Women's Health

Alyssa Milano's proposal was unpopular, but the practice of sex strikes goes back to the dawn of humanity.

Georgia's governor has also signed a six-week ban, giving the Supreme Court yet more opportunities to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The future of federal family planning programs will be decided by May 3rd, as four separate lawsuits seek to block the Trump administration's plans to target abortion access.

The bans mark an unprecedented year for abortion legislation—and a potential political turning point.

One study suggests such bans are especially helpful to low-income women.

Women with lower socioeconomic status are among those at a higher risk for developing postpartum depression—and the new treatment is estimated to cost $34,000 per patient.

The FDA writes that failure to immediately cease sales of unapproved versions of mifepristone and misoprostol may result in action.

In banning federal funding from groups that refer women for abortion services, the president is presenting a golden opportunity for faith-based, anti-abortion clinics.

Amnesty International protesters call for a change in Northern Irish abortion law as they walk past a counter demonstration at Parliament Square on February 26th, 2019, in London, England.

A bill put forth in Virginia that would have eliminated certain requirements on late-term abortions in the state has prompted outcries of infanticide among its critics.

There is a growing movement in the United States to eliminate taxes on menstrual products and provide such products for free in restrooms at schools, prisons, shelters, and public places.

The research on the consequences of Planned Parenthood losing public funding offers a sense of what may happen.

Ten additional states, and the District of Columbia, have joined lawsuits against the Trump administration, over allowing groups to opt out of covering birth control for their employees.

Mail-to-home abortion pills may be gaining in popularity, but the nationwide statistics we have only count clinic abortions.

A viral Thrillist story about a burger joint left out domestic abuse charges against the owner—but intimate partner violence isn't a private issue.

Irish 4 Reproductive Health, a student activist group, filed suit against the Trump administration and Notre Dame over the school's refusal to offer birth control coverage to students and faculty.

Aid Access will mail the two-drug cocktail used across the world to women in the United States.

Texas offers Americans a glimpse into what the future may look like if the Trump administration passes new reproductive rules.

Pacific Standard spoke with Blanca Cuevas, the director of a reproductive health non-profit based on the island.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a 2016 law banning the procedure, which is the most common method of second-trimester abortion.

Abortion rights activists comfort each other outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 9th, 2018, after senators rejected a bill that would have legalized abortion.

Legal scholars have long argued that Roe protects more than just abortion access.

Several states have laws regarding abortion access that would only go into effect if Roe v. Wade were overturned. Look up your state here.

Abby Norman's new book chronicles how her endometriosis diagnosis unfolded alongside the medical disbelief around her chronic, debilitating pain.