Late last year, the Trump administration’s Department of Veterans Affairs reinstated a total ban on abortion care and abortion counseling. Three veterans explain the real-world consequences of that decision:

In a drop considered “extraordinary” by statisticians, the number of babies born to mothers between the ages of 15 and 19 fell by 7 percent in 2025.

“I thought, if women can be physically strong, either they can beat back or they can take a beating.” This believe grew into Aparna Rajawat's Pink Belt Mission.

Women continue to provide the majority—61 percent—of unpaid caregiving in this country.

Declining birth rates have been the supposed rationale for much of the Trump administration’s unabashed pronatalist agenda. But unpacking the complicated realities of teen pregnancy and parenting can make for a far stickier set of political talking points.

In many ways, New College has become a proving ground for a broader ideological project targeting higher education.

Women and girls comprise nearly 60 percent of people experiencing extreme hunger right now, and often eat last and least when food is scarce.

We cannot afford any more minimizing of GBV. Check out the resources in this article to find support and share them with survivors and students who want to help! msmagazine.com/2026/04/01/t... @msmagazine.com

“Total destruction of the higher education system is the goal of the [Hungarian] government, because universities are where students learn tolerance and liberal values.”

The report concludes that the Biden administration “weaponized” the DOJ against people protesting outside abortion clinics, and that it criminalized their conservative beliefs. But it doesn’t hold up very well, for reasons we’ll discuss below. (cont ) msmagazine.com/2026/04/15/t...

Roe wasn’t the only groundbreaking case that paved the way for abortion rights in the U.S.

"[The report] smacks of more of the same from a Justice Department that now works for the president, helmed by his former criminal defense lawyer, being used to try and score political points for the White House instead of doing justice."

More than 32 million people worldwide could be plunged into poverty by the economic fallout from the Iran war, with developing countries expected to be hit hardest. #MsReads via @theguardian.com

Beverly Guy-Sheftall joins professor and dean emerita Bonnie Thornton Dill for a public conversation on Guy-Sheftall's new book 'Black! Feminist! Free!' at the Ms. HQ later this month—join us!

A new report claims antiabortion extremists convicted by juries of criminal offenses were ‘targeted’ for their religious views.

Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, a leading voice at the intersection of #feminism and #DisabilityStudies, reflects on centering #disability to understand of history, citizenship and whose lives are recognized as foundational to U.S. democracy. #BlindNewWorld (Story via @msmagazine.com ⬇️)

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent shockwaves through the global aid system—and women and girls are still absorbing this blow.

With the court win, women in Arizona are no longer forced to go through a 24-hour period between scheduling and getting an abortion, and no longer have to listen to state-mandated antiabortion propaganda before ending a pregnancy.

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “As the conflict [in #Iran] evolves, the effects of war do not simply linger—they compound, with women & girls continuing to bear the heaviest burden when #humanitarian systems fracture.” Jessia Anania & Rachel George, @msmagazine.com msmagazine.com/2026/04/13/s...

When power or communication systems fail, maternal mortality increases due to delayed or obstructed access to obstetric services.

Trump made his priorities unmistakable when he dismissed federal support for childcare, telling his budget director: “Don’t send any money for daycare. … We’re fighting wars.” In choosing to fund a costly, unpopular war in Iran over investing in families, (cont.) msmagazine.com/2026/04/10/i...

"These are voters who may well be the ones best suited, in tenacity, in temperament, to help save democracy."

As women fought to claim higher education—from the early republic to today—race and gender determined who was allowed in, and each gain sparked a backlash aimed at restoring the status quo.

A ProPublica investigation reveals how Trump allies have dismantled election safeguards and installed loyalists across federal agencies ahead of a high-stakes 2026 midterm.

This past Saturday marked the start of Black Maternal Health Week, a week for raising awareness around the issues Black women and pregnant people face—from elevated maternal mortality to denials of care and more. Here is some of our reporting on these issues:

New state laws seek to overturn a 40-year-old precedent set by Plyler v. Doe, which guarantees undocumented children access to public education.

