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Why I’m Giving My Daughters a More Comprehensive Period Talk in Post-‘Roe’ Texas

Why I’m Giving My Daughters a More Comprehensive Period Talk in Post-‘Roe’ Texas

One evening when I was in third grade, tucked in bed, my mom and grandma sat in my room and told me about periods. The details of the conversation...

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Saba khonsari

Kentucky Abortion Ban Stands Despite Court Victory Over ‘Human Life’ Definition

Kentucky Abortion Ban Stands Despite Court Victory Over ‘Human Life’ Definition

Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ rights—to bring you the most urgent...

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Louisiana is Ground Zero for Voting Rights, Abortion Pill Access

Louisiana is Ground Zero for Voting Rights, Abortion Pill Access
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Imani Gandy

How a Legal Challenge Over Gender Dysphoria Became a Fight for Disability rights

How a Legal Challenge Over Gender Dysphoria Became a Fight for Disability rights
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Anna Claire Vollers

Forcing Abortion Patients to Prove ‘Medical Necessity’ Recalls Pre-‘Roe’ Era: Analysis

Forcing Abortion Patients to Prove ‘Medical Necessity’ Recalls Pre-‘Roe’ Era: Analysis
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Cody mcdevitt

In Rural Appalachia, Abortion Pill Offers Reproductive Choice and Privacy—But Police May See a Crime

In Rural Appalachia, Abortion Pill Offers Reproductive Choice and Privacy—But Police May See a Crime
05.05.2026 4

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Gretchen ely

Abortion Pill Access Is in Limbo. Here’s What’s at Stake—and Your Options.

Abortion Pill Access Is in Limbo. Here’s What’s at Stake—and Your Options.
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Natasha Roy

Abortion Isn’t the Issue in 2026. But it’s Still Definitely an Issue.

Abortion Isn’t the Issue in 2026. But it’s Still Definitely an Issue.
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Grace Panetta

Judge Pauses Wyoming Abortion Ban

Judge Pauses Wyoming Abortion Ban
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The Federal SAVE Act Will Likely Die in the Senate. But in Florida, It’s Already Law: Analysis

The Federal SAVE Act Will Likely Die in the Senate. But in Florida, It’s Already Law: Analysis
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Erica L. Halbert

SCOTUS Made It Easier for Anti-Abortion Clinics to Mislead Pregnant Patients: Analysis

SCOTUS Made It Easier for Anti-Abortion Clinics to Mislead Pregnant Patients: Analysis
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Briana Torres

Sex Workers Remember Victims of Gilgo Beach Killer: ‘Our Sisters’

Sex Workers Remember Victims of Gilgo Beach Killer: ‘Our Sisters’
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Delilah saul

Meet the Woman Who Faced 110 Years in Jail for Providing Abortions in 1970s Chicago

Meet the Woman Who Faced 110 Years in Jail for Providing Abortions in 1970s Chicago

For more on a post-Roe world, check out our special edition. For more on a post-Roe world, check out our special edition. May 3, 1972. It was a spring...

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Imani Gandy

SCOTUS Could Make it Easier for Anti-Abortion Clinics to Mislead Pregnant Patients: Analysis

SCOTUS Could Make it Easier for Anti-Abortion Clinics to Mislead Pregnant Patients: Analysis
28.04.2026 9

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Briana Torres

Spanberger Signs ‘Momnibus’ Bills as Abortion Opponents Hit the Streets in Virginia March for Life

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Charlotte rene woods

Federal Judge Blocks Kennedy’s Anti-Trans Policy

Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ rights—to bring you the most urgent...

24.04.2026 8

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Does Depo-Provera Cause Brain Tumors? How To Read the Research

In December 2025, the Food and Drug Administration added a warning to the label of the birth control shot Depo-Provera about a potential increased...

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Martha Kempner

Culture of Silence Around Abortions for Active-Duty Military Intensifies, Researchers Say

Researcher Caitlin Gerdts planned to release a new study about abortion access for active-duty military service members, much like the one in 2019...

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Kelcie Moseley-Morris

New Autism Drug? Experts Debunk Federal Officials’ Claims of Leucovorin As Treatment

During a White House press conference on autism, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary shared that the agency would be filing a...

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Sara rowe mount

Abortion Debate Plays Out in Georgia Supreme Court Race

The battle over two seats on Georgia’s Supreme Court is heating up. This week, three major organizations announced endorsements of candidates in...

21.04.2026 10

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Maya homan

Endometriosis Is Often Excruciating. Pelvic Floor Therapy Can Help Some Patients.

Last year, when I discussed my continued struggle with polycystic ovarian syndrome with my OB-GYN during my annual checkup, I was taken aback by the...

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Hailey Colpitts

Black Women’s Health Care Undermined by Trump Policies: Analysis

For millions of U.S. women, July 4, 2025, wasn’t a day of independence or celebration. Instead, the date marked the beginning of their loss of...

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Tatyannah King

Multiple Women Accuse Rep. Eric Swalwell of Sexual Misconduct

Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ rights—to bring you the most urgent...

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The Anti-Choice Movement’s Obsession with Abortion Pills (Podcast)

In this episode, Imani and Jess unpack the conservative legal movement’s latest attacks on medication abortion, from courthouses to state...

