Research confirms what lived experience already shows: Women are less likely than men to enter treatment despite equal or greater need, and when they do, they often arrive with more severe dependency.

Pushing back on junk science is essential—to protect health today and to prevent new pathways for punishing pregnancy.

Antiabortion violence isn’t new. But this year, the terrain shifted in dangerous ways.

Once the backbone of community care, Black midwives are reclaiming their place in a healthcare system that has long erased them.

On Sept. 30, Planned Parenthood closed its only two Louisiana clinics due to the Trump administration’s funding cuts.

Recovery offers a blueprint for healing not just individuals, but the divisions tearing our democracy apart.

Fever itself can endanger fetal development—which is why Tylenol remains an important tool for protecting moms and babies.

"Once the backbone of community care, Black midwives are reclaiming their place in a healthcare system that has long erased them." —Meka Kpoh, midwife & founder of Black Birth Justice, in @msmagazine.com x Groundswell Fund

A new Texas law revives a century-old abortion ban, according to some legal and reproductive rights experts—threatening to jail loved ones who help women like Megan Bond seek care across state lines.

“Recovery is not just a personal journey. It is a political one." Explore our latest Women & Democracy offering, presented in collaboration with @oneillinstitute.bsky.social in honor of National Recovery Month: The Right to Recovery is Essential to Democracy.

After winning a historic 1969 Supreme Court case as a teenager, Mary Beth Tinker never stopped fighting for children’s rights, free speech and equality. Fifty years later, she is taking on Capitol Hill with feminist antiwar group CODEPINK.

The United Nations is still a unique path for humanity to address common problems and conflicts in a cooperative manner.

Behind the rhetoric of “family values” lies a landscape of toxic water, Medicaid cuts and maternal mortality.

Texas’ HB 7 shows that the fight over abortion has never truly been about states’ rights—it’s about controlling access nationwide.

Yes girl. Expose them. Men who harass women are weak. I notice many of them simultaneously demand empathy. Hard to be empathetic to you when you’re deliberately trying to intimidate. #feminism #strongwomen @jweisswolf.bsky.social msmagazine.com/2025/09/18/s...

ICYMT: Ms. Magazine has a timely article on anti-abortion violence coming out in the print magazine laterthis month. It appears in four parts online: msmagazine.com/2025/09/16/a... msmagazine.com/2025/09/17/g... msmagazine.com/2025/09/18/r... msmagazine.com/2025/09/19/a...

Vile Reactions to Strong Women Can’t Silence Our Voices Teaching the next generation how to raise their voices with conviction—even when under fire. msmagazine.com/2025/09/18/s...

‘We Can Do Hard Things’: Abortion Providers Fight Back Against Rising Violence Amid escalating threats and a lack of federal protection, abortion providers and advocates are fortifying clinics, pushing states to act and refusing to back down. msmagazine.com/2025/09/19/a...

Facing Our Violent Histories: Teaching Empathy in a Divided World In a world shaped by violence, we must learn to teach peace by practicing empathy and reflecting on our own roles in history. msmagazine.com/2025/09/18/t...

This November, PA voters will choose: a Supreme Court for billionaires or for the people. “Better ballot access & equity in schools are thanks to the PA Supreme Court.” — Kadida Kenner Read more: msmagazine.com/2025/... Vote ➡️ vote.pa

Mifepristone is safe, effective, and essential. Backed by 100+ studies and trusted by millions of patients over 25 years, it’s one of the safest medications out there. The science is clear: attacks on mifepristone are political, not medical. msmagazine.com/2025/09/25/r...

#SPAintheMedia In her latest op-ed, SPA Prof. Jessica Waters states, "The question is not whether states like Texas will try to impose their bans across borders—it’s whether the rest of the nation will stop them." Read her analysis of the Texas HB 7 bill here: msmagazine.com/2025/09/25/t...

"The more crazy stuff that the Texas legislature does around this to try and block access, the more visible the option of pills by mail becomes." - Heck yes, stock up on #abortionpills now while you can! msmagazine.com/2025/09/14/t...

