How Colorado Halved Abortion and Teen Birth Rates
The decline is happening across the country, and it’s about more than just contraceptives.
Reproductive rights
With Abortion, We’re More Than Empowered Warriors or Fragile Survivors
Celebrating only “strong” women and nonbinary people doesn’t advance the cause of feminism or gender equality.
How Grassroots Funds Are Ensuring Abortion Access Despite Bans
Reproductive rights advocates in the Southeast are working nonstop to help low-income women.
The History and Political Power of Black Motherhood
Author Dani McClain wants us to stop pathologizing Black mothers’ experiences in this country.
A Survivor on Speaking Out Against Shame, Silence, and Sexual Assault
I caused a stir in India when I spoke out against rape culture, shaming, and silence. Thirty years later, I found the strength to do it all over again—this time to an international audience.
For Black Women, Reproductive Justice Is About More Than High-Risk Pregnancies
Infertility affects Black women twice as much as other women—and they’re less likely to seek assistance.
This Farmers Market Is Part of a Plan to Reduce Teen Births
A youth program in Orlando, Florida, wants to decrease high school dropouts, juvenile arrests, and teen births. And it’s working.
Why We’re Seeing More Realistic Depictions of Abortion in TV and Film
Planned Parenthood has partnered with the entertainment industry to combat misrepresentations of women’s reproductive health.
Only 13 States Offer Medically Accurate Sex Education. Here’s How to Fill in the Gaps
The Sexy Sex Ed initiative helps rural young people feel more comfortable discussing their bodies, sex, and reproductive health to empower them to advocate for themselves.
Where Sex Education Fails, Technology Can Help
The Juicebox app connects people with sex coaches to get their questions answered—anonymously.
In “Shout Your Abortion,” a Celebration of Life
The viral social media campaign #ShoutYourAbortion is now a book that celebrates life and freedom as much as choice.
From IVF to Miscarriages: 5 Ways We Can Talk About Infertility
By opening up about her struggles with pregnancy, former First Lady Michelle Obama launches a public conversation about something many women suffer in private.
What Dr. Seuss Can Teach Kids About Consent
It’s never too early to learn that “no” is a boundary, not a punishment.
Kids in the Classroom Can Help Single Moms Rise from Poverty
Educators across the country are adopting a policy to allow children in classes, and allowing more student parents to stay in school.
The #MeToo Movement’s Roots in Women Workers’ Rights
An unsung shero of the early 20th century, Rose Schneiderman organized women to fight for laws to protect them from sexual harassment and assault in the workplace.
Why Childbirth and Abortion Are Not Separate Issues
While we debate abortion, women are dying in childbirth.
Native rights | Immigration | Activism | Gender justice | Democratic reforms | Local power | Citizens United
How to Reclaim the Narrative—and Power—in Post-Truth America
Hope plus action and investment equals revolutionary muscle. Now is the time for the progressive majority to set the terms of the conversation.
A Mohawk Midwife’s Birth Stories
“The stories of how we’re born are so important and give so much guidance to a child’s life.”
Women’s Rights Are Center Stage in One Kentucky Community
A local theater group tackles stigma and prompts conversations in a state where abortion is steadily under attack.
How Roe v. Wade Changed Motherhood and Marriage
Two generations later, more women are postponing marriage, graduating college, and entering the paid labor force.
Demystifying Female Anatomy with Street Art
The chalk drawings aim to educate and surprise.
Where Birth Control Is Scarce, Young Women Create Sex Education Outside the Classroom
A Kentucky program trains women to advocate for their reproductive health.
Just One State Stands Between Women’s Rights and the Constitution
Movements such as #MeToo and #SheShouldRun have re-energized the Equal Rights Amendment.
8 Things You Should Never Say to Someone Who Has Just Given Birth
Why you shouldn’t ask about sleep, weight loss, or breastfeeding. But especially sleep.
Mothers Dying After Childbirth Is a Medical Issue—But Cultural, Too
Even as the U.S. rate of infant mortality has decreased, the rate of maternal mortality has increased. Here’s what male-dominated medicine has to do with it.
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