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In this analysis, published in the journal Contraception, KFFâs Linda Li, Brittni Frederiksen, and Alina Salganicoff look at intrauterine device (IUD) and contraceptive implant insertion-related costs among privately insured individuals to better understand why patients are experiencing unexpected eâŠ
Authored by KFFâs Alina Salganicoff, Ivette Gomez, and Usha Ranji, this article for The Milbank Quarterly examines how state policies create varying levels of access to reproductive healthcare services.
Megan Willkens sramashwar June 16, 2026 Senior Research Assistant, AIU
As we await the usual late-June flurry of decisions â some of them quite significant â I wanted to reflect on what I believe to be the most extraordinary June in the modern Supreme Court, which took place four years ago in 2022. In decisions between June 21 and June 30, the court overruled Roe v.
Click to expand Image A woman and her daughter in Revere, Massachusetts, US, December 11, 2020. © 2020 Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images On June 4, the United States House of Representatives passed the 2027 agriculture appropriations bill.
A new legal door opened earlier this month in the fight for survivor justice. But it's not in the United States, where survivors and advocates continue to press for transparency and investigations into Jeffrey Epstein's larger network and the modeling industry's potential role in it. It's in France.
State abortion restrictions and bans have done substantial damage to the U.S. economy since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. A new report from the Institute for Womenâs Policy Research , a national think tank focused on economic equity and eliminating barriers for women, esâŠ
Erika Nyhus thought she was done having children. The mother of two had required medical intervention to become pregnant in the past, and sheâd been told that the breast cancer treatment sheâd completed would further diminish her fertility.
Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell nearly died after childbirth when her symptoms were repeatedly brushed aside, despite her high-risk medical history. She says her experience reflects the broader maternal health crisis facing Black women in America.
This piece was copublished with FÄVS News , Americaâs only digital newsroom devoted exclusively to local religion journalism. The Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, Washington, has maintained Camp Crossâa 130-acre property on the west side of Lake CĆur DâAlene, Idahoâfor more than a century.
Three top Senate Democrats are accusing the Trump administration and Republicans of âtaking a wrecking ballâ to childcare programs, highlighting the issue in a midterm year where many Democrats are running on inflation and the high cost of living.
For Laura Harrier, beauty is simple. âThe goal isnât perfection,â she tells ESSENCE. âItâs feeling like the best version of yourself.â And, this summer, her âbest versionâ is wearing a foundation that feels like her skin, but cushier: YSL Beautyâs new Skin Affair Soft Glow Cushion Foundation .
Itâs the fifth game in the 2026 NBA Championship. The Knicks are playing on the San Antonio Spursâ home court, yet the air is full of love for New Yorkâand so are Josh Hartâs braids. The buzzer hits zero, the Knicks are up 4-1, and the guard just clutched his first-ever finals trophy, the first for âŠ
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio â Tina Koumoutsos was inside a downtown events space organizing postcards about voting rights for the womenâs issues group she leads for the county Democratic Party when she noticed a familiar face on the big screen Sunday night.
Vice President JD Vance admits years later that it was a âboneheadedâ move to impugn Democrats, including former Vice President Kamala Harris, as âchildless cat ladies.â Vance calls the insults, which he made in 2021, âone of the dumbest things I ever saidâ in his forthcoming book âCommunion,â accorâŠ
In modern dating, situationships are everywhere. People are hooking up, talking every day, even building routines together, but if you ask if they are in a relationship, the answer is no. Dating didnât always look like this.
Click to expand Image In defiance of a ban on all Pride events in Istanbul and full police lockdown, demonstrators assembled in the backstreets of NiĆantaĆı neighborhood near Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey, June 25, 2023.
Near the end of her career, Lilly Ledbetter received an anonymous note: she was being paid far less than every man doing the same job. Ledbetter was one of the first female supervisors at an Alabama Goodyear tire plant, working the 12-hour 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. overnight shift for nearly 20 years.
This story, originally published by Wisconsin Watch , was produced in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madisonâs Investigative Journalism class taught in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
We have reached the halfway point of June, meaning the justices have just over two weeks left to wrap up the current term if they want to begin their summer recess in early July. We are awaiting 20 more opinions in argued cases.
