyingly effective.
Another Day, Another Red State Trying to Eliminate Abortion Access
Kentucky’s last abortion clinic is facing its final legal showdown to keep its doors open. We’ve seen this before, and with 33 GOP-led states, we’re poised to see it happen again. And again.
That Time NPR Did Not Consider All Things
What a flubbed abortion-access story can teach us about the "fake news" era.
The Planned Parenthood Victory That Isn’t
The GOP-led Senate failed to get enough votes to defund the reproductive health care provider. So why aren’t we feeling overjoyed?
I Lost My Pregnancy. And Gained a New Perspective on 20-Week Abortion
The writer was devastated when she suffered a stillbirth after 21 weeks. But it made her realize that the decision to end a pregnancy belongs only to the woman carrying a child.