reproductive rights

Irish women make history, overturn abortion ban

June 6, 2018 By Laura Duggan

The 8th Amendment, which equates the life of woman and fetus, not only banned abortion but made second-class citizens of pregnant women.

This week in history: First birth control clinic in U.S., 1916

October 11, 2016 By Special to People’s World

Each woman who visited the clinic received Sanger’s pamphlet What Every Girl Should Know, a short lecture on the female reproductive system, and instructions on the use of various contraceptives for a charge of ten cents.

Scam videos try to destroy Planned Parenthood – again

July 22, 2015 By Susan Webb

An individual with ties to far-right video scammers has launched a new video attack on Planned Parenthood.

State of Florida itself at stake on November 4

September 24, 2014 By Megan Delilah

Florida's governor, Rick Scott, has either stood by and let the degradation of the state occur or has actively contributed to it.

In states like Missouri and Texas, reproductive rights still struggle

February 4, 2014 By Elyse Vesser

Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case, sought to make abortion legal, safe, and accessible, but 41 years later attacks on reproductive health care are still going strong.