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Annual Women’s March draws thousands to DC ahead of the election

Annual Women’s March draws thousands to DC ahead of the election

by Caroline Killilea, Audrey Pachuta and Hannah Webster | Nov 3, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – As thousands converged on Freedom Plaza for the annual Women’s March to the White House Saturday afternoon, 38-year-old Robert Haswell walked hand in hand with his six-year-old daughter, Lorelei. The social worker from Connecticut made the trip with his...
Pregnant cancer patients often have to terminate. Abortion pill restrictions could make that choice even harder

Pregnant cancer patients often have to terminate. Abortion pill restrictions could make that choice even harder

by Shravya Pant | Dec 21, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — The patient had already made the agonizing decision to start chemotherapy to address her colon cancer, even though she was 30 weeks pregnant. Within a day, the decisions got harder: her colon perforated, and the pain was excruciating. She would need...
Achieving global gender equality is impossible without support for reproductive rights, experts warn

Achieving global gender equality is impossible without support for reproductive rights, experts warn

by Cate Bikales | Nov 1, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON — Sexual health experts say achieving global gender equality and empowerment — a broadly bipartisan goal — is not possible without increased political and financial support for reproductive rights. At the current rate of progress, and with a deepening...
House abortion bill addresses “almost impossible” scenario

House abortion bill addresses “almost impossible” scenario

by Avani Kalra | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON –– The House passed a bill Wednesday that, if enacted, would enforce punitive measures for health care providers who don’t attempt to preserve the life of an infant born after a failed abortion.  H.R. 26, dubbed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection...

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