"Word spread quickly once Marquette Medical began offering medication abortions, Brown said. Now the office provides as many as four per week, with patients traveling from as far away as Louisiana." #MsReads via @kffhealthnews.org

At a moment when democracy is under fire and women, LGBTQ people, and people of color find themselves in constant danger, I offer this piece I wrote for @msmagazine.com showing the longer history of how white supremacy and misogyny prop one another up. Pls share: msmagazine.com/2026/04/13/h...

Convo Reads by @msmagazine.com: “As the United States marks 250 years, an older Indigenous system of women-led governance offers a radically different blueprint for power and responsibility.”

Genuine support for families looks like meeting families where they are and helping to ensure that they have the resources they need to succeed.

A district court judge has stayed Louisiana’s ongoing attempt to restrict access to the abortion medication mifepristone—but advocates warn that access to the medication is still in jeopardy.

Great read from Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey in @msmagazine.com. The Trump admin frames its agenda as “family-first,” while cutting food, health care, and housing supports that families rely on. “Genuine support for families looks like meeting families where they are.” msmagazine.com/2026/04/12/m...

All of these women should still be here. Abortion is essential, life-saving healthcare, and we must not accept a reality where women are dying preventable deaths because of senseless restrictions. msmagazine.com/2026/04/04/w...

Thanks to our board chair Kerani Mitchell for reminding us that we don't need to look far to find inspiration, hope, people making a difference, and a path to join in. msmagazine.com/2026/04/01/c...

Say Their Names: The Women Who Died After Being Denied Emergency Abortion Care In states banning abortion, doctors are withholding life-saving care from pregnant patients out of fear of prosecution, putting women’s lives at risk. 📰 msmagazine.com/2026/04/04/w...

Trump Considers Blocking Abortion Access for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors in Federal Custody (Again) A looming policy change threatens to undo existing protections and leave pregnant immigrant teens in federal custody without meaningful access to abortion care. 📰 msmagazine.com/2026/04/04/t...

@msmagazine.com features a co-authored piece by Brigitte Amiri ’99 and Shoshanna Ehrlich ’82 examining the Trump administration's move to roll back abortion access protections for unaccompanied immigrant minors in federal custody. @aclu.org msmagazine.com/2026/04/04/t...

"The playbook metaphor oversimplifies and suggests that the future is inevitable. It’s not."

"Important lessons can be learned from the recent measles outbreaks and the ongoing coronavirus—namely, protecting a nation’s health means acknowledging political grievances as poor substitutes for rigorous science," writes @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social:

This week’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election delivered a decision with significant implications for the right to abortion, voting rights, and the limits of federal overreach in the states. More in the latest Weekend Reading:

@luchinafisher.bsky.social's #TheDadsFilm is a powerful documentary spotlighting fathers of trans and nonbinary kids as they challenge anti-trans policies and dismantle toxic masculinity. @msmagazine.com @eocieslik.bsky.social bit.ly/3QwEu8R

In the U.S., more than 1 million breast biopsies are performed each year, and about 80% of them are benign. #MsReads via @us.theconversation.com

"Women’s bodies have always offered men an opportunity to talk about nations, to talk about themselves, to talk about government."

At its core, Trump's executive order is not only a challenge to birthright citizenship but an attack on a nation that fought back against the villainy and evils of slavery and Chinese exclusion laws.

"If we are serious about supporting families and strengthening our workforce, we cannot put the onus on states while making it impossible for them to provide services."

Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a landmark case that seeks to fundamentally rewrite the substance and meaning of one of the most important provisions of the Constitution: birthright citizenship. @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social unpacks the case:

"'First They Came for My College' is, at times, almost unbearable to watch: a slow, procedural dismantling of a public institution. But what stayed with me wasn’t only the anger. It was the stubborn, surprising insistence on community, joy and showing up anyway."

When it comes to the menopause and perimenopause landscape, many women are left navigating symptoms without clear, trustworthy information. We're hoping to change that:

'The Dads' follows fathers of trans and nonbinary children as they confront escalating anti-trans policies and reimagine masculinity, parenthood and what it means to protect their kids in today’s America.

On March 2, Yanar Mohammed, a leading Iraqi feminist and human rights defender, was killed in an armed attack in Baghdad. More in the latest Ms. Global: