Catholic Congressman Tim Ryan on Why He No Longer Opposes Abortion
"The heavy hand of government must not make this decision for women and families."
Reproductive Freedom
House Leadership Should Thank GOP Women for Thwarting Anti-Abortion Bill
From a political standpoint, the legislation was baffling.
Okla. Supreme Court Stops Abortion Restrictions
Until the courts have the chance to rule on their constitutionality
No, Abortion Drugs Aren't Banned in Oklahoma
But the state has imposed strict new rules on who can take them and how.
Enhanced Criminal Penalties for Pregnant Women Must End, Groups Urge DOJ
Reproductive-rights and drug-policy groups are calling for an end to the harsher sentencing of pregnant women charged with drug crimes.
Pregnant Women Warned: Consent to Surgical Birth or Else
As hospitals and courts collude, pregnant women are being excluded from fundamental decisions about how they give birth.
America and Thailand Are Global Leaders in This Kind of Reproductive Freedom
Many countries around the world ban in-vitro fertilization practices that allow for the selection of a child's sex.
Should Expectant Moms Who Test Positive For Drugs Go to Jail?
Tennessee's law criminalizing drug use during pregnancy arbitrarily heaps punishment on reviled women.
Should Pro-Choice Libertarians Support the Women's Health Protection Act?
The bill aims to stunt the growth of state laws placing unnecessary restrictions on abortion patients and clinics.
Pregnant Women Increasingly Face Criminal Prosecution for Positive Drug Tests
Hello fetus, goodbye civil liberties
The Creepy Statism of Utah's Defense of Traditional Marriage
Won't somebody think of the children? And of having more and more and more of them?
Texas Man Fights to Let Pregnant, Brain Dead Wife Die
She's forced onto life support until baby can be delivered
Florida Rules Lesbian Egg Donor Has Parental Rights
Law that only protects heterosexual couples declared unconstitutional
Women Increasingly Using Donor Eggs for Pregnancy
More than half resulting in live birth
Wealthy Chinese Seek American Surrogates for Second Children
Also for possible citizenship purposes
Gov. Jerry Brown Condescends Toward Women in Egg-Sale Bill Veto
Loathsome paternalism from the left. Where are the protests?
Miss. Law Forces Paternity Tests from Some Teen Moms
If they're unwilling to divulge the father, the state will collect blood from the umbilical cord
UNICEF Estimates 30 Million Women and Girls at Risk of Genital Mutilation
Currently estimates 125 million have gone through "female circumcision" procedure
