Lessons From the MÄ?ori and Japanese Peoples on Grieving Pregnancy Loss
Abortion in a world where reproductive justice is realized means allowing each person full autonomy over their pregnancy decision.
Reproductive Justice
YES! Media’s reproductive justice coverage is centered around the belief that reproductive care—including abortion—is a central pillar of health care. Reproductive justice also includes the right for all people, especially marginalized groups, to access culturally competent, informed health care through their entire lives, including into old age. Central to this conception of reproductive justice is a deep belief in bodily autonomy—a knowledge that each individual, along with their health care provider, is the expert on the care they need and deserve.
The Freedom to Choose Hysterectomy
This form of care can be hard to access for those who have a uterus in a medical system built for cis women having babies.
The Screenings Saving Lives in Rural Guatemala
A simple, low-cost method is helping impoverished women identify abnormal cervical cells and prevent premature cancer deaths.
Texas Abortion Providers Fight Back
As sepsis-related deaths spike for pregnant people in Texas, Ken Paxton is targeting abortion providers.
Above and Beyond Restoring Roe
Abortion rights aren’t enough. The best reproductive care outcomes result from meeting basic needs.
Organizers Brace for Resurrection of “Zombie� Abortion Laws
Despite conservative efforts to criminalize medication abortion using the 1873 Comstock Act, organizers continue to expand access to this necessary health care.
A Liberatory Vision for Reproductive Justice
A progressive alternative to Project 2025's anti-abortion vision includes no-cost abortions, on-demand, for everyone who wants one.
Protecting Black Pregnant People’s Health—and Data
Birth workers serving Black pregnant people maintain the holistic methods—and data privacy—that distinguish doula care from the medical-industrial complex.
What’s in a Name? For Abortion Providers, Quite a Bit.
Even before abortion became illegal in 14 states, some reproductive health care clinics were rebranding to better reflect the broad spectrum of gender-inclusive care they provide.
How Mexico’s Abortion Activists Care for Each Other—and Themselves
As volunteer collectives bring Mexico to the forefront of abortion access, they have also prioritized emotional wellness.
Surviving Birth
Birth workers are helping Black parents navigate overlapping crises.
Making Legal Abortion Accessible in India
Rural healthcare workers in India are fighting to overcome stigma and systemic shortcomings to help patients.
Doulas Work on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
As trusted community figures, doulas are increasingly helping their clients stay safe during heat waves, hurricanes, and wildfires, all of which put pregnant people at higher risk.
La Lucha Sigue: Lessons From Latin America’s Abortion Victories
Abortion advocates reeling from the end of Roe v. Wade can look to Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina for perspective, strategy, and hope.
Dobbs Is About More Than Abortion. It’s an Attack on Us All.
The Supreme Court’s decision validates a half-century-old strategy by Christian nationalists to remake the very fabric of this nation.
The Political Power of Pro-Choice Protests
In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, protests remind the Left how political change happens.
What Is Behind the Tampon Shortage?
The recent scarcity of menstrual products is exacerbating period poverty in the U.S.
Midwives and Doulas Address Racial Birth Disparities in California
Across the state, midwives and doulas are working to increase education and access to their services to more Black and Brown women.
Overturning Roe v. Wade Isn’t Just About Abortion
The likely outcome of the Dobbs decision will have far-reaching effects on women’s health, both physiological and financial.
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