Reproductive Health

The outside of the Supreme Court
Ayana Byrd  Feb 4, 2019 10:29AM EST

SCOTUS To Make Landmark Decision on Abortion This Week

The conservative majority Court could effectively overturn Roe v. Wade as it rules on a Louisiana law. 
Black pesron holds blue and white sign the reads, "Keep abortion legal."
Sung Yeon Choimorrow, Marcela Howell, Jessica González-Rojas  Jan 22, 2019 11:59AM EST

How the Promise of Roe v. Wade Left Women of Color Behind [OP-ED]

Roe has never been full of promise for women of color, immigrant women and women with low incomes. But if the Trump administration gets its way, we have the most to lose.
U.S. Supreme Court Expected To Issue Major Rulings
Ayana Byrd  Jan 16, 2019 1:36PM EST

Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Renews Its Fight For Women's Reproductive Health

Representatives Barbara Lee and Judy Chu introduced legislation that aims to protect the right to choose.
A Black woman wearing a white shirt rests her hand on her pregnant belly.
Ayana Byrd  Jan 14, 2019 2:17PM EST

Court Thwarts White House Effort to Keep Women From Free Contraception in 13 States

But a new federal rule could stand in the way for millions of other women.
Anti-Abortion Activists March In Washington
Ayana Byrd  Nov 21, 2018 11:49AM EST

Federal Judge Overturns Mississippi Law That Banned Abortion After 15 Weeks

In his decision, Judge Reeves said state lawmakers’ claims to be interested in women’s health was “pure gaslighting.”
Brown woman holds pregnant belly, rest of frame is black
Ayana Byrd  Nov 19, 2018 12:21PM EST

Trump Administration's Contraception Proposal Hijacks Program for Women in Poverty

The government wants women whose employers object to paying for contraception on religious grounds to rely on a program aimed at keeping lower-incoming earning women healthy.
A Black protestor holds a sign that says 'keep abortion legal' in front of the supreme court
Ayana Byrd  Nov 8, 2018 1:26PM EST

Reproductive Rights Did Not Win the Midterm Elections

From state constitution changes to the revocation of an Obama-era birth control rule, things are changing.
Women hold pink signs with white lettering. They read, "Stand with women," and "Protect women's health."
Ayana Byrd  Oct 18, 2018 1:47PM EDT

Nearly Half the Texas Providers Offering Free Reproductive Health Care Have Zero Patients

The state has not found an effective alternative to Planned Parenthood, which it defunded in 2011.
Latinx woman receives an injection
Ayana Byrd  Oct 9, 2018 2:17PM EDT

Increased HPV Vaccine Age Limit Could Save Black, Latinx Lives

A disproportionate number of people of color develop HPV-related cancers.
Leana Wen
Ayana Byrd  Sep 13, 2018 1:37PM EDT

Planned Parenthood's New President Has a Long History of Saving Black Mothers and Babies

Dr. Leana Wen is also experienced in standing up against the Trump administration’s attacks on reproductive rights.
Brown woman holds pregnant belly, rest of frame is black
Ayana Byrd  Jul 10, 2018 1:12PM EDT

Racism Linked to High Maternal and Infant Mortality for Native Women

“We stopped keeping statistics on the number of Native moms and babies that are lost in our region; it was just too upsetting.”
A pro-choice activist in front of the the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
Ayana Byrd  Jul 5, 2018 4:46PM EDT

Anti-Choice Group Using SCOTUS Decision to Dismantle Abortion Laws

The Alliance Defending Freedom is targeting laws that govern the responsibilities of “fake women’s health centers” in Hawaii and Illinois as unconstitutional.
Brown woman with large pregnant belly sits, photo is in black and white
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 26, 2018 1:51PM EDT

Senate Debates Bill That Could Save The Lives of Black Mamas

Watch as the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions holds a hearing on the Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2017.
A pro-choice activist in front of the the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
Ayana Byrd  May 18, 2018 2:39PM EDT

Trump Administration Cuts Funds to Orgs That Provide Abortions

The new policy targets Planned Parenthood and other organizations that serve lower-income earning women. 
Black and white photo of a woman's pregnant body.
Ayana Byrd  Apr 12, 2018 2:02PM EDT

READ: Why Naming 'Race' As The Factor Behind Black Women's High Rates of Maternal Mortality Is Counterproductive

Ob-Gyn Dr. Joia Crear-Perry stresses that calling out racism is the only way to solve this health crisis.
A brown, pregnant abdomen
Ayana Byrd  Apr 11, 2018 1:40PM EDT

Maternal Mortality Rate in Texas Lower Than Believed, But Black Women's Numbers Remain Alarmingly High

A correction in data collection still confirms that Black pregnant Texans face disproportionate health dangers.
Two protestors holding black signs with white font that say "i am the pro-life generation" attempt to block a blue sign with white font that says "keep abortion legal" at a rally outside the supreme court
catherine lizette gonzalez  Mar 20, 2018 4:30PM EDT

Mississippi Governor Signs into Law the Country's Most Restrictive Abortion Ban

The Center for Reproductive Rights immediately filed a lawsuit challenging the 15-week abortion ban, calling it “unconstitutional.”
The United States Supreme Court
Ayana Byrd  Mar 19, 2018 11:32AM EDT

What The Latest Reproductive Rights Case Before the Supreme Court Means For Women

NIFLA v. Becarra has the potential to radically alter what anti-abortion medical centers can tell women.
Women hold boxes of petitions
Kenrya Rankin  Jan 18, 2017 12:25PM EST

Activists Deliver 510,000+ Signatures Ahead of Health and Human Services Nominee Hearing

Congressman Tom Price wants to defund Planned Parenthood.
An oil field over the Monterey Shale formation where gas and oil extraction uses hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on March 24, 2014, near Lost Hills, California, a Latinx community. Studies have linked the process to health problems.
Yessenia Funes  Aug 26, 2016 11:45AM EDT

Two New Studies Emphasize the Health Risks of Fracking

Researchers claim the process can be harmful to fertility and cause a host of other medical problems.