Truthout
Reproductive Rights
Forced Sterilization Is Nothing New to Criminalized People in the US
Allegations of mass hysterectomies at an ICE-run jail are consistent with a long history of state-sanctioned eugenics.
Whistleblower on Doctor at ICE Facility: “Everybody He Sees Has a Hysterectomy”
The complaint described one doctor at the facility as the “uterus collector” for how often he performed the procedure.
Ted Cruz Seeks Abortion Pill Ban, Claims Pregnancy Is Not “Life-Threatening”
Republican elected officials and anti-abortion groups have tried to leverage the pandemic to curtail abortion access.
Pompeo’s Commission on “Unalienable Rights” Prioritizes Property Over People
The Commission on Unalienable Rights draft report portends further flouting of international human rights law.
Supreme Court Ruling Means 126,000 May Lose Contraception Coverage
Critics of the ruling said access to birth control is “basic, essential health care,” as well as a “fundamental right.”
The Fight’s Not Over. Doctors Like Me Will Continue Pushing for Abortion Rights.
The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s restrictive abortion law, but the fight for patients’ rights continues.
Your Boss’s Personal Beliefs Should Not Dictate Your Health Care
The Supreme Court’s ruling in “Trump v. Pennsylvania” could empower employers to deny birth control coverage.
Trump HHS Scraps Protections for Transgender Patients and Those Seeking Abortion
The Trump administration late Friday finalized a health care rule that revokes Obama-era nondiscrimination protections.
The Supreme Court Is About to Make Seismic Rulings on Reproductive Rights
If the Supreme Court upholds Trump regulations, up to 126,000 people could lose birth control coverage from employers.
My Birth Control Experience Is Why I’m Fighting to Ensure Access for Everyone
The first time I sought birth control, the provider lectured me based on stereotypes she had of my "culture.”