In early October, an Idaho woman 20 weeks into her pregnancy went to the emergency room after her water broke about five months early. When the water breaks prematurely, an infection can develop and infect the fetus, placenta and other fluids. At that stage of pregnancy, the threat of infection becomes a ticking clock for […]

The latest news impacting reproductive rights around the country.

Nineteen state attorneys general joined Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson in filing an amicus brief in a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Idaho ban.

Dr. Warren Hern, who has performed thousands of abortions in nearly 50 years of practice, says, 'This is the worst situation I've seen in this country in my life.'

The first of its kind in the U.S., Idaho’s new law bans people from helping minors obtain abortions without parental consent.

Indiana’s law mandates trans youth stop receiving medication before 2024. Idaho’s law makes providing gender-affirming health care a felony.

The bill would make it a felony to transport a minor to obtain an abortion or even to a post office to pick up abortion medication.

An overview of six of the 12 states with strict abortion bans after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision shows the drastic effects anti-abortion policies can have.

13 states so far have enacted “trigger” laws that outlaw most or any abortions, while North Dakota and several other states continue to try enacting similar policies.

With lives at risk following the enactment of dangerous abortion bans in several states, the federal government is taking action.

New York, California and Minnesota are among the states taking steps to protect abortion providers and patients.

‘Dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and rhetoric fuels physical harm against our community,’ one LGBTQ rights advocate said.

Lawmakers and clinics in a number of states are stepping up to increase the number of patients abortion providers are able to see.

After ending pandemic-related unemployment benefits, some Republican officials now want assistance for workers who were fired for refusing to get vaccinated.

‘The situation is dire – we don’t have enough resources to adequately treat the patients in our hospitals, whether you are there for COVID-19 or a heart attack or because of a car accident.’

Ammon Bundy has been involved in multiple standoffs with the federal government, some of them armed.

‘This is an assault on the craft of teaching,’ said a teacher in Tennessee. ‘It’s asking me to show up and ignore parts of my own identity.’

Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin and other ultra-conservative lawmakers have a stated desire to end all federal money coming to Idaho.

Idaho Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin has affiliated herself with the Three Percenters militia during her time in office.

Idaho state Rep. Priscilla Giddings promoted a right-wing website that published the name and photo of an alleged rape victim.

Idaho will have to let pregnant people direct their own end-of-life care after all.

Idaho’s attorney general, Lawrence Wasden, declined to join 17 other GOP attorneys general seeking to invalidate Joe Biden’s presidential victory.

In Idaho, state Rep. Heather Scott opened the 2021 legislative session by declaring, ‘The pandemic is over.’

The rule would allow staff to use factors such as facial hair and height in deciding whether to admit people into homeless shelters.

Gov. Brad Little signed two anti-transgender bills on the eve of the International Transgender Day of Visibility.

Obamacare is popular, it is here to stay, and even voters in the reddest of states want it that way.

State Sen. Bob Nonini believes that ‘anyone who has an abortion should pay.’

Butch Otter’s scheme was so ridiculous that even the Trump administration admitted it was illegal.