As of 2026, access to IVF in Alabama remains shaped by ongoing legal uncertainty following a 2024 state Supreme Court ruling that classified frozen embryos as “children” under state law. …
In 2026, Oregon is expanding access to maternal healthcare by requiring insurance coverage for perinatal support services and investing in a broader system to deliver them. A new law, Senate …
As of 2026, Texas is seeing the impact of major policy changes enacted in 2025, with new legal challenges shaping how those changes are implemented. In one early test, a …
As of April 2026, South Carolina lawmakers are considering legislation that would create new criminal penalties related to abortion medication. The bill (H4760) focuses on how abortion-inducing drugs are …
In 2025, North Carolina enacted a law that defines sex in binary terms across state policy, affecting how rules are applied in schools, healthcare, and public programs. House Bill 805 …
North Carolina’s 12-week abortion law is now fully in effect, significantly changing how and when people can access care. The law, passed in 2023, reduced the previous 20- …
This week, I found myself sitting with something I haven’t felt in a while—the weight of everything happening across reproductive health policy. The last time I felt this …
Wisconsin’s 2025–2026 legislative session has ended earlier than expected, leaving many proposed changes to women’s rights unresolved. While some policies moved forward—particularly in maternal and preventive …
A series of recent federal actions is increasing scrutiny of medication abortion, a method now used in over half of all abortions in the United States. In March, lawmakers introduced …
Voting rules in Georgia continue to evolve, with new proposals that could reshape how elections are conducted in the coming years. In early 2026, lawmakers introduced legislation to begin overhauling …
As of March 2026, Georgia enforces a six-week abortion ban under the 2019 LIFE Act, which significantly limits access to abortion care within the state. Earlier this year, a …
Note from Julie Equal Pay Day is often framed as a milestone—a marker of how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned the year …
