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Red states move to protect crisis pregnancy centers using model legislation
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (1199+ words) Across the country, there are more than 2,500 crisis pregnancy centers where staff try to convince women not to have abortions and connect them with help. Here, former VP Mike Pence visits a a mobile ultrasound unit with Carolina Pregnancy Center…...
The U.S. birth rate is on the decline. But not for women 40 and older
3+ mon, 21+ hour ago (711+ words) Although the U.S. birth rate is on the decline, the number of women having babies in one age group has increased. Those new mothers are 40 and older. In the U.S., teen birth rates are at historic lows. The overall birth rate has…...
Why these women break the law to sell their eggs for IVF
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (479+ words) A woman in India estimates she has dozens of biological children, and she says there are many more women like her because India has a thriving black market for human eggs. NPR's Diaa Hadid and producer Shweta Desai investigated the…...
Trump expands policy banning aid to groups abroad that discuss or provide abortions
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1077+ words) A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group MSI Reproductive Choices. That group lost $15 million in funding the last time Trump enforced the Mexico City policy....
Trump administration expands global anti-abortion policy
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (129+ words) On Friday, the Trump administration is expected to announce an expansion of the Mexico City policy that restricts federal health aid dollars from funding abortion-related services. The new policy will apply to all foreign assistance, not just health aid, and…...
What's behind this country's dramatic drop in the number of new orphans?
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (1009+ words) Over the past several decades, a hopeful story has played out across southern Uganda. The number of children who've lost a parent has plummeted, from nearly one in four in the early 2000s to just 6% in 2022." New research suggests the decline…...
America's new top health diplomat has strong opinions on abortion and gender
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (801+ words) