Reproductive Rights Archives

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Reproductive Rights

Alabama’s Threats to Prosecute Abortion Helpers

by Nina Martin, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Michael I Schiller, Brett Myers, Taki Telonidis, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Jenny Casas, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Kate Howard, Claire Mullen, Steven Rascón, Al Letson, Zulema Cobb and Artis Curiskis November 29, 2025January 5, 2026

When Roe v. Wade was overturned and abortion became illegal in Alabama, helping people get out of state came with the threat of jail time.

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Reproductive Rights

They Followed Doctors’ Orders. The State Took Their Babies.

by Shoshana Walter, Najib Aminy, Melissa Lewis, Nina Martin, Nikki Frick, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Claire Mullen, Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Zulema Cobb, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers and Al Letson August 2, 2025

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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The Trump Era

Elon Musk and JD Vance Want You to Breed. A Lot.

by Steven Rascón, Kara McGuirk-Allison, Josh Sanburn, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Nikki Frick, Zulema Cobb, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers and Al Letson June 28, 2025

A growing movement wants people to have more babies. The goal is not just more humans, but better ones.

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Health Care

From New York to Arizona, Efforts Emerge to Curb Drug Testing During Childbirth

by Shoshana Walter June 9, 2025

Several proposals followed an investigation by The Marshall Project and Reveal exposing the harms of widespread drug testing of pregnant patients.

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Reproductive Rights

50 States of Mind

by Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Nikki Frick, Zulema Cobb, Steven Rascón, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers and Al Letson June 7, 2025

From the podcast “The Competition,” as Roe v. Wade fell, high school girls at a national pageant must process what it means for them and their future.