Subrata Barot ThakarJan 30Michigan’s Governor: No Tax on Tampons. Period.Michigan successfully repealed the tampon tax last year.
Subrata Barot ThakarJan 30Will the Supreme Court Overturn Roe in 2022?The Supreme Court is poised to make a major decision on abortion rights later this year.
Amy BaxterOct 29, 2021Supreme Court Takes Up Texas Abortion Ban Next WeekThe 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 ThakarSep 30, 2021Texas Clap Back: Proposed $10,000 Award for Illinoisans Who Report RapistsIllinois is clapping back at Texas’ controversial 6-week abortion ban.
Amy BaxterSep 30, 2021Women Wait on Abortion Rights Guarantees After Historic House VoteThe U.S. House of Representatives approved the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) that would cement the right to abortion access.
Subrata Barot ThakarSep 9, 2021What the Who’s Who Said About Texas' 6-Week Abortion BanThe Lone Star State's 6-week abortion ban has everyone talking.
Amy BaxterSep 3, 2021What Happened in TexasThe Lone Star state has outlawed abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.
Subrata Barot ThakarAug 19, 2021Pennsylvania Extends Medicaid Benefits to Mothers 1 Year PostpartumPennsylvania is extending Medicaid coverage to mothers from 60 days postpartum to 12 months postpartum, starting April 2022.
Subrata Barot ThakarAug 12, 2021Illinois Allows Over-the-Counter Birth Control Good news for Illinois women—pharmacists can now prescribe and dispense hormonal contraception.
Amy BaxterAug 12, 2021Twitter Suspends GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene After Anti-Abortion, Anti-Vaxx RantsRepresentative Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has been suspended for a week on Twitter after posting misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine
Subrata Barot ThakarJun 25, 2021Demand for Telemedicine Abortions Grows as States Obstruct Abortion AccessAs state- and federal-level Republicans continue to impede on abortion rights, pro-choice efforts to encourage expanded access to abortion-r
Amy BaxterJun 17, 2021What You Probably Didn’t Know About Trump’s Anti-Abortion AgendaThough Donald Trump has vacated the White House, the former president left damage to the international women’s health community in his wake.
Amy BaxterJun 9, 2021How a group lawmakers want to guarantee the right to abortionWith a number of health care rights currently under threat, a group of Senators has introduced the Women’s Health Protection Act.
Subrata Barot ThakarJun 9, 2021Hide the Hyde: Biden’s Budget Omits Anti-Abortion RulePresident Biden omitted the Hyde Amendment in his new $6 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2022.
Amy BaxterJun 1, 2021Florida 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 BaxterMay 25, 2021New Zealand Expands Paid Family Leave to Include MiscarriageThe country of New Zealand recently expanded its national family paid leave program to include miscarriage or stillbirth, giving couples thr
Subrata Barot ThakarMay 25, 20212020 Roundup: Reproductive Freedoms Are Under ThreatAmid the chaos and confusion of the Covid-19 pandemic, reproductive freedoms faced both progress and setbacks across the country in 2020.
Subrata Barot ThakarMay 19, 2021Lawmakers Want to Expand Reproductive Health Care to Military FamiliesHouse lawmakers reintroduced a bill that would allow military families to obtain expanded access to reproductive health care.
Amy BaxterMay 18, 2021Breaking News: Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Abortion RightsThe Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that presents one of the biggest challenges to abortion rights.
Amy BaxterMay 11, 2021Biden Administration Rolls Back Anti-LGBTQ Healthcare RuleThe Biden administration has reverse a Trump-era rule that stripped transgender people of some of their healthcare rights.
Subrata Barot ThakarMay 4, 2021Caitlyn Jenner Announces Bid for California GovernorKeeping up with Governor Caitlyn Jenner? The former gold medal Olympian turned motivational speaker turned reality star turned aspiring GOP
Amy BaxterApr 19, 2021Abortion Care Access Just Got EasierThe FDA suspended a rule that restricted people to travel for in-person dispensing of the abortion pill during Covid-19
Subrata Barot ThakarApr 19, 2021Illinois Extends Medicaid Benefits to Mothers 1 Year PostpartumIllinois 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 ThakarApr 12, 2021Half of States are Considering Anti-LGBTQ BillsA wave of legislative attacks on the rights of transgender youths continues to pummel the country, but nowhere is the fight for rights more
Amy BaxterApr 5, 2021Women are Missing from Covid-19 Task Forces Worldwide. That’s a ProblemMen 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 BaxterMar 23, 2021Who 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 ThakarMar 8, 2021Biden 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 ThakarFeb 22, 2021South Carolina anti-abortion law draws ire of pro-choice advocatesSouth Carolina is facing mounting opposition after passing a new bill that aims to prohibit abortions at heartbeat.
Amy BaxterFeb 8, 2021Women rank gun laws, maternal health as top policy prioritiesThe policy survey sheds light on what women in America consider important as Democrats take over the White House and Congress.
Subrata Barot ThakarFeb 8, 2021Texas said abortions weren’t necessary during the pandemic, and women sufferedThe war on a woman’s right to choose in Texas is at an all-time high.
Amy BaxterJan 25, 2021Obamacare is in the hands of the Supreme Court. Here’s what it means for women’s healthRight now, the Affordable Care Act is facing its biggest legal battle to date–and women's health hangs in the crosshairs.
Amy BaxterJan 19, 2021How Biden could undo Trump’s harmful policies against womenWith 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 BaxterJan 11, 2021The US wants to cut pregnancy-related deaths in halfHHS recently issued a bold plan to improve the nation’s bad reputation of pregnancy-related deaths and complications.
Subrata Barot ThakarJan 3, 2021String theory: Scotland’s free tampon legislation highlights a policy revolutionPeriod poverty is a quiet, embarrassing problem in the U.S., but there is a rising tide of policy campaigns to eliminate the tampon tax.