Medications like Suboxone help pregnant women safely treat addiction. But in many states, taking them can trigger investigations by child welfare agencies that separate mothers from their newborns.
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A Mother’s Worst Nightmare
Federal law has put thousands of women on anti-addiction medications into an impossible bind: Give up your treatment or risk losing your child.
The Post-Roe Health Care Crisis
Abortion bans are confusing doctors about what’s still legal. Reveal investigates the effects on pregnant women and the growing influence of anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers.
Kentucky Lawmaker Pushes to Regulate Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers After Reveal Investigation
The bill is among legislative proposals in more than a dozen states targeting crisis pregnancy centers.
Florida Legislators Want to Vastly Expand State Funds for Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers
A new bill in the Florida Legislature that would ban abortions after six weeks also includes $25 million for the state’s alternatives-to-abortion program.
This Nurse Wanted to Help Women Avoid Abortions. Then She Saw Infection Control Problems at a Crisis Pregnancy Center.
State agencies aren’t monitoring anti-abortion clinics that offer free ultrasounds and other medical care. A Kentucky nurse’s complaints against one facility illustrate the lack of accountability.
The Religious Right Mobilized to End Roe. Now What?
Abortion will soon be illegal in many states. What the anti-abortion movement plans to do next and how another religious movement is fighting back.
Facebook and Anti-Abortion Clinics Are Collecting Highly Sensitive Info on Would-Be Patients
The social media giant gathers data from crisis pregnancy centers through a tracking tool that works whether or not a person is logged in to their Facebook account.
The Disinformation Campaign Behind a Top Pregnancy Website
Hospitals, government agencies and major news organizations all cite it as a neutral source of mom-friendly advice. But dig a little deeper, and its anti-abortion roots are clear.
Mastermind of the Texas ‘Heartbeat’ Statute Has a Radical Mission to Reshape American Law
Jonathan Mitchell argues that old laws never really die, even when they’re struck down by courts. Now he and his allies are trying to make even helping pay for an abortion a crime.