reproductive rights
My great-grandmother died from an infection after a botched abortion.
Read...The decision to terminate a pregnancy is often informed by the needs of the children a pregnant person is already raising.
Read...The right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy in Arkansas is disappearing as the U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear an appeal.
Read...One day my female boss said, “Our insurance doesn’t cover birth control, but it covers Viagra.” How do we not have access to affordable contraceptives?
Read...My work at Planned Parenthood can be exhausting, and stressful, but I love it more every day. We are providing necessary care and a safe space.
Read...The fact that childfree women exist is remarkable, apparently, and people really want to know how we got this way, as untoward and dangerous as we are.
Read...Assuming all women want to bear children is as anti-feminist and reductive as we can get — despite how often I’m on the receiving end of these comments from women who claim to be pro-choice.
Read...You, dear senators, have been busy trying to bring about the apocalypse, which doesn’t leave a lot of time for self-care.
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