NEWS: Judge rules FDA restrictions on mifepristone are arbitrary and capricious
A federal judge upheld the safety of the abortion medication mifepristone and ordered the Trump administration to examine and consider overturning restrictions on the drug as barriers to abortion access mount across the country.
What Disability Pride Taught Me This Year
This Disability Pride Month arrives at a moment of profound uncertainty for disabled Americans. The promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) feels increasingly fragile as the systems that support it – from the federal government to Medicaid access – face constant attack.
Opposing Dr. Oz’s Proposed Restrictions on Medicaid State Directed Payments
We submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services strongly opposing a proposed rule that would enact extreme restrictions on State Directed Payments (SDPs), harming millions of women and their families.
NEWS: Public opinion on abortion has shifted four years after Dobbs
It’s been four years since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion. In the immediate aftermath of the decision, national attention centered on implementation of state bans and a rapidly shifting legal landscape … Today, more Americans identify as pro-choice than they did before Dobbs.
Listening to Mothers: A Tribute to Moms
In admiration and appreciation of moms everywhere, we have collected reflections from other mothers and advocates celebrating the many ways that mothers show up with strength and love for themselves, their children, their families, and their communities.
NEWS: Moms of Black babies more likely flagged over alleged pregnancy drug use
The mothers of Black newborns are more likely than those of White newborns to be referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy, according to The Marshall Project’s new analysis of child welfare data from eight states.
Trump Wants To Eliminate the Workplace Data Keeping Discrimination in Check
Data collection tools are not normally at the center of deep civil rights controversies, but these are not normal times. Now, a proposal from the EEOC to stop collecting demographic workforce data from employers is poised to become the latest salvo in the ongoing, wide-ranging attack on civil rights enforcement launched by the current Trump administration.
NEWS: Medicaid Billing Allowed To Resume For Planned Parenthood After Being Cut Off
Planned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are resuming billing Medicaid for services other than abortion after being cut off for most of a year. The defunding, which was mandated in Donald Trump’s big tax and spending legislation in July 2025, has been blamed for the closure of multiple clinics…
NEWS: GOP officials eye restrictions on pregnant travelers
Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee said Tuesday he’s moving forward with plans for legislation that he’s calling the Anchors Away Act, which would ban certain pregnant foreign women from entering the United States
America’s 250th birthday present? A terrible job market | Jobs Day July 2026
Today’s jobs data show meager gains over the last year and the share of women who are working has hit its lowest level in more than four years. But past progress shows us it doesn’t have to be this way.
The Costs Don’t Disappear: Why Cutting Benefits Doesn’t Eliminate Costs – It Just Shifts Them
The U.S. built a system that asks employers to provide essential social protections. Now employers are retreating at the exact same time the government is retreating, leaving workers exposed from both directions.
Americans’ Unpaid Caregiving is Worth More Than $1 Trillion Each Year
Caregiving is essential work that our families and communities depend on – and the economic impact of this labor is enormous. Americans’ unpaid care is valued at more than $1.1 trillion a year – and women do more than 60 percent of the work.