Authors of a new book on poverty point to how decades-old factors have turned parts of rural America into the country’s poorest places, where women are often the most disadvantaged.
Women veterans are less likely to go to Veterans Affairs hospitals for health care due to harassment, stigma and a lack of resources and services.
An amendment to the 2024 defense spending bill would further limit abortion access for nearly half of all women currently serving in America’s active duty military — who already have restrictions based on the state in which they are stationed.
The new league would offer another chance for players to earn money during the offseason without shouldering the risks that come with playing overseas.
Child marriage was legal in all 50 states until 2018. Since then, 17 states have passed bans, and advocates continue to push lawmakers to end the practice.
According to a new KFF study, the majority of OBGYNs also say they are concerned about legal repercussions to providing care.
Recent surveys found that about half of Asian Americans feel unsafe and nearly 80 percent of Asian Americans, particularly young women, do not feel like they belong.
Service members and their spouses struggling with infertility are starting to speak out, encouraging policymakers to expand insurance coverage for family-building treatments.
The legislation would require the largest employer-sponsored health insurance program in the world to cover assisted reproductive treatments and services.
Despite recent efforts to severely limit access to the abortion pill, mifepristone can continue to be used for abortions up to 10 weeks of pregnancy and distributed by mail.