A Spike in Maternal Mortality Rates in Texas Spurs Soul-Searching

By Nina Martin / ProPublica Aug 25, 2016 Two new reports show that pregnancy-related deaths and severe obstetrical complications rose as the state slashed funding for family planning, but researchers and state officials say more information is needed to understand the trend. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Zika: The Emerging Epidemic

By Sally Satel Jul 30, 2016 The spread of the Zika virus is a public health story, but politics isn't far behind. The consuming controversy here is why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have dragged their feet in strongly recommending that women delay pregnancy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Most Drugs Aren’t Tested on Pregnant Women. This Anti-Nausea Cure Shows Why That’s a Problem.

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2016 For years, Zofran was the most popular morning-sickness medication in the U.S. Now it’s being blamed for causing birth defects. The larger issue is a drug-safety system that excludes women from clinical trials, potentially putting them and their babies at risk. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

‘We Are Not Ashamed’: How Abortion Providers Are Pushing Back Against Stigma and Intimidation

By Sarah Lazare, Common Dreams Oct 21, 2015 "It is time for all of us to stand up and say what we do is good," says the director of the Allentown Women's Center in Bethlehem, Pa., one of the many independent providers speaking up for the social value of abortion care—without apology. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Comprehensive Study Shows Abortions Are ‘Very Safe’ and Far Less Risky Than Giving Birth

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 10, 2014 Despite the fact that officials all over the U.S. feel the need to regulate abortion as though it were a pernicious procedure, a study by UC San Francisco researchers shows that complications rarely occur after an abortion. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Peggy Young

BLANK Dec 1, 2014 The mother's lawsuit against shipping company UPS may close loopholes that have allowed companies to disregard the employment rights of pregnant women. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the Right Wing Is Killing Women

Robert Reich / Truthdig May 13, 2014 A woman giving birth in America is more than twice as likely to die as a woman in Saudi Arabia or China. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Congratulations, Tennessee: You’ve Just Become the Scariest State for Pregnant Women

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 1, 2014 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The State Needs to Keep Its Hands Off Pregnant Women

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2014 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Top Ten Ways GOP Could Avoid ‘War on Women’ Label

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 25, 2014 Mike Huckabee objects to the charge that the Republican Party is waging a war on women. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

1-in-2 Chance Medicaid Will Deliver Your Child

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 7, 2013 Roughly half of the births in the U.S. are paid for by Medicaid and that number could increase as the health insurance program expands under Obamacare, a study released Tuesday says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Pope Resigns

Nick Anderson Feb 13, 2013 Dig deeper