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    Jessica Washington

    How abortion restrictions compare, state-by-state

    Access to abortion in the U.S. depends on where you live. Increasingly, the South and Midwest are becoming complete abortion deserts. Our interactive map highlights six major restrictions in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

    Related: How a network of college students is preparing for post-Roe campuses
    by Jessica Washington

    ‘A slap in the face’: Democrats go on abortion offensive, but grassroots funders are falling behind

    Abortion funds on the ground are fighting to survive two years after Dobbs, as they bridge the gap for access on razor-thin budgets.
    by Jessica Washington

    She ended her pregnancy a year before Florida would have banned it — now she’s running for Congress

    Candidates like Florida’s Lucia Báez-Geller and Tennessee’s Gloria Johnson are putting their personal stories at the center of their campaigns.
    by Jessica Washington

    Violent crime victims in New York struggle to access funds due to them

    A state fund designed to help the targets of physical attacks only reaches a small fraction of the people who need it most.
    by Jessica Washington

    New York prepares to become an abortion safe haven

    In the wake of a leaked decision by Justice Alito gutting abortion rights, New York state lawmakers have introduced measures to expand access for the expected influx of abortion seekers.
    by Jessica Washington

    DA won’t drop charges against Manhattan woman charged with murder who says she acted in self-defense

    Tracy McCarter won a small concession from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Monday in a case alleging she murdered her estranged husband. But the DA’s office stopped short of dropping a murder charge for an act she says was in self-defense.
    by Jessica Washington

    Do police help or hurt domestic violence survivors? New York City council members take a stand

    Tiffany Cabán and Mercedes Narcisse plunge New York City’s legislature into a fierce debate dividing domestic violence advocates about the role of law enforcement in getting help for survivors.
    by Jessica Washington

    Trauma can be hard to talk about. It can also be hard to hear: Reporter’s Notebook

    Jessica Washington shares how she developed relationships with sources while investigating how Native mothers experience the Minnesota foster care system.
    by Jessica Washington

    Why are Latina moms in New York reporting such high levels of anxiety and depression?

    The pandemic’s emotional strains are falling especially heavy on communities hit hardest by COVID, unemployment and child care challenges.
    by Jessica Washington

    COVID ‘crisis moment’ for families with children in NYC pre-K and 3K programs

    Ten-day quarantines are forcing families to keep young kids home, causing chaos for those in need of child care — regardless of negative COVID test results.
    by Jessica Washington

    Ghosts of racist boarding school era still haunt Minnesota’s foster care system, Indigenous mothers say

    For many Native mothers, the fear of having their children ripped away from them and the ripple effects of generations of forced family separations remain omnipresent.
    by Jessica Washington

    ​​‘Kill the Indian … save the man’: Tracing the government’s long, racist history of uprooting Native children

    The challenges Native American families currently face under Minnesota’s child welfare system are echoes of a racist past. Here’s how more than two centuries of federal policies aimed at annihilating Native culture set the stage…
    by Jessica Washington

    Women With Children Having Harder Time Re-entering NYC Workforce

    A new study shows 41% of women living with kids in New York Ci are not working compared to 24% of men with children — a lingering effect of remote school and a perpetual child…
    by Jessica Washington

    Unsafe, Unsanitary Conditions Plague Child Care Centers at NYC Public Housing: Operators

    Providers say they shoulder costs for heating and repairs — and have concerns for the children in their care. Some 400 child care centers are housed in buildings operated by New York City Housing Authority,…
    by Jessica Washington

    Maya Wiley Won’t Be New York’s Next Mayor. What Will Happen to Her Signature Proposal?

    Former New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley says she won’t be running for New York governor, but that won’t stop her from championing her signature child care agenda from outside public office.
    by Jessica Washington

    A young Black mother died during treatment for postpartum depression. Her family demands answers.

    Denise Williams went to Queens Hospital Center last month. Her family found out 48 hours later that the 29-year-old mother of two had died at the city-run hospital. They still don’t know why.
    by Jessica Washington

    ‘One Paycheck Away From Losing Everything’: Why The Child Care Crisis Is Especially Hard for Black Mothers

    The coronavirus pandemic caused a child care crisis. Black moms are bearing the biggest brunt.
    by Jessica Washington

    How a Little-Known Legal Loophole Punishes Girls Who Don’t Behave

    Girls, especially girls of color, are inordinately subjected to a type of court order that's designed to protect them but often punishes them—or worse.
    by Jessica Washington
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