NEWS: RFK Jr orders mifepristone review as anti-abortion groups push for ban
The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said on Wednesday that he had directed the FDA to review the regulations around the abortion pill mifepristone.
Medicaid Matters for Me (Lorena’s Story)
From childhood to early adulthood I received my health insurance through Passport Health Plan, a Kentucky Medicaid insurance provider. Medicaid is the largest provider of health coverage for children in the United States – covering approximately 40 percent of children nationwide. Proposed cuts to Medicaid threaten access to this vital source of health care.
CMS’s Transforming Maternal Health Model: A Roadmap For States
CMS’s recently launched Transforming Maternal Health model is a comprehensive framework for addressing the maternal health crisis.
NEWS: Inside conservatives’ strategy to curb abortion pill access
The nation’s most influential anti-abortion groups have a new plan to roll back access to the procedure for millions of Americans in what they’re calling the “biggest opportunity for the pro-life movement” since toppling Roe v. Wade.
In 50 years, women have never felt worse about how the government is handling the economy than they do under Trump | #JobsDay May 2025
The Trump administration is wrecking the economy – and women know it. During the last nearly 50 years, women have never felt worse about how the government is handling the economy than they do under Trump and unemployment rates for Black women and veteran women are climbing.
NEWS: What Trump has done on reproductive health care in his first 100 days
This week marks 100 days since President Donald Trump took office for a second term. In that time, Trump has made several moves that affect abortion and reproductive health care access across the country.
Medicaid Matters for My Mom Maria
Medicaid gives people access to essential health care and support when they need it most, but enormous Republican-proposed cuts would jeopardize the health of over 70 million people, including children, pregnant people, older adults, people with disabilities and...
35 Ways the Trump Administration Has Harmed Women and Families in its First 100 Days
In the 100 days since the second Trump Administration began, there has been a barrage of harmful Executive Orders, confirmation hearings for dangerous and unqualified political nominees, unprecedented firing of federal employees along with restructuring or near elimination of many federal agencies.
Pennsylvania Paid Leave Would Improve Health for Workers with Depression or Heart Disease
If Pennsylvania enacted a paid leave program, fewer poor health days for workers would also translate to a positive impact on productivity.
Speaker Johnson’s Opposition to Proxy Voting for New Parents Highlights Pro-Family Hypocrisy
Speaker Johnson has long claimed to be a pro-family champion. However, his recent actions to stymie efforts to allow U.S. Representatives who are new parents to vote by proxy after welcoming a child are anything but pro-family.
NEWS: People in states with abortion bans are twice as likely to die during pregnancy
Pregnant people living in states with abortion bans are almost twice as likely to die during pregnancy or soon after giving birth, a report released Wednesday found.
Medicaid Matters for My Sister-in-Law Mandy
My sister-in-law Mandy lives in a biased and ableist world that isn’t built for her, but Medicaid supports her full inclusion in society. Republicans proposed cuts could end that.