16.04.2026 10

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Imani Gandy

Abortion is a Religious Freedom: Opinion

An estimated 7 in 10 women who’ve had an abortion identify as Christian. That statistic may surprise you, given the persistent public narrative that...

16.04.2026 10

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Sally steenland

Court Reform Is the Only Real Exit from Today’s Political Hellscape

In the last episode of my podcast B*tch, Listen, I mused about a problem I can’t stop thinking about: Online progressives have built the most...

15.04.2026 10

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Imani Gandy

Doctors Can Refuse To Treat LGBTQ+ Patients in Several States—These Religious Exemption Laws Lead to Drops in HIV Testing

An increasing number of U.S. states have passed laws that allow health-care providers—including doctors, nurses, and pharmacists—to refuse to...

14.04.2026 10

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Nathaniel M. Tran

Black Maternal Health is Still in Crisis

It’s Black Maternal Health Week 2026—the ninth annual week designated for amplifying the perspectives of Black pregnant people and bringing...

13.04.2026 10

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Tisya Mavuram

Can You Share Sex Toys?

I was at a party recently where one of my friends started gossiping about someone they knew very tangentially, which happens to be one of my favorite...

10.04.2026 10

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Vera Blossom

Trump Administration Redirects Family-Planning Grants toward Fertility Awareness, ‘Family Formation’

Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ rights—to bring you the most urgent...

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I Live in Colorado. Conversion Therapy Destroyed My Life

This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet. This story contains mention of suicide and...

09.04.2026 10

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Sami tacher

Women’s Health Surgeries Reimbursed at Lower Rates, Doctors Say

Minna Lee Jamison spent years in pain waiting for a diagnosis. When a specialist finally approved her for surgery, she was forced to wait three more...

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Sarah goh

Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Abortion Pill Access Nationwide (Updated)

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Natasha Roy

Cancer Can Often Be Treated Safely During Pregnancy: New Expert Guidance

Historically, pregnant people diagnosed with cancer have faced the wrenching choice of deciding whether to terminate their pregnancies in order to...

07.04.2026 10

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Cameron Oakes

The Push to Include Religion in Classrooms Could Shape How Schools Treat Gender and Identity

This story was originally reported by Nadra Nittle of The 19th, and republished through Rewire News Group‘s partnership with the 19th News...

06.04.2026 10

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Nadra Nittle

Republicans Probe Abortion Pill Manufacturers

Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ rights—to bring you the most urgent...

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Will Donald Trump Put Ted Cruz on the Supreme Court? (Podcast)

In this episode, Imani and Jess dive into the Supreme Court’s conversion therapy decision, birthright citizenship oral arguments, and rumors that...

02.04.2026 10

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Imani Gandy

IVF is Pricey. Some Patients Are Crowdsourcing Their Fertility Medications

My wife and I sat in a Starbucks off the highway in Greenwich, Connecticut, waiting for a non-descript woman who said she would be holding a cardboard...

02.04.2026 10

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Amanda smith

Birthright Citizenship Is Absolutely On the Table

Update, April 1, 2026: Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Trump administration’s efforts to end birthright citizenship....

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Imani Gandy

For Trans Community, U.S. is Less Safe Under Trump

The past year has seen the Trump administration systematically dismantle trans rights and autonomy, making the country a less safe place for trans...

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Tisya Mavuram

Dolores Huerta Feared Speaking About Her Abuse for Years. The Farmworkers She Advocates for Understand.

This story was originally reported by Candice Norwood of The 19th, and republished through Rewire News Group‘s partnership with the 19th News...

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Candice Norwood

Government to Investigate States That Require Insurers to Cover Abortion Care

Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ rights—to bring you the most urgent...

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No, Abortion Pills Are Not Poisoning Your Drinking Water

The Clean Water for All Life Act, introduced last week by Illinois Republican Rep. Mary Miller, sounds like an environmental law. Its sponsors would...

27.03.2026 10

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Martha Kempner

Telehealth Abortions Increased in States that Ban Abortion in 2025: Report

New data suggests that patients in states with total abortion bans are increasingly turning to telehealth and away from out-of-state travel for...

26.03.2026 10

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Rebecca Barker

We Did the Reading. Fascism Came Anyway (Podcast)

The most informed progressive public in American history is watching a fascist takeover in real time. In her first solo episode, Imani Gandy wants to...

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Imani Gandy

As Deadline Looms, Many Public Health-Care Facilities Still Lack Accessible Medical Equipment

Sometimes, a “routine” medical appointment is anything but. A wheelchair-bound patient arrives for their annual mammogram, only to discover she...

25.03.2026 10

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Jason collins

Contraception Services Dropped After ‘Defunding’ Provision Hit Clinics

Visits for contraception and cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood clinics have dropped by double-digits after Congress passed a bill cutting off...

24.03.2026 10

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Kelcie Moseley-Morris

Wyoming Passes Near-Total Abortion Ban (Updated)

Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ rights—to bring you the most urgent...

23.03.2026 10

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Immigrants Survivors of Domestic Abuse Find Refuge and Community at Brooklyn Church

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE or text...

23.03.2026 10

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Ilvea lezama

Detained pregnant people are entitled to full medical care. They say it’s not happening

This story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and republished through Rewire News Group‘s partnership with the 19th News...

20.03.2026 10

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Shefali Luthra