4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1777+ words) Originally published on The Nevadan / El Nevadense, a bilingual, state-based newsroom owned and operated by Courier News, delivering fact-based, community-centered journalism for and about Nevada, with a focus on countering misinformation and elevating the experiences of Latino and working families…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (502+ words) Amid a war in Iran, the Epstein files, Americans gunned down in the Twin Cities, the gutting of the Department of Justice and more, domestic health policy might not be at the top of mind for many. Yet, American children…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (282+ words) A district court judge has stayed Louisiana’s ongoing attempt to restrict access to the abortion medication mifepristone, to allow time for the Food and Drug Administration to finish its own review of the medication—which comes directly at the orders…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (459+ words) Since the fall of Roe, attacks on reproductive freedom haven’t stopped at abortion—they have expanded deliberately and strategically to target young people. This is not new. For years, conservative lawmakers have limited young people’s ability to engage in medical…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (886+ words) Antiabortion power couple Erin and Josh Hawley announced in December the launch of a new dark money antiabortion group: the Love Life Initiative. Erin Hawley is senior counsel at the far-right Christian legal advocacy Alliance Defending Freedom and member of…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (538+ words) From the moment government approval for the drug was granted, RU-486 became the moral property of women, not just the property of a drug company. After decades of evidence showing mifepristone’s safety and versatility, the question is no longer what…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (524+ words) The story of mifepristone and fibroids is not an isolated case—it is a pattern. Across a range of conditions that disproportionately affect women, research into the drug’s potential has been slowed, defunded or blocked altogether. Nowhere is that clearer…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (619+ words) On Sept. 28, 2025, activists nationwide commemorated the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone for early termination of pregnancy. But the drug has many other uses, especially for women. Mifepristone functions as a synthetic hormone that adheres to…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago   (223+ words) Globally, mifepristone is approved in roughly 100 countries and recommended by the World Health Organization in its abortion-care and self-care guidelines. These endorsements reflect decades of research and millions of uses worldwide, with serious complications occurring in far less than 1 percent…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago   (240+ words) This story was originally published on The Contrarian. If 2025 was a “very bad year” for women’s health, 2026 promises a continued rise in attacks on bodily autonomy and barriers to care. Among the immediate and longer-term challenges, here is what I…...