Our Fears Confirmed: The Supreme Court Plans to Overturn Roe v. Wade
The leaked draft majority opinion of the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization makes clear that the court plans to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion established nearly a half-century ago with Roe v. Wade.
Victory for Missourians: Abortion Services Protected in Missouri
Missouri has only one health center with a license to provide abortion, and that license hads been wrongfully withheld — until now.
May 29, 2020
Wisconsin April Election: How Poll Volunteers and Voters Were Forced to Risk Their Health, and What Officials Must Do Now
A volunteer poll worker shares her story from the front lines of the dangerous election in Wisconsin — where voters and poll workers are now coming down with COVID-19.
April 24, 2020
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The Federal Government’s Next Coronavirus Response Bill Must Protect Reproductive Health Care
As Congress prepares for the next coronavirus relief package, we’re seeing problems emerge with the existing relief legislation — shortcomings that would be dangerous to repeat. Here's how Congress can do better.
April 15, 2020
First Person: A Black Mama Standing Up for Maternal Health
32 weeks pregnant at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, an expectant mother talks about systemic racism in health care — and why Black mamas need support and resources to combat it
April 15, 2020
Why the Fight for Black Mamas Is a Public Health Imperative
As we mark Black Maternal Health Week 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic makes clear that centering the communities and people most affected by health crises is crucial
April 13, 2020
Anti-Abortion Politicians Use COVID-19 Crisis to Attempt to Stop Access to Safe, Legal Abortion
Five states have sought to block access to abortion by deeming it not “necessary” during the pandemic — sending patients scrambling to get care.
April 1, 2020
As ACA Turns 10, Pandemic Response Depends on It — But Trump’s Lawsuit Threatens to Eliminate It
Even as a global pandemic rages, the Trump-Pence administration and its political allies aren’t letting up on their attacks.
March 25, 2020
Trump Weakened Our Health-Care Infrastructure — and That Undermined His Response to Coronavirus
The Trump administration hasn’t been able to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in part because it has weakened our public health infrastructure and put anti-science ideologues in charge of our health care system.
March 13, 2020
7 Reasons Why Seema Verma is the Actual Worst
If you’re tired of hearing about the usual cast of appalling characters in the Trump-Pence administration, here’s a powerful player who may have flown under your radar: Seema Verma.
Feb. 28, 2020