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Blue states have passed laws to shore up abortion access, but it may not be enough to address potential surge
Several Democratic-led statehouses have taken steps in recent months to codify abortion protections, but few have done anything to increase access in anticipation of out-of-state patients.
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Election 2022 results: The governor’s races we’re watching
The country will set a new record for number of women governors serving at the same time. Here are the races The 19th is closely following.
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Part-time work becomes part of equation that puts Asian-American women behind in pay equity
The earnings statistics for Asian-American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women have often been incomplete because of the economic disparity between different groups of workers.
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Impacts of leaked Supreme Court draft decision could have a 'chilling effect' on abortion access
Abortion clinics have already been working to try to publicize information about what is currently legal — as well as about the impending Dobbs decision.
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What we know about the Supreme Court draft opinion — and what it could mean for abortion access
If Roe is overturned, the level of abortion access — or if the procedure is legal at all — would be left to the states.
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She’s a White suburban mom. Can this lawmaker — and her viral speech — rally people like her for Democrats?
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow’s speech last month against anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric went viral. She hopes her message can spur action among women who may be on the political sidelines.
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Employees of one of the biggest reproductive health research orgs are unionizing at a pivotal moment in the abortion rights movement
The push comes after months of low morale at the institute — and just as the Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling that could weaken or overturn Roe v. Wade
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Donna Edwards was on a journey. Now, she wants to win her old House seat back.
If the progressive Democrat wins in Maryland’s 4th District, she would again represent an epicenter of Black influence.
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Autistic people have been excluded from advocacy conversations. Julia Bascom is changing that.
Bascom has an outsized impact on the modern neurodiversity movement. Here’s why it matters that a woman is leading that charge.
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Oklahoma approves two laws that could immediately end all in-state abortion access
Gov. Kevin Stitt has indicated that he plans to sign both bills, which would end abortion services at clinics in the state and add to a growing abortion desert.