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PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionWomen Who Almost Died From Texas’ Abortion Ban Sue State in Landmark LawsuitThey're suing for clarity on the ban's exception for threats to the pregnant person's life. One of the women lost a…ByKylie CheungPublishedMarch 7, 2023Comments (20)Save
PoliticsJusticePoliticsJusticeSit Tight! The UN Says Gender Equality Still 300 Years Away!On Monday, the UN's secretary-general announced what we all already know: "Women’s rights are being abused,…ByKady Ruth AshcraftPublishedMarch 7, 2023Comments (5)Save
HealthSexual HealthHealthSexual HealthEven Republicans Support Hospitals Offering IUDs After BirthBecause the uterus is larger immediately after giving birth, it can reduce the pain that can come from inserting an…ByKylie CheungPublishedMarch 2, 2023Comments (1)Save
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionPentagon Grants Military Service Members 3 Weeks of Leave for Abortion-Related TravelService members “do not control where they are stationed,” and some of the largest military installations are in…ByKylie CheungPublishedFebruary 17, 2023Comments (5)Save
LatestLatestTeenage Girls Are Really Having a Bad Time Right NowThe number of teen girls who said they were "forced to have sex"—that is, raped—increased by nearly 30% in the last…ByKylie CheungPublishedFebruary 14, 2023Comments (43)Save
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionDoctors and Nurses Shouldn't Be Able to Report Your Pregnancy Loss to the PolicePeople are afraid to seek medical care when their providers may be acting as agents of the state. Closing one gaping…BySusan RinkunasPublishedFebruary 13, 2023Comments (5)Save
HealthHealthWoman Appears to Give Birth to Baby That's Holding Her IUDIUDs work 99 percent of the time, "but someone has to be the 1%, and that’s me and my baby," Violet Quick said.ByKylie CheungUpdatedFebruary 1, 2023Comments (38)Save
HealthSexual HealthHealthSexual HealthNo, Birth Control Isn’t Making People LesbiansAn Australian woman shared that she “became a lesbian” after going off the pill. Her story went viral, and lots of…ByKylie CheungPublishedJanuary 24, 2023Comments (46)Save
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionTennessee Refuses Federal Money for HIV Testing Because Planned Parenthood Would Get Some of ItPlanned Parenthood has worked with the state to provide HIV testing since 2008. This move puts people's lives at…BySusan RinkunasUpdatedJanuary 26, 2023Comments (16)Save
PoliticsPoliticsEric Adams: New Yorkers Are Afraid to Say ‘Vagina’“We can talk about erectile dysfunction but not clitoral stimulation,” the mayor said in launching a new women's…ByKady Ruth AshcraftPublishedJanuary 17, 2023Comments (11)Save
In DepthIn DepthTikToks About 'Traumatizing' IUD Pain Go Viral as Some Doctors Refuse to Remove ThemThe political war on birth control is very much real, but that doesn’t mean the intense pain of IUD insertion isn’t.…ByKylie CheungPublishedDecember 19, 2022Comments (65)Save
HealthSexual HealthHealthSexual HealthTrad-Wife Wellness Influencers Are Trying to Take Down Birth ControlFertility awareness methods (FAM) have become a trendy TikTok challenge, not unlike bleaching your eyebrows, and all…ByKylie CheungPublishedNovember 18, 2022Comments (91)Save
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionTwitter Flagged a Tweet About Abortion Pills as 'Promoting Self-Harm'Hayley McMahon explained how medication abortion works, and Twitter locked her account.BySusan RinkunasPublishedNovember 8, 2022Comments (3)Save
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionOhio Republican, Skeptical of the U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate, Blames It on ‘Obesity’"I’m not a physician. But I would imagine, a lot of times, it’s the lifestyle of the lady that’s having the…ByKylie CheungPublishedNovember 1, 2022Comments (74)Save
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionBiden Supports a Federal Abortion Fund, Which Is a Great IdeaIn an upcoming interview, the president says that, beyond calling on companies to cover abortion, the federal…ByKylie CheungPublishedOctober 20, 2022Comments (8)Save
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionChild Incest Victim Denied Abortion in FloridaThe 15-year-old patient was forced to travel “at least two, three states away” for an abortion, according to Planned…ByKylie CheungPublishedOctober 13, 2022Comments (77)Save
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortion14-Year-Old Speaks Out After Being Denied Medication Because She's Childbearing AgeThe teen was denied a refill of her arthritis medication after Arizona's new abortion ban went into effect, because…ByKylie CheungPublishedOctober 4, 2022Comments (38)Save
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionUniversity of Idaho Told Faculty They Could Be Fired for Providing Condoms or Even Talking About AbortionPer an email to faculty, if they provide condoms, it has to be "for the purpose of helping prevent the spread of…ByKylie CheungPublishedSeptember 26, 2022Comments (39)Save