by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

October 8, 2012 - 12:00 am

For anyone who claims that reproductive rights aren’t an economic issue, try getting a job at 20 weeks’ pregnant.

by Elizabeth Gregory

October 6, 2012 - 10:35 am

New CDC birth data out Wednesday confirm that the U.S. birthrate dropped one percent to reach an all-time low in 2011, extending the downward trend begun with the recession in 2008. Put down your knee-jerk fears about smaller population. This drop is a good sign, foretelling not a diminished but a strengthened workforce down the line.  

by Andrea Grimes

October 5, 2012 - 7:45 am

A new New England Journal Of Medicine study finds that 53 clinics in Texas have closed as a result of cuts to family planning programs, with dismaying results for the health of women.

by Laura Hoemeke, IntraHealth International

September 30, 2012 - 9:21 pm

As family planning advocates, I think we need to remember that family planning is the means to an end, not an end goal in itself. Access to information and services is critical, but increasing the use of contraception starts and ends with supporting the broader goals and rights of women.

by Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check

August 21, 2012 - 9:39 pm

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted an injuction barring the state from defunding local Planned Parenthood clinics and their affiliates while a trial challening that funding ban moves forward.