Erin Heger

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fields thousands of pregnancy discrimination complaints every year, with nearly a third of complaints alleging that a pregnant person lost their job due to their pregnancy. The more evidence you have…

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its refusal to loosen outdated restrictions on medication abortion during the COVID-19 pandemic. But some advocates are pushing a workaround, arguing that…

As the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds the Texas abortion ban in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, reproductive rights organizations in the state are prepared for the upcoming storm—in fact, they formed a coalition to fight back against…

New York taxpayers could choose to contribute to an abortion access fund when filing their tax returns, under a proposed bill in the New York state legislature. The fund would support organizations that provide logistical and financial assistance to…

Less than a year after the Trump administration finalized the domestic “gag rule,” data shows it has reduced the Title X family planning network’s capacity by nearly half and put contraceptive care for at least 1.6 million female patients at risk.…

Newly released federal grant applications for the Obria Group, a California-based anti-choice organization operating clinics nationally, show an inefficient distribution of Title X funds, including high patient costs and a six-figure salary for its…

Republican state lawmakers aren’t only pushing near-total abortion bans in states with dominant GOP majorities. Even in New Hampshire, a state where pro-choice Democrats hold a majority in the state legislature, a near-total ban was introduced last…

Over the past decade, anti-choice politicians in Congress have promoted legislation to limit access to reproductive health care. And even when the bills failed in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, they altered the way advocates, the…

A new report details the crucial role independent abortion clinics play in ensuring access in parts of the country most hostile to abortion rights—and the struggle for them to stay open. Anti-choice state-level restrictions have led to a decrease of…

The coming months could bring a resurgence of bills mandating burial or cremation of fetal tissue, a requirement that advocates say would increase costs for patients, burden providers, and shut down clinics. Since 2016, lawmakers in four states have…

Both pro-choice advocates and their opponents in Kansas are determining how best to proceed in the wake of the Kansas Supreme Court’s ruling declaring abortion a fundamental right protected by the state’s constitution. The ruling could have…

Adding women of color to judicial seats in Harris County, Texas, not only bolsters racial diversity on the bench, but could affect bail reform and housing cases.

Sixty-one of 68 members voted on Saturday in support of removing the language.

A fight in Colorado over Planned Parenthood unionization has some wondering why the reproductive health-care champion would stand in the way.

Since the election (and arguably even well before), we have been bearing witness to a reckoning—really a breakdown—within our two major political parties, as Democrats and Republicans try to figure out who they are and what they stand for. But while…