A look at the policy proposals that will impact family life.
- Professor of Law, Politics and Society, Drake University
TRAP laws – targeted regulation of abortion providers – have been a way for states to limit abortions. The Supreme Court Monday struck down a Texas TRAP law, saying it did not protect women.
Democratic candidates support access to contraception, while candidates from the Republican Party favor policies that could severely restrict access to contraception.
When a pregnant celebrity announces “no hot nannies,” what does it say about parenting, gender roles and our culture?
Defunding Planned Parenthood is likely to lead to more abortions, not fewer.
The Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling against mandatory ultrasounds for women seeking abortions, but the court leaves in place major—and growing—restrictions on women’s health policies.
Caitlyn Jenner evokes Demi Moore’s controversial 1991 Vanity Fair cover shoot, done when pregnancy was something to be hidden.
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