• A look inside the pronatalism movement encouraging Americans to have more children

    A look inside the pronatalism movement encouraging Americans to have more children

    Jul 30, 2025 10:25 PM EDT

    ... many people listen to.Sarah Varney: Mandel says, at the end of the day, she and her husband just want to spend time with their kids, but that leaves a vacuum for others to shape the future of the movement. For "PBS News Hour," I'm Sarah Varney in Maryland.

  • Examining the facts about contraceptives as birth control misinformation spreads online

    Examining the facts about contraceptives as birth control misinformation spreads online

    Jul 22, 2025 10:30 PM EDT

    Sarah Varney: In some cases, creators even preface that they are not anti-birth control, but still broadcast their experiences to hundreds of thousands of followers. Woman: I know it actually works and can help you go from pain to power in just three cycles. Sarah Varney: But misleading claims ...

  • After fall of Roe, anti-abortion activists take aim at birth control

    After fall of Roe, anti-abortion activists take aim at birth control

    Jul 21, 2025 10:30 PM EDT

    ... sad that we're at this point and that there's so much stigma to everything we do. Sarah Varney: And she feels that judgment even now, as an adult trying to decide if or when to grow her family.For "PBS News Hour," I'm Sarah Varney in Texas.

  • White House revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions

    White House revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions

    Jun 04, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... reversal of FDA approval of the abortion pill and for the enforcement of what's called the Comstock Act, which would essentially cease the mailing of abortion pills around the country. Geoff Bennett: Special correspondent Sarah Varney. Sarah, thanks again for your time this evening. Sarah Varney: Thank you, Geoff.

  • Religious directives at Catholic hospitals complicate emergency care for pregnant women

    Religious directives at Catholic hospitals complicate emergency care for pregnant women

    Apr 24, 2025 10:15 PM EDT

    ... I was an activist. And I said, no, I'm a chiropractor. And then everybody laughed. And I was like, why is everybody laughing? Because I am a chiropractor, but I guess now I have two jobs. Sarah Varney: For "PBS News Hour," I'm Sarah Varney in Eureka, California.

  • Supreme Court case could decide if states can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

    Supreme Court case could decide if states can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

    Apr 02, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    ... have already seen other states exclude Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid networks, but we could see a stepping up of Planned Parenthood being excluded from the Medicaid network, in addition to the Title X network. Geoff Bennett: Special correspondent Sarah Varney. Sarah, thanks again. Sarah Varney: Oh, thank you, Geoff.

  • After Roe, pregnant women face increased risk of criminal prosecution

    After Roe, pregnant women face increased risk of criminal prosecution

    Nov 14, 2024 11:30 PM EDT

    Did anybody ever ask your permission to test your urine? Lauren Smith: No. No, ma'am. Sarah Varney: Or to test Audrey? Lauren Smith: No. Sarah Varney: Today, Lauren's daughter, Audrey, is a healthy 5.5 year-old who lives with her paternal grandmother. Lauren has little contact with ...

  • How abortion restrictions have disproportionately impacted Black women

    How abortion restrictions have disproportionately impacted Black women

    Jul 02, 2024 10:30 PM EDT

    ... about the different reasons women go through what they go through, not making it where women are able to make their own decisions when it comes to their body. Sarah Varney: Decisions, she says, that can be life or death. For the PBS "NewsHour," I'm Sarah Varney in Nashville.

  • Supreme Court weighs whether federal law allowing emergency abortions overrides state bans

    Supreme Court weighs whether federal law allowing emergency abortions overrides state bans

    Apr 24, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    ... this really play out on the ground in emergency rooms. So you would imagine that those types of cases of women showing up and being turned away from emergency rooms would just continue to escalate. Geoff Bennett: "NewsHour" special correspondent Sarah Varney.Sarah, thanks so much. Sarah Varney: Thanks, Geoff.

  • Future of abortion pill mifepristone will be decided by Supreme Court

    Future of abortion pill mifepristone will be decided by Supreme Court

    Mar 25, 2024 10:40 PM EDT

    ... of any supplies used for abortions. So that could be not just abortion pills, but also hospital beds and medical gloves, anything. Rachel Rebouche: Anything. Sarah Varney: It would essentially shut down abortion across the United States. Rachel Rebouche: Because everything is mailed. Sarah Varney: For activists like Kristan Hawkins ...