5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (519+ words) Now, instead of being constrained by a statutory checklist, licensed physicians may use their professional judgment in consultation with their patients. That means more people who need abortion care later in pregnancy can receive it in their home state. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (753+ words) Keshia Golden’s attorneys say that in October 2022, while she was eight-plus months pregnant, her then-boyfriend Calvin Sidney hit her, grabbed her hair and slammed her head against a kitchen counter. Golden grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed Sidney in the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1168+ words) And now that I live in New York City, I cling to Oliver’s poetry like the muggy east coast summers stick to my skin. Her words remind me that nature exists everywhere. It lies in the pigeons who have never…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (194+ words) In this age of legal attacks on birth control access and shifting Medicaid coverage, a new online resource has emerged to educate people about the birth control methods available to them and provide them for no fee. The website FreeBC…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1089+ words) On Monday, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority gave the Trump administration a temporary procedural victory in its effort to interfere with mail-in voting ahead of the November midterms. But despite some alarming headlines, the Court did not rule that President…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (423+ words) This midterm season, as courts and legislatures chip away at who gets to have a voice in our elections and governance, shoring up our democratic infrastructure is more important than ever. An unlikely tool in the arsenal of democracy? Care....

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (363+ words) It’s been over a year since President Donald Trump signed the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill (HR 1) into law—a sweeping 2025 budget-reconciliation package that extends and expands tax cuts, funds defense and immigration enforcement, cuts or restructures major safety-net programs,…...

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1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1110+ words) This powerful political boys’ club in the U.S. seems always willing to embrace new members. The latest addition—and currently the loudest denier—is Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) who denies his former wife’s claims of physical abuse as well as…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (589+ words) This year’s midterm elections have the power to dramatically alter representation in the current Republican-leaning Congress: All 435 congressional seats in the U.S. House are up for grabs, as is two-thirds of the Senate. Public health, women’s health, abortion access, the…...