As the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade approaches later this month, the landmark Supreme Court ruling is in serious danger. And so are our rights in New York.President Donald Trump and the
Unlike women's reproductive clinics, most crisis pregnancy centers are not medical facilities, and apart from providing free pregnancy tests and possibly limited sonograms, they do not offer medical assistance.
An OB-GYN explains how one state's restrictions affect women everywhere.
"I wanted that baby. But there was just 100-percent chance he would die."
When refugee women are raped—something that happens with infuriating frequency—their options are dangerously limited.
They often have difficulty making and achieving aspirational plans for the future.
Women may not know that sometimes pregnancy can be abusive.
Violence against women and girls is a grave violation of human rights. Its impact ranges from immediate to long-term multiple physical, sexual and mental consequences for women and girls, including death.
Despite decades of research, it’s still only women who deal with the daily annoyances of contraceptive medication.
My three children were born three years apart. That didn't happen by accident. Like most women I know, I used contraceptives. More than 99 percent of women in the U.S. have used contraceptives at one point or another to plan their families and take charge of their futures. Thanks to contraceptives, I was able to … Continued
Guys, this angry, hungry bear in our house is a big problem. You wouldn't put up with that. So don't put up with this. 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulte...
A woman’s right to have a baby should be based on medical fact—not social judgment
Birth control is just the tip of the iceberg, advocates say. There are a number of other women’s health benefits that are also at risk.
Reproductive health isn’t just about abortions, despite all the attention they get. It’s also about access to family planning services, contraception, sex education and much else. Such access lets women control the timing and size of their families so they have children when they are financially secure and emotionally ready and can finish their education and advance in the workplace. After all, having children is expensive, costing US$9,000 to $25,000 a year. And that’s why …
This morning I took a call on our office phone from a woman looking for an abortion. But it took...
Most abortions overseas involve pills, and the method is used in about half of legal U.S. abortions. It also seems to be the future of illicit abortion.
Too often, inaccurate medical terms have led many women to believe they have undergone abortions when nothing could be further from the truth.
It’s a dangerous step backward for women, writes Amnesty International
The legislation would make nonprofit organizations more competitive in the real estate market by letting them get ahead of speculators.