For the second year in a row, Virginia’s governor rejected legislation that would have guaranteed access to birth control. Advocates said the decision continues to leave Virginians vulnerable.
Congress is prioritizing the ultra-wealthy and corporate greed over everyday American people this tax season. Now, community organizations across the US are fighting back—here’s how you can get involved.
Felicia D. Cosby wasn’t expecting a student’s casual comment to spark a public health initiative. But when a student told her she’d love to be a doula, the idea stuck. Months later, Virginia Union University became the first HBCU in the state to launch a doula certification program.
Without Title X federal support, repro clinics in Richmond, Hampton, and other cities may be forced to scale back essential care for low-income patients.
Gov. Youngkin’s recent changes to the Virginia Right to Contraception Act and the Contraceptive Equity Act will leave Virginians with fewer contraception and other reproductive health care options.
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.
