Women’s Health
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Here’s what it’s like to be a patient escort at Planned Parenthood in Pennsylvania
For patients seeking abortion care in Pennsylvania, legal access can come with a gauntlet to cross before walking in the door.
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Your guide to taking action for reproductive rights in Pennsylvania
A weekly roundup of Pennsylvania political events, advocacy opportunities, protests, and more ways to take action for reproductive rights statewide.
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New Medicaid rules haven’t started, but Pa. enrollment is down already
Medicaid spending in Pennsylvania climbed despite the fact enrollment saw an “unanticipated decline” from about 3.05 million people to 2.95 million, as the average cost per person spiked by about 13%.
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Right-wing ‘trad wife’ influencers are telling young women lies about birth control
Social media-driven misinformation, amplified by high-profile conservative influencers, is pushing young women away from hormonal birth control—replacing informed consent with fear and half-truths in a country where pregnancy is significantly more dangerous than modern contraception.
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Mom’s ‘miracle’ baby defies odds after rare pregnancy rupture
The rupture, known as preterm premature rupture of membranes, occurs in 2% to 4% of all pregnancies. The survival rate for babies who suffer PPROM at 15 to 23 weeks of pregnancy is 26.8%, according to the National Institutes of Health.
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Federal attacks on reproductive health force some Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood clinics to drop Medicaid patients
Leaders with Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates said the loss of Medicaid reimbursement is among the most harmful impacts of federal policy change and has caused a significant financial strain to all its clinics.
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Pennsylvania’s maternal and infant mortality crisis through one mother’s loss
“I find it difficult to trust doctors and I worry about not being heard, not being believed.”
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Trump officials warn pregnant women about Tylenol. Western Pennsylvania doctors offer second opinion
Dr. Devon Ramaeker, who treats women with some of the highest-risk pregnancies in western Pennsylvania, has advice for those who are concerned about a possible link between acetaminophen and autism.
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Pennsylvania among states with sharp decline in rural maternity care access, report shows
Despite policy efforts to preserve services, a new study found that structure inequities in health care access have led to a nationwide decline in rural obstetric services since 2018.
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From clinics to crisis: Pennsylvania women will feel the pain of Medicaid cuts
In Pennsylvania, about one in every five women of reproductive age is enrolled in Medicaid. Dozens of family planning clinics throughout the state could lose their Medicaid funding if Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passes, leaving thousands of women without reproductive health care options.
