Jan 28 WATCH: Biden opens sign-up window for uninsured in time of COVID-19 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The actions were only the first steps by Biden, who has promised to build out former President Barack Obama’s health care law to achieve a goal of coverage for all. Continue reading
Dec 30 Argentina’s Senate passes law legalizing abortion By Associated Press The vote means that abortion will be legalized up to the 14th week of pregnancy, and also will be legal after that time in cases of rape or danger to the mother’s life. Continue reading
Oct 01 25 years after U.N. women’s meeting, equality remains distant By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Twenty-five years ago, the world's nations came together to make sure that half of Earth's population gained the rights, power and status of the other half. It hasn't happened. Continue reading
May 28 Doctors sue to block FDA abortion pill rule during pandemic By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Requiring patients to visit a hospital, clinic or medical office to get an abortion pill is needlessly risking their health during the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of physicians allege in a lawsuit that seeks to suspend the federal rule. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 6:47 After outcry, Alabama DA decides not to prosecute woman for endangering fetus More than 35 U.S. states have laws classifying a fetus as a victim in a homicide or an assault. Those laws can result in criminal charges against pregnant women, as highlighted by a recent Alabama case involving a woman whose… Continue watching
May 21 New abortion laws sow confusion and uncertainty at clinics By Kim Chandler, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Georgia , Kentucky , Mississippi and Ohio have passed laws that prohibit abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected — about six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant. Continue reading
May 17 Missouri’s GOP-led legislature passes 8-week abortion ban By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press If enacted, the ban would be among the most restrictive in the U.S. It includes exceptions for medical emergencies, but not for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. Continue reading
May 12 More ‘heartbeat’ abortion bans advancing in South, Midwest By Russ Bynum, Associated Press State governments are on a course to virtually eliminate abortion access in large chunks of the Deep South and Midwest. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 6:48 Gillibrand: ‘America’s women need to speak out and stand up’ on Trump Supreme Court nominee Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says women's basic reproductive freedoms are at risk as President Trump prepares to name a new justice. Judy Woodruff talks with the New York Democrat about the brewing political battle, why she says Senate Leader Mitch McConnell… Continue watching
Mar 23 Analysis: California’s forced sterilization programs once harmed thousands, especially Latinas By Nicole L. Novak and Natalie Lira, The Conversation In the first half of the 20th century, approximately 60,000 people were sterilized under U.S. eugenics programs. California led the nation in this effort at social engineering. Continue reading