Birth control remains legal across the United States. But new data show that for millions of women, getting it may depend heavily on where they live.
New county-level maps …
The recent declaration of a mistrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy, the former labor-and-delivery nurse who strangled her three young children in 2023, has pushed postpartum mental …
Florida has been at the center of policy changes affecting women’s health and rights. In 2024, the state implemented a six-week abortion ban after the Florida Supreme Court …
Alaska’s voting system is designed to accommodate a large and geographically remote state, with widespread use of mail voting and policies that allow ballots to be counted after election …
Updated on May 18 to reflect the passage of HB48.
Alaska is taking steps to strengthen how it responds to violence against women, with recent efforts focused on expanding victim …
In 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice requested voter registration data from states as part of a broader effort to review voter rolls. In 2026, Tennessee complied, providing its …
As of 2026, Tennessee has one of the strictest abortion laws in the country, with a near-total ban and very limited exceptions. For most people, abortion care is not …
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- …
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 …
