How to help women, children, and LGBTQ+ people impacted by Hurricane Helene
LGBTQ+ people and women face unique needs after climate disasters that are often ignored by federal disaster response. Here's how you can help.
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All Genders Deserve These Menstruation Products
These innovative new products are proving that gender is irrelevant when it comes to sexual and reproductive health.
OCTOBER 7, 2019
Op-ed: Lesbians and the Fear of the Forceps
Lesbians can reduce their high prevalence of cervical cancer through prevention. So why are they shut out of reproductive health care?
JANUARY 30, 2013
Trans healthcare, abortion, & more: These are the LGBTQ+ laws that took effect January 1
Here are the biggest pieces of legislation for bodily autonomy that are now in the law of the land.
JANUARY 9, 2024
NC Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson, who called abortion 'genocide,' took his wife to get one
That's not a leak — Robinson said it himself in a new ad.
AUGUST 5, 2024
Death of a Georgia mother denied an emergency abortion was 'preventable,' panel rules
An official state committee concluded that 28-year-old Amber Nicole Thurman's death was “preventable,” and the hospital’s delay in performing an abortion had a “large” impact on her passing.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Most Black women don't have access to abortion, and they're going to impact the elections
Out of the 11.8 million Black women between the ages of 15 and 49 in the U.S., 57 percent live in areas that restrict access to abortion.
MAY 15, 2024
Paris Olympics will give out 300,000 condoms to athletes, continuing long-held tradition
300,000 condoms will be available in the Paris Olympic Village, returning to tradition after the IOC issued an intimacy ban and social distancing orders for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
JULY 15, 2024
For Young LGBTQ+ Folks, Emergency Contraception on Campus Is Essential
A nonbinary student advocates for queer people to have more control over their sexual and reproductive health.
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
After Losing Roe v. Wade, How to Fight Back
Health care providers, candidates who support reproductive freedom, and people with few economic resources all need your help now.
JUNE 24, 2022
Federal judge orders restoration of health agency web pages
Pages devoted to HIV and AIDS, assisted reproductive technologies, and youth health risks had disappeared from government websites due to Donald Trump's "gender ideology" order.
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Iowa’s six-week abortion ban is now in effect
The Iowa law bans abortions after cardiac activity is detectable in an embryo, something that can occur as early as six weeks of gestation. There are some exceptions to the ban, including for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother.
JULY 29, 2024
Idaho allowed to partially enforce ‘abortion trafficking’ law
An appeals court still blocked a provision in the legislation that vaguely banned “recruiting” pregnant youth for abortions.
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Wyoming's abortion ban has been overturned, including its ban on abortion medication
The abortion bans "undermine the integrity of the medical profession by hamstringing the ability of physicians to provide evidence-based medicine to their patients," a district judge ruled.
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Democrats propose bill to defend IVF, slam 'Republican attacks on reproductive health care'
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Susan Wild have introduced the Access to Family Building Act, which would protect IVF treatment in the U.S.
JANUARY 19, 2024
GOP Defense Bill Stripped of Anti-LGBTQ+ and Anti-Abortion Measures
Key conservative measures, including restrictions on transgender health care and reproductive health benefits, was dropped from the final $886 billion defense bill.
DECEMBER 10, 2023
U.S. State Department Drops 'LGBT Rights' in Favor of 'Sexual Rights'
The State Department announced this week it will use the term "sexual rights" to refer to reproductive health, gender, and LGBT rights in its communications with the United Nations.
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
How important is abortion in the 2024 elections? To these groups, it's crucial
Abortion is an important issue to most women, but a large number of certain demographics are making it their top priority.
MARCH 8, 2024
Why Laverne Cox says she won't debate transgender rights
The Orange is the New Black actor recently spoke at event for Planned Parenthood where she highlighted the connection between bans on gender-affirming care and bans on abortion.
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Health and Human Services takes stand against nonconsensual intersex surgeries
The report comes from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, headed by Adm. Rachel Levine.
JANUARY 16, 2025