The Jane Collective with Moira Donegan
This week, Moira Donegan takes us back to Chicago in 1969, when an underground feminist collective got fed up with doctors, and started providing abortions themselves. {listen}
Cori Bush Is Leading the Charge Against the Comstock Act. The Man Who Beat Her in a Primary Doesn’t Seem to Know What It Is.
Wesley Bell could not answer Jezebel's questions about a 19th century anti-abortion law that Bush has called to repeal.
The “Pro-Life” Movement with Megan Burbank
During what should’ve been Roe v. Wade’s 51st birthday week, Sarah and reproductive health policy reporter Megan Burbank take a look at the movement, decades in the making, to tear…
Buck v. Bell
Did you know that forced sterilization is still legal in the United States because of a 1927 Supreme Court case known as Buck v. Bell?
Rick Santorum Claims Democratic Wins Are Due to ‘Sexy Issues’ on Ballots
Rick Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator and presidential candidate, took to Newsmax to claim that Democrats' key wins on Tuesday were only because they were 'very sexy' issues like 'marijuana…
Elon Musk’s Feud With Grimes Is a Warning
Instead of working to make parenthood easier for anyone who does want kids, some of the loudest proponents, namely the Silicon Valley megawealthy, have committed themselves to solving this alleged…
An Alabama woman was imprisoned for ‘endangering’ her fetus. She gave birth in a jail shower
In March 2021, sheriffs in Etowah county, Alabama, arrested Ashley Caswell on accusations that she’d tested positive for methamphetamine while pregnant and was “endangering” her fetus. Caswell, who was two…
A Vaccine Side Effect Leaves Women Wondering: Why Isn’t the Pill Safer?
Scientists were alarmed by blood clots possibly linked to the J&J vaccine. Some women wondered if there shouldn’t be more concern about oral contraceptives.
FDA Allows Telemedicine Abortion During Pandemic
Advocates celebrated the FDA decision for increasing equitable access to safe abortion health care. “This safe, effective option helps close the gaps in abortion access that mostly harm people of…
New Zealand Approves Paid Leave After Miscarriage
The new law does not apply to abortions, Ms. Andersen added. New Zealand decriminalized abortion last year, ending the country’s status as one of the few wealthy nations to limit…