While state law requires menstrual products in Virginia public schools, the absence of state funding forces nonprofits to shoulder the burden.
Recent events may leave you feeling uncertain about basic human rights. If the president wants to take away your reproductive freedoms, who can you turn to?
Doctors are concerned that misinformation about birth control might make some women get off it at a time when there are fewer options available for unintended pregnancies in the US.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month—and early detection is key. Breast cancer affects many families throughout the country, as well as in Virginia. In 2021 alone, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported more than 270,000 new breast cancer...
Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two years ago.
Project 2025 calls for repealing the Inflation Reduction Act, which would cause millions of American seniors to pay more for their prescription drugs.
Ryan Hamilton had to race his wife to the hospital after she had a miscarriage, fell unconscious, and started bleeding out on their bathroom floor. Here, he explains what happened.
Prioritizing profits over people has led to significantly poorer health outcomes in rural communities overall, where we already struggle with higher rates of chronic diseases. Denying access to the full scope of reproductive care will further aggravate rural health care systems.
Queer doulas make childbirth safer for Black, brown, and LGBTQ+ people, but barriers remain. Here's what you need to know.
Queer doulas make childbirth safer for Black, brown, and LGBTQ+ people, but barriers remain. Here's what you need to know.
