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Yes, You Can Pee If You’re Wearing A Tampon, and Other Basics of Human Anatomy

Yes, You Can Pee If You’re Wearing A Tampon, and Other Basics of Human Anatomy

When it comes to our bodies, there are no stupid questions—just bad sex ed, writes sex columnist Martha Kempner. I’ve been a sex educator for more...

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Martha Kempner

The Athletes Making Asses of Themselves Over a Nonexistent Trans WNBA Player (Podcast)

The Athletes Making Asses of Themselves Over a Nonexistent Trans WNBA Player (Podcast)

Sophie Cunningham, Enes Kanter Freedom, Riley Gaines. Portia Burch talks the grifters who are cashing in on the WNBA’s imaginary trans problem....

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Imani Gandy

False Birth Control Claims Are Proliferating, Survey Says

False Birth Control Claims Are Proliferating, Survey Says

Half of women of reproductive age say they’ve been exposed to false contraceptive information. More than half of women of reproductive age have seen...

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Sofia Resnick

Lindsay Clancy Case Exposes How We Criminalize the Tragedies of Motherhood: Analysis

Lindsay Clancy Case Exposes How We Criminalize the Tragedies of Motherhood: Analysis

A mistrial may have been the right outcome here. But moms of dead children tend to be harshly judged, even when they’ve done nothing wrong. Mia...

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Mia Brett

Could Disaster Recovery Include Protecting Women From Domestic Abuse and Exploitation?

Could Disaster Recovery Include Protecting Women From Domestic Abuse and Exploitation?

Proposed legislation would strengthen FEMA’s response to gender-based violence, an issue advocates say is often overlooked after natural disasters....

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Jessica Kutz

Virginians Begin Voting: Abortion and Marriage Equality Are on the Ballot

Virginians Begin Voting: Abortion and Marriage Equality Are on the Ballot

Plus, the EPA will test drinking water for abortion pills, and why SCOTUS may weigh in on a multi-state surrogacy fight. Each week, Rewire News Group...

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Why Did ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ New Season Dodge Allegations of Star’s Domestic Violence?

Why Did ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ New Season Dodge Allegations of Star’s Domestic Violence?

Analysis: Fans expected the show, which long embraced controversy and difficult conversations, to address the disturbing allegations against Taylor...

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Natasha Roy

Tierra Walker Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion. Her Family Is Suing Ken Paxton.

Tierra Walker Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion. Her Family Is Suing Ken Paxton.

The case argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions. It is the first lawsuit over a death linked to an...

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Shefali Luthra

NYC Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program In Limbo After Trump Funding Cuts: ‘Complete Shock’

NYC Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program In Limbo After Trump Funding Cuts: ‘Complete Shock’

HHS abruptly cancelled $68 million in grants for dozens of sex education initiatives, forcing Children’s Aid to lay off staff and cancel...

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Cameron Oakes

In Reversal, James Talarico Says He Opposes Trans Athletes in Girls’ Sports ‘If it Risks Safety or Fairness’

In Reversal, James Talarico Says He Opposes Trans Athletes in Girls’ Sports ‘If it Risks Safety or Fairness’

Talarico’s comments on Fox News came in contrast to positions he took in the Texas House opposing GOP restrictions on trans student-athletes....

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Kayla Guo

Indiana Supreme Court Hears Religious Freedom Challenge to State Abortion Law

Indiana Supreme Court Hears Religious Freedom Challenge to State Abortion Law

Plus, oral arguments were heard in the landmark abortion pill case Louisiana v. FDA, and abortion rights ballot initiative will be decided by Idaho...

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The Case for Online Dating

Fewer people are logging onto dating apps. But is the problem the sites or how we use them? When someone asks my close friend Yukon how she and her...

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Vera Blossom

There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA. That’s the Point. (Podcast)

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Imani Gandy

A NY Hospital Tried To Close Its Birthing Center. This City United To Fight Back.

Democrats and Republicans in Troy, New York, joined together to challenge a national Catholic health system determined to close the last birthing...

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Noam N. Levey

The Surprising Ways Hormones Can Change Your Body

Hormone therapy can have profound effects on our immune systems, gut bacteria, our brains, senses, and sex lives. This story was originally reported...

