The Teal Wand: The first-ever at-home HPV (cervical cancer) test
To get checked for cervical cancer, women have to visit the doctor’s office and suffer through that… speculum… *shiver*. Not anymore! The Teal Wand is here!
Tag: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE
Big Fugly Bill cuts to Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood partly blocked by judge
Republicans used the Big Fugly Bill to eliminate Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood for health care, like annual physicals and cancer screenings.
Law to “Defund” Planned Parenthood Could Cause Longer Trips for Reproductive Healthcare
Trump's law will “defund” Planned Parenthood, which could lead to clinic closures across the country. States where abortion is legal stand to be hit the hardest.
Future of Federal Abortion Data Collection Unclear
Federal data collection on abortion is indefinitely on pause, making it difficult to determine how the reversal of Roe v. Wade has reshaped Americans' lives.
Abortion providers are experiencing a new wave of extremism
When looking at the data of violent and threatening incidents targeted at abortion providers, it's clear: They are experiencing a new wave of extremism.
Proposal to clarify when Texas doctors can perform life-saving abortions faces critical vote
The bill does not expand abortion access, but further explains when a doctor can intervene to save a pregnant patient’s life.
Sponsor of Georgia Abortion Ban Spared Trauma of Watching Brain-Dead Loved One Carry fetus
Senator Ed Setzler is lucky he isn't the one being forced to watch a brain-dead loved one carry a fetus to term.
How Tubal Ligation Prevents Pregnancy
After Roe v Wade was overturned, a lot of women living in states with abortion bans were choosing tubal ligation or having their “tubes tied.” How does it work?
Even Where Abortion Is Still Legal, Many Brick-and-Mortar Clinics Are Closing
On the last day of patient care at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan, a port town on the shore of Lake Superior, dozens of people crowded into the parking lot and alley, holding pink homemade signs that read “Thank You!” and “Forever Grateful.” “Oh my god,” physician assistant…
Brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support due to Georgia’s 6-week abortion ban
Adriana Smith’s case is the latest instance in which Georgia’s six-week abortion ban and its impacts on Black women have raised serious concerns.
Reproductive health clinics are losing federal funding — and red states will be hit hardest
The Trump administration’s cuts to Title X could disrupt reproductive health services for close to a million people, predominantly low-income Americans.
What is the Comstock Act?
Learn where The Comstock Act comes from, what it does, how it was used in the past, and how Republicans are using it today.
Texas bill coming after online abortion medication
The 43-page measure, introduced Friday, may be the most meaningful attempt this year to block the ordering and mailing of abortion medication.
New York doctor ordered to stop providing abortion pills to Texans
The ruling is the opening salvo in a likely lengthy battle between Texas’ abortion bans and New York’s “shield” protections for providers.
Trump Reinstates the ‘Global Gag Rule’ on Abortion
The global gag rule, announced in a presidential memorandum Friday revives a policy that Trump and many other Republican presidents have implemented.
4 Progressive Policies That Transformed Women’s Rights in America
Explore four key policies transforming women's rights in America and learn how the fight for gender equality continues to shape history.
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