Michigan’s Governor: No Tax on Tampons. Period.
Michigan successfully repealed the tampon tax last year.
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Subrata Barot Thakar
- Jan 30, 2022
Will the Supreme Court Overturn Roe in 2022?
The Supreme Court is poised to make a major decision on abortion rights later this year.
Amy Baxter
- Oct 28, 2021
Supreme Court Takes Up Texas Abortion Ban Next Week
The extreme abortion restrictions currently in effect in Texas are being challenged in a case that will come before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Subrata Barot Thakar
- Sep 30, 2021
Texas Clap Back: Proposed $10,000 Award for Illinoisans Who Report Rapists
Illinois is clapping back at Texas’ controversial 6-week abortion ban.
Amy Baxter
- Sep 30, 2021
Women Wait on Abortion Rights Guarantees After Historic House Vote
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) that would cement the right to abortion access.
Subrata Barot Thakar
- Sep 9, 2021
What the Who’s Who Said About Texas' 6-Week Abortion Ban
The Lone Star State's 6-week abortion ban has everyone talking.
Amy Baxter
- Sep 2, 2021
What Happened in Texas
The Lone Star state has outlawed abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.
Subrata Barot Thakar
- Aug 19, 2021
Pennsylvania Extends Medicaid Benefits to Mothers 1 Year Postpartum
Pennsylvania is extending Medicaid coverage to mothers from 60 days postpartum to 12 months postpartum, starting April 2022.
Subrata Barot Thakar
- Aug 12, 2021
Illinois Allows Over-the-Counter Birth Control
Good news for Illinois women—pharmacists can now prescribe and dispense hormonal contraception.
Amy Baxter
- Aug 12, 2021
Twitter Suspends GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene After Anti-Abortion, Anti-Vaxx Rants
Representative Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has been suspended for a week on Twitter after posting misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine
Subrata Barot Thakar
- Jun 24, 2021
Demand for Telemedicine Abortions Grows as States Obstruct Abortion Access
As state- and federal-level Republicans continue to impede on abortion rights, pro-choice efforts to encourage expanded access to abortion-r
Amy Baxter
- Jun 16, 2021
What You Probably Didn’t Know About Trump’s Anti-Abortion Agenda
Though Donald Trump has vacated the White House, the former president left damage to the international women’s health community in his wake.
Amy Baxter
- Jun 9, 2021
How a group lawmakers want to guarantee the right to abortion
With a number of health care rights currently under threat, a group of Senators has introduced the Women’s Health Protection Act.
Subrata Barot Thakar
- Jun 9, 2021
Hide the Hyde: Biden’s Budget Omits Anti-Abortion Rule
President Biden omitted the Hyde Amendment in his new $6 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2022.
Amy Baxter
- Jun 1, 2021
Florida is the 8th State to Ban Transgender Youth from Sports
Florida joined the ranks of seven other states in banning transgender youth from on women’s and girls’ sports.
Amy Baxter
- May 25, 2021
New Zealand Expands Paid Family Leave to Include Miscarriage
The country of New Zealand recently expanded its national family paid leave program to include miscarriage or stillbirth, giving couples thr
Subrata Barot Thakar
- May 25, 2021
2020 Roundup: Reproductive Freedoms Are Under Threat
Amid the chaos and confusion of the Covid-19 pandemic, reproductive freedoms faced both progress and setbacks across the country in 2020.
Subrata Barot Thakar
- May 18, 2021
Lawmakers Want to Expand Reproductive Health Care to Military Families
House lawmakers reintroduced a bill that would allow military families to obtain expanded access to reproductive health care.
Amy Baxter
- May 18, 2021
Breaking News: Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Abortion Rights
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that presents one of the biggest challenges to abortion rights.
Amy Baxter
- May 10, 2021
Biden Administration Rolls Back Anti-LGBTQ Healthcare Rule
The Biden administration has reverse a Trump-era rule that stripped transgender people of some of their healthcare rights.
Subrata Barot Thakar
- May 4, 2021
Caitlyn Jenner Announces Bid for California Governor
Keeping up with Governor Caitlyn Jenner? The former gold medal Olympian turned motivational speaker turned reality star turned aspiring GOP
Amy Baxter
- Apr 19, 2021
Abortion Care Access Just Got Easier
The FDA suspended a rule that restricted people to travel for in-person dispensing of the abortion pill during Covid-19
Subrata Barot Thakar
- Apr 19, 2021
Illinois Extends Medicaid Benefits to Mothers 1 Year Postpartum
Illinois made history as the first state in the U.S. to extend complete Medicaid coverage to mothers from 60 days postpartum to 12 months po
Subrata Barot Thakar
- Apr 12, 2021
Half of States are Considering Anti-LGBTQ Bills
A wave of legislative attacks on the rights of transgender youths continues to pummel the country, but nowhere is the fight for rights more
Amy Baxter
- Apr 5, 2021
Women are Missing from Covid-19 Task Forces Worldwide. That’s a Problem
Men outnumber women 3 to 1 in Covid-19 task forces around the world, according to the United Nations. And that’s a big problem.
Amy Baxter
- Mar 22, 2021
Who will save Black mothers in America? Black women.
The reality of pregnant Black women in America is a risky one. A package of legislation aims to change that.
Subrata Barot Thakar
- Mar 8, 2021
Biden establishes Gender Policy Council
With the stroke of a pen, President Biden signed an executive order establishing the White House Gender Policy Council just in time for...
Subrata Barot Thakar
- Feb 22, 2021
South Carolina anti-abortion law draws ire of pro-choice advocates
South Carolina is facing mounting opposition after passing a new bill that aims to prohibit abortions at heartbeat.
Amy Baxter
- Feb 8, 2021
Women rank gun laws, maternal health as top policy priorities
The policy survey sheds light on what women in America consider important as Democrats take over the White House and Congress.
Subrata Barot Thakar
- Feb 8, 2021
Texas said abortions weren’t necessary during the pandemic, and women suffered
The war on a woman’s right to choose in Texas is at an all-time high.
Amy Baxter
- Jan 25, 2021
Obamacare is in the hands of the Supreme Court. Here’s what it means for women’s health
Right now, the Affordable Care Act is facing its biggest legal battle to date–and women's health hangs in the crosshairs.
Amy Baxter
- Jan 18, 2021
How Biden could undo Trump’s harmful policies against women
With the termination of the Trump administration just hours away, women’s health care is due for a hard reset in the new Biden-Harris era.
Amy Baxter
- Jan 11, 2021
The US wants to cut pregnancy-related deaths in half
HHS recently issued a bold plan to improve the nation’s bad reputation of pregnancy-related deaths and complications.
Subrata Barot Thakar
- Jan 3, 2021
String theory: Scotland’s free tampon legislation highlights a policy revolution
Period poverty is a quiet, embarrassing problem in the U.S., but there is a rising tide of policy campaigns to eliminate the tampon tax.
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