Black and Asian women are more likely than white women to experience significant delays in getting breast biopsies after a mammogram identifies an abnormality. Moreover, … ‘Structural racism’ cited in study of breast-biopsy delaysRead more
Women
5 Women Sue Texas
five women are suing Texas after they were denied abortions, even as their pregnancies posed serious risk to their health and were nonviable. The Center … 5 Women Sue TexasRead more
Data Broker Is Selling Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion Clinics
A location data firm is selling information related to visits to clinics that provide abortions including Planned Parenthood facilities, showing where groups of people visiting … Data Broker Is Selling Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion ClinicsRead more
Horrors Facing U.S. After Roe Overturned
today’s International Women’s Day special looking at abortion bans. Five women are suing Texas after they were denied abortions, even as their pregnancies posed serious … Horrors Facing U.S. After Roe OverturnedRead more
Roots in Radical History, Labor & Reproductive Rights
Today, March 8th, marks International Women’s Day around the world, celebrating half the planet’s population, even as many continue to face discrimination, violence and abuse. … Roots in Radical History, Labor & Reproductive RightsRead more
Women Have Always Had Abortions
Over the course of American history, women of all classes, races, ages and statuses have ended their pregnancies, both before there were any laws about … Women Have Always Had AbortionsRead more
The Hideous Resurrection of the Comstock Act
Anthony Comstock, the mutton-chopped anti-vice crusader for whom the Comstock Act is named, is back from the dead. Comstock died in 1915, and the Comstock … The Hideous Resurrection of the Comstock ActRead more
Anti-Abortion Moves Are Part of Wider “Authoritarian Movement”
Friday night, two federal judges handing down conflicting decisions on the abortion pill mifespristone, an anti-abortion Trump-appointed judge in Texas halting the 23-year-old FDA approval … Anti-Abortion Moves Are Part of Wider “Authoritarian Movement”Read more
Planned Parenthood Slams Texas Ruling on Abortion Pill
On Friday, a Trump-appointed anti-abortion federal judge in Texas revoked the Food and Drug Administration approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, which is part of … Planned Parenthood Slams Texas Ruling on Abortion PillRead more