This story was originally reported by Brooke Migdon of The 19th , and republished through Rewire News Group âs partnership with the 19th News Network. Ten years ago July 12, a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle and semi-automatic pistol opened fire at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
Summer is in full swing, and the calendar reflected it this week. From New York to Los Angeles and beyond, celebrities stepped out for premieres, special events, and a few major sporting moments. Tribeca remained one of the busiest destinations in entertainment, while television, music, and sports eâŠ
Last month, inflation hit 4.2 percent, its highest level since early 2023, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Managing more expensive fuel, food and other necessities, like utilities and medical care, has been difficult for many, but older women â particularly those on a fixeâŠ
Click to expand Image Gazaâs education system lies in ruins. © Plan International / Ahmed Salama (New York) â At least 8,500 attacks on education took place globally in 2024-2025, a more than 40 percent increase from the previous two-year period, according to Education Under Attack 2026, releasâŠ
Click to expand Image Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov speaks during the first session of the Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) of Kyrgyzstan of the 8th convocation in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, December 17, 2025. © 2025 Igor Yegorov / Sputnik via AP Photo (Bishkek, June 15, 2026) â A harmful draft law before theâŠ
We often hear dads complain that Fatherâs Day marketing is subpar, and in some cases, the gifts are too. Dads deserve to be celebratedâthe value they add to our lives is invaluable. Those lucky enough to experience a present father know how precious the love, care, provision, wisdom, and play they pâŠ
Melinda French Gates announced last week a historic $215 million commitment to womenâs health, including a $10 million gift to the Menopause Society. It is a beautiful and necessary act of generosity. It arrives on the same day a new Mayo Clinic study showing hormone therapy use among menopausal womâŠ
Before there was a brand, before the tour dates and the national recognition and the half-million-strong fanbase , there were two Houston women bartending, figuring out Atlanta, and recording themselves talk.
As the U.S. prepares to mark its 250th birthday, questions loom over the celebration (UFC Fight Club matches at the White House aside). Whose America gets remembered, whose gets erased? What can modern ebbs and flows of democratic principles teach us? And how do we imagine and build a bold, inclusivâŠ
Tyra Banks has filed a lawsuit against Netflix over its docuseries Reality Check: Inside Americaâs Next Top Model , alleging that producers selectively edited her interview and misrepresented her role in some of the showâs most controversial moments.
Under a canopy of stars, amid swaying palms, gleaming yachts, and the golden glow of the Riviera sun, flashbulbs erupt, diamonds shimmer, and cinematic magic unfolds as day dissolves effortlessly into night.
Click to expand Image OSA students perform a flash mob in front of the Ministry of Education and Merit to request sexual and affective education in schools in Rome, Italy, on October 31, 2024. © 2024 Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images Last week, Italyâs senate passed the âValditara bill,â a râŠ
Weekend Reading on Womenâs Representation is a compilation of stories about womenâs representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S.
Check the credits of your favorite records from the last few years and youâll see Alissiaâs name everywhere. Whether itâs the bounce of Kaytranada or the raw soul of Mary J. Blige, the Swiss born, Italy raised multi-instrumentalist has quietly become one of the industryâs most trusted secret weaponsâŠ
The season many of us wait all year for is finally here. And with it comes major moments for celebration like 4th of July, The World Cup, Juneteenth, and more. Youâre probably perusing Pinterest for everything from hosting tips and tricks, to the beauty looks you want to wear to the function.
It was 2012, and Keta Meggett was an actor in Los Angeles trying to land an audition. There was one problem: The audition was in two days and the role required grappling â the art of controlling an opponent through physical holds, locks and leverage â but she had no idea what that was, let alone howâŠ
Sarah McBride is playing the long game. At 8 or 9 years old, she became enthralled with the lectern her father used to teach classes at their family church, so her mother bought one. McBride set it up with an American flag backdrop and a hand-drawn cardboard presidential seal so she could recite PreâŠ
Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwideâfrom lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ+ rightsâto bring you the most urgent news in reproductive justice. Hereâs this weekâs latest. Hospitals in New York, Rhode Island indicate they will share patient records A federal judge in CaâŠ
The NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Final, and World Cup may be dominating sports news right now, but some of us still want to talk about baseball. And as reporter Matt Rice noted on X this week, Justices Potter Stewart and Harry Blackmun would have approved .
Erectile dysfunction is on the rise among young people. Some studies estimate that up to 35 percent of men under 40 say they canât get it up or keep it up for satisfying sex, and urologists report seeing more and more young patients concerned about erectile dysfunction .
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