A Showdown Year for Reproductive Rights
Two potentially sweeping Supreme Court cases set the stage for a seismic shift in the battle over abortion and contraception.
Abortion Providers and a Constant Barrage of Personalized Harassment
Shootings like the one at a Colorado clinic are rare. Stalking, hate mail, and intimidating protests are the daily reality.
Alabama’s Meth Lab Law, Abortion Rights, and the Strange Case of Jane Doe
After a woman is jailed for exposing her fetus to drugs, county officials refuse to release her for an abortion and ask a judge to strip her of parental rights.
A Look at the Secretive Society That Could Determine the Supreme Court’s Obamacare Case
For more than 30 years, the Federalist Society has worked behind the scenes to shape Supreme Court outcomes to a conservative agenda. In King v. Burwell, its influence could eliminate health insurance subsidies for millions of people.
Abortion Restrictions, Religious Exemptions, and 5 Other Reproductive Rights Issues to Watch in 2015
Changes for abortion, contraception, and more top the agenda with Republicans in the majority in Congress and many state legislatures.
Bishops Take Aim at Sterilization
A toughening of Catholic medical directives could include enforcing a ban on tubal ligations.
Are Employers Required to Accommodate the Health Needs of Pregnant Women?
Here’s some preparatory reading for the latest gender rights fight, Peggy Young v. United Parcel Service.
Catholic Bishops Weigh Tightening Rules for Health Care Partnerships
With Catholic health systems expanding, stricter rules could have implications for reproductive and maternity care across the country.
North Dakota’s Measure 1 Ballot Initiative Is About Much More Than Abortion
Money and strategists are shaping a nationally watched campaign amid talk of in vitro fertilization and end-of-life care.
Should All Companies Be Required to Provide Birth Control Benefits to Employees?
A reading list on the Hobby Lobby cases.