Women’s Health
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Reproductive Freedom bus tour across Pennsylvania keeps pressure up on Trump’s health care bans, record
Just 51 days before the election, the Harris/Walz campaign’s “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom” bus tour kicked off Sunday across the street from the birthplace of the U.S. Constitution inside Independence Visitor Hall Center in Old City. Hadley Duvall, reproductive rights advocate and sexual assault survivor from Kentucky, spoke at the event, asking Trump, “What is…
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Democratic candidate for PA Attorney General says he’ll ‘squash’ other states’ attempts to get PA abortion data
“I will look to squash all of that. Any data that some other state is trying to get about someone in Pennsylvania when it comes to reproductive freedom, that information will get squashed,” Eugene DePasquale said.
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Temple University might join growing list of campuses with a Plan B vending machine
Vending machines have become a new way for students to easily access emergency contraception at an affordable price. Here’s the story of students at one Pennsylvania university who are trying to get one on their campus.
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After expanding health care access for Pennsylvanians, Harris has new plan to cut costs further
After casting the tie-breaking vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing to expand capping the cost of insulin at $35 and prescription drug costs at $2,000 for all Americans.
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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two…
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Report: More women have tried to end pregnancies on their own since Roe was overturned
The number of women who reported trying to end their pregnancy without medical assistance has increased since the Supreme Court overturned Roe in June 2022.
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20-foot inflatable IUD stops in Pennsylvania to rally for contraceptive rights
PA lawmakers are considering a bill to make birth control free—meanwhile, Republicans in Congress have blocked an act to protect access to contraceptives nationally.
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Free period products coming to Pennsylvania schools this fall
The $3 million grant program will allow eligible schools to offer free period products to students starting as early as this fall.
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Pennsylvania seniors would pay more for prescription drugs under Project 2025
Project 2025 calls for repealing the Inflation Reduction Act, which would cause millions of American seniors to pay more for their prescription drugs.
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A personal choice: Pennsylvania woman shares her medication abortion experience
In 2023, medication abortions accounted for 63% of all abortions performed across the US. This is one Pennsylvania woman’s story about why the decision to have one was right for her.
