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Reproductive Justice
Vance’s “Cat Ladies” Remarks Reflect Broader GOP Effort to Weaponize “Family”
J.D. Vance’s “cat ladies” comments aren’t blunders — they expose the GOP’s regressive agenda.
Radical Acts of Care: From Underground Abortions to Militant Clinic Defense
“There are deep lessons here about comradery,” says author Angela Hume.
Democrats’ Support for Israel Is Weakening the Reproductive Rights Movement
Reproductive justice is not compatible with imperialism, militarism and colonialism.
Black Organizers Are Finding Ways to Expand Reproductive Justice Post-“Roe”
The political landscape has spiraled into widespread fear among Black families around what it means to seek care.
Louisiana Banned Abortion Pills. It Also Faces a Maternal Mortality Crisis.
Instead of addressing sky-high rates of pregnancy-related death, Louisiana lawmakers criminalized abortion pills.
Obtaining Abortions Is Even Harder If You’re Undocumented in a State With a Ban
The confluence of abortion and immigration laws in Florida, Arizona and Texas obstruct travel for out-of-state care.
Palestinian Feminists Speak Out Against Reproductive Genocide
Decolonial feminism forcefully opposes the colonial politics of death, says the Palestinian Feminist Collective.
As I Nurse My Baby, I Mourn for All the Mothers in Gaza Whose Milk Is Drying Up
I am spending this day grieving for mothers in Gaza who, dehydrated and under attack, are unable to feed their children.
South Dakota Reservation Braces Itself After Closure of Only OB-GYN Program
Health care deserts are one of the many reasons Indigenous people face higher rates of infant and maternal mortality.
Pregnant Palestinians Are Trapped as Israel Assaults Southern Gaza
An Israeli invasion of Rafah could turn sprawling refugee camps into death traps for displaced Palestinians.