Supreme Court Considers Entering Mandatory Ultrasound Debate

The Supreme Court could decide as early as Thursday whether its next term will include a major abortion-rights case.
Report: Pregnant Workers Continue to Face Widespread Discrimination on the Job

A new report issued by the National Women’s Law Center and A Better Balance shows that pregnancy discrimination remains a significant drag on the economy.
Legal Wrap: The Battle Over EC Winds Down, Big Pharma Declared Winner

In the battle over emergency contraception access, corporate interests win out over public health.
The Ongoing Battle to Remove Military Sexual Assault Prosecution From the Chain of Command

The Senate Armed Services chair has bowed to the objections of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and spiked Sen. Gillibrand’s measure to take the prosecution of sexual assaults in the military out of the chain of command. This, after a day-long military sexual assault hearing that featured mostly men.
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Alabama TRAP Law

Legal representatives from the ACLU and Planned Parenthood filed suit to block an Alabama law designed to make abortion nearly impossible to access in the state.
Is Marriage Equality Almost Here? Six Possible Outcomes of the DOMA and Prop 8 Cases

The Supreme Court decisions on DOMA and Prop 8 are expected to come down this month. We’ll soon find out if the Court has chosen to advance the cause of marriage equality, or if it will it leave it for another day.
Legal Wrap: Another EC Win, and State Legal Challenges Add Up

The Obama administration agrees to comply with a court order on emergency contraception, while the legal challenges over state abortion restrictions get expensive.
The Pillars and Possibilities of a Global Plan to Address HIV in Women and Their Children

A Global Plan on HIV and AIDS? It has to work for women as well as for their children. Here’s how we can make that happen.
New Multipurpose Prevention Technologies Could Provide Many Benefits for Women

Now is the time to embrace the development of new health technologies that could provide simultaneous protection for the multiple health risks many women face.
Legal Wrap: Beatriz and the Dangers of Abortion Bans

One woman in El Salvador illustrates the dangers lurking in domestic bans and restrictions on abortion care.