What you need to know about the state of abortion in the US today
From total bans in Louisiana and Florida to new “shield laws” in coastal states, abortion access in America now depends on where you live.
Misinformation on social media about the pill’s side effects leading to falling use and rising distrust
Across the UK, more people are ditching the contraceptive pill. Viral misinformation that plays into real anxieties or stokes fear is part of the reason why.
CSW69 — Women’s Rights at a Crossroads
As leaders gather for CSW69 three decades after the Beijing Declaration, will commitments turn into action, or will hard-won gains be lost?
‘It’s which door she walks through’: How provider preference and hospital culture drive C-section rates
A third of low-risk women in Mississippi are undergoing surgery for their first birth — far beyond the WHO’s max rate of 15%
Arab States Need More Nurses. African Women Are Paying The Price.
A new report reveals migrant caregivers from Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda battle exploitative working conditions, including racial discrimination and violence.
In rural India, stricken by pandemic, necessity of invention fills in for the state: Reporter’s Notebook
Decades of neglecting rural health infrastructure took its toll and by May 7, the infections and deaths in India were being reported from its villages, a "worrying” trend considering the acute shortage of healthcare providers…
COVID-19 has stopped everything except cancer — the cells are still growing
Globally, millions of women have missed breast cancer screening appointments because of paused services during the height of the pandemic in March and April. This means thousands of cancer cases could lie undetected.