Signed 60 years ago this week, Executive Order 11246 was a landmark step by President Lyndon Johnson to advance equal opportunity in employment. But just two days into his second term, President Trump revoked EO 11246— a significant rollback of protections that had stood for six decades.

Fascist regimes pushed narratives of domestic bliss, yet relied on women’s unpaid labor. In the US today, ‘womanosphere’ influencers promote the same fantasies. #MsReads via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

From grassroots petitions to high-level negotiations, the tireless work of women’s health advocates made mifepristone a reality in the United States—and a lifeline for millions.

As victims continue to come forward, and new evidence continues to emerge, the questions and demands for justice are growing louder and louder. @gtconway.bsky.social joins @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social on the latest #OnTheIssuesPod to discuss the Epstein files:

Doctors and autism researchers stress that acetaminophen remains safe during pregnancy and warn that Trump and Kennedy’s claims risk spreading harmful misinformation.

On the 25th anniversary of FDA approval of mifepristone, reproductive rights supporters are celebrating the creative, determined and courageous advocates who brought this medication to market. @msmagazine.com msmagazine.com/2025/09/25/r...

Trump and Republicans’ budget priorities quietly strip women of critical healthcare protections.

Christian nationalism and tradwife philosophy will not spare any of us, even those with the most privilege—namely, white cis women like Erika Kirk.

The hunt for answers and accountability is important, yet it can often eclipse survivors’ fight to rebuild their lives.

A new South Carolina bill seeks to apply federal RICO laws to abortion providers to criminalize the procedure and further restrict birth control.

Medicaid recipients must now pay out-of-pocket if seeking healthcare at most reproductive health clinics. How did we get here?

By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy. #MsReads via @vanityfair.com www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

“Indie film THE LIBRARIANS’ shines a light on women under fire in the U.S. book ban and DEI wars.” - @msmagazine.com In theaters THIS FRIDAY in the UK and October 3rd in the US. Get tickets now! msmagazine.com/2025/09/24/l...

As attacks on reproductive rights escalate, Georgia clinics are centering community care, education and maternal health to protect patients far beyond abortion access.

Pennsylvania voters: Register by Oct. 20, get your mail in ballot by Oct. 28, and make your voice heard on (or before) Nov. 4.

My newest article in @msmagazine.com IVF is being touted as a win for “family values,” yet Medicaid cuts, rising maternal mortality, and weakened protections against toxic chemicals tell another story. This is the new reproductive hypocrisy msmagazine.com/2025/09/23/t...

“These are coordinated attacks," said a spokesperson for the Women’s Centers. "They’re carried out by very well-known antiabortion extremists, many of them previously convicted."

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “But today, as we mark the 30th anniversary [of the Beijing Conference], women’s movements are undernourished—at the time we need their power & effectiveness most.” Annie Hillar, Rachel Jacobson, & Happy Mwende Kinyili. @msmagazine.com. msmagazine.com/2025/09/22/w...

Funding cuts to UNFPA have led to the closure of 44 health facilities, 10 safe spaces, one mental health centre, and 14 mobile reproductive health and protection teams. #MsReads via @unfpa.org www.unfpa.org/news/health-...

For Americans with cancer, upcoming policy changes could mean impossible choices between treatment and everyday expenses.

Teaching the next generation how to raise their voices with conviction—even when under fire—matters.

Elections over the next several months in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and elsewhere are not just bellwethers for the midterms—they’re vital to protecting women’s rights.

Shield laws, telehealth providers and international networks mean Texas’ new bounty-style restrictions are unlikely to stop abortion pills from reaching patients.

The killing of Melissa and Mark Hortman highlights the dangerous convergence of radicalized religion and America’s escalating antiabortion violence.

Ms. Magazine has a timely article on anti-abortion violence coming out in the print magazine laterthis month. It appears in four parts online: msmagazine.com/2025/09/16/a... msmagazine.com/2025/09/17/g... msmagazine.com/2025/09/18/r... msmagazine.com/2025/09/19/a...

Thirty years after Beijing, the gains of women’s movements are undeniable—yet they remain underfunded at the very moment we need them most.

Despite federal guarantees, loopholes and refusal laws keep reproductive care uncertain nationwide.