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The Tampon Ticket

Donald Trump’s selection of Indiana Governor Mike Pence for VP has observers puzzling through the similarities and differences between the candidates. There’s one unexpected and oddly ironic commonality that the two men share: menstruation.

Contraceptive Information and Access Saves Afghan Women’s Lives

Awesta Telyar Azada

Despite some improvement, Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world. One of the biggest contributors is a lack of access to and knowledge of contraception in the region.

NEWSFLASH: Activists in Wichita Are Mobilizing Against Anti-Abortion Extremists

Carmen Rios

The Feminist Majority Foundation has launched a multi-platform campaign pushing back against the influx of anti-abortion groups coming to Wichita.

A Play Called “Roe”

Holly L. Derr

When Oregon Shakespeare Festival commissioned playwright Lisa Loomer to write a play about a moment of change in American history for their American Revolutions Cycle, she chose Roe v. Wade.

Family Planning Transforms Lives in Kenya

Jane Otai

Organizations like APHIA, Tunza, and Jhpiego have worked in urban slums communities to help women access quality health care information and services, including family planning.

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Today’s Supreme Court Victory Also Spotlights the Importance of the Upcoming Election for Abortion Rights

Natalie Geismar

Today certainly marks a victory in the fight for reproductive rights—but this ruling is also a stark reminder of how precarious our progress remains.

The Enforcement Gap: How Period Protection Laws Fail Incarcerated Women

Shelby McNabb

While new legislation in New York City would, on paper, guarantee that women be provided with a reasonable amount of menstrual supplies upon request in public spaces, ensuring the enforced distribution of supplies in practice at correctional facilities will likely remain a challenge.

Cable News Networks Are Perpetuating Abortion Myths

Natalie Geismar

How much do our news networks really discuss reproductive rights and abortion, in what context, and how often do they get their facts right? The answers to these questions are far more grim than we’d like to believe.

Trapped Again

Jennie Wetter

The new documentary “Trapped” gives the viewer ‘front row’ insights on how TRAP laws operate to deny women their reproductive rights by forcing many clinics to close.

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This Start-Up Wants You to Get Tampons Tax-Free

Nicole Pina

RedCycle has, by skipping over the somewhat sluggish and cyclical process of politics, managed to accomplish something most politicians have failed to do: offer tax-free tampons to Americans.

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