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Rep. Gwen Moore is a domestic violence survivor — and she wants to start a national conversation
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in United States v. Rahimi, the Wisconsin congresswoman introduced a resolution calling attention to the 'relationship between firearm violence, misogyny, and violence against women.'
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Florida’s proposed six-week abortion ban could cut access in half
Enforcing a more restrictive abortion law in the state that has emerged as a regional hub in the South is expected to result in “a very chaotic situation,” researchers say.
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'They're just not enough': Students push to improve sexual assault prevention trainings for college men
A first-of-its-kind study from It’s On Us found that just 45 percent of college men receive sexual assault prevention training.
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Medical exceptions to abortion bans often exclude mental health conditions
Pregnant people were more likely to die from mental health conditions than any other cause, a CDC analysis found.
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Federal program aims to combat overdoses among expectant parents
This fall, six states received federal funding for substance use treatment interventions in an effort to tamp down rising rates of pregnancy-related death in the United States.
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Domestic violence calls about ‘reproductive coercion’ doubled after the overturn of Roe
Those experiencing domestic violence are facing a reality where an inability to receive reproductive care is also further endangering their lives, new data shows.
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Abortion opponents are trying to deter people from traveling out of state for care
Thousands of people have left states with abortion bans to access the procedure. Some opponents are targeting the people who help them.
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North Carolina was a critical abortion access point. Now, procedures have dropped by 30 percent.
The first analysis since the state implemented its 12-week ban shows just show dramatic the law has been in curbing abortion access across the South.
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What happens when nurses are hired like Ubers
“You basically just hope that nothing goes wrong,” a nurse said about a shift with the app Clipboard.
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Parents of color can’t see if medical providers have a history of mistreatment. Why not?
Many people, especially Black people, have reported discrimination in maternity care, but expectant parents lack tools to see where this happens.