Mississippi lawmakers are working to pass a law that would limit women's constitutional right to abortion. If enacted, Bill 1510 would make abortions after 15 weeks illegal with no exceptions for rape or incest.  Read more

At a luncheon in Nashville, Tennessee this week, Vice President Pence predicted that abortion would soon be illegal. Referring to the Trump administration’s anti-abortion agenda, he said that he has seen more progress within the past year, than in his entire life.  Read more

New Title X funding emphasizes abstinence-only education, which has been proven to be ineffective, and "natural family planning methods”, which are far less effective than modern contraception, rather than evidence-based reproductive health strategies.  Read more

https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2018/many-young-women-united-states-turn-google-information-self-abortion.  Read more

In South Dakota, state lawmakers are passing a bill forcing abortion providers to adopt very specific, factually inaccurate language, intended to dissuade women from abortion. The bill is now on its way to Governor Dennis Daugaard's desk.  Read more

In Nigeria, a doctor is coining the term ‘life planning’ to help people understand that family planning is not just for the people who already have families, but really, it is for anyone who is sexually active. The doctor also explains the relationship between ‘life planning’ and reducing the maternal mortality ratio in Nigeria.  Read more

The Trump administration has reportedly given the State Department a directive to not include any mentions of women’s reproductive health and discrimination in their annual report on human rights.  Read more

Research suggests that U.S.-born women and immigrant women differ in their sexual and reproductive health, according to key indicators. This research highlights the importance to take immigrant women’s experiences into account when making policies and programs. Read more

In Oregon, the House passed a resolution called the “Hope Amendment”, which would give the state an opportunity to vote on an amendment to declare healthcare to be a fundamental right.  Read more

Peruvian teen moms explain the need for better sex education and reproductive health services. In Peru, there are four girls under the age of 15 that give birth every day, and 90% of those girls live in poverty.  Read more