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Orion Rummler

Abortion Rights Group Targets Maine Sen. Susan Collins’ Repro Record Ahead of Midterms

Plus, Idaho judge walks back abortion ruling and more than 20 states sue Trump administration over anti-trans Medicaid rule. Each week, Rewire News...

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The Labor that Labor Day Doesn’t Count

Opinion: Pregnancy and parenting require serious physical and emotional work. It’s time we start compensating parents. Some of the most important...

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Zea Malawa

‘If We Each Have a Torch, There’s a Lot More Light’: Gloria Steinem Accepts the Presidential Medal of Freedom (FROM THE ARCHIVES)

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Adele M. Stan

Federal Judge Pauses Case on Mifepristone Access Until After Midterm Elections

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Kelcie Moseley-Morris

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Our September Book Recommendations

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Natasha Roy

Dolly Parton Never Called Herself a Feminist. Her Life Made the Case Anyway.

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Sara Luterman

Olivia Rodrigo’s Music Festival Raises $20 Million for Abortion, Gender Equity

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Natasha Roy

What Can 24 Governors Do Together for Abortion Access? (Podcast)

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Imani Gandy

Our Top Feminist Films, Podcasts, Concerts, Books, and Articles of 2026

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Should You Freeze Your Eggs? What to Know About the Costs and Process

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Shefali Luthra

Planned Parenthood’s Funding Ban Ended—But Money Isn’t Flowing In Every State

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Briana Torres

Trump Taps Anti-Choice Physician To Lead FDA

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I Moonlighted As a Kink Coach. Here’s My Advice for Invigorating Your Sex Life.

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Vera Blossom

Intersex Children Shut Out As Hospitals Halt Gender-Affirming Care

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Janelle Carlson

Abortion Access in Europe Is Fragile. We Can Learn From the U.S.: Opinion

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Marin Scarlett

Better Call Mom: Schools Still See Mothers as the Default Parent to Contact

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Laura K. Gee

Massachusetts Now Protects Abortion Throughout Pregnancy

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More College Students Will Have Access to Abortion Medication

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Sofia Resnick

The Right to an Abortion Doesn’t Actually Pay for An Abortion (Podcast)

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Imani Gandy

New HIV Guidance Aims To Protect More Women

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Cameron Oakes

What is the Comstock Act, the 1873 Law That Could Ban Mailed Abortion Pills?

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Imani Gandy

Todd Blanche Confirmed as Attorney General After Anti-Abortion Comments

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‘Summer of Soul’ Playlist 2026: Vinyl Edition

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Mallory Johns

I’m Todd Blanche, And I Want To Ban Abortion Nationwide: Satire

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Imani Gandy

Planned Parenthood of Michigan To Close Three Clinics After Funding Cuts

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Katherine Dailey

Max Miller, Graham Platner, and the Bipartisan Allure of Toxic Men: Opinion

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Mia Brett

Abortion Emerges As Major Issue in Maine Senate Race

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How ‘Off Campus’ Gets Good Sex Right

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Martha Kempner

‘Daily Show’ Co-Creator Talks ‘Anger Fluffing’ and Making Abortion Funny on Purpose (Podcast)

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Imani Gandy

Best TV and Streaming for Summer 2026: Staff Picks

Journalists do more than write and edit—many of us also watch TV. A lot of it. Partly, we need to stay on top of pop culture news: Who’s talking...

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Public Opinion on Abortion Has Shifted Four Years After ‘Dobbs’ Decision Overturned ‘Roe v. Wade’

More Americans now hold absolutist positions, supporting legal access to abortion in all or most cases and opposing government regulation altogether....

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Laurel Elder

ACLU Sues Penn State Health Over Canceled Gender-Affirming Care Procedure

The suit states administrators at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center claimed such a procedure would violate Catholic doctrine. A new lawsuit...

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Whitney Downard

Telehealth Is Not a Solution to the Abortion Crisis—It’s a Workaround: Opinion

Reproductive justice demands that patients who want or need to end their pregnancy have a full range of care options. When a Louisiana court briefly...

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Klaira Lerma

How Washington State’s Sports Ballot Measure Will Impact All Girls

A ballot initiative to bar transgender girls from girls’ teams would require all girls to “verify” their identity. This story was originally...

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Brooke Migdon

Single Mothers Lost Months of Income Hiding From ICE—and Now Can’t Afford to Renew Immigration Papers

This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th, and republished through Rewire News Group’s partnership with the 19th News...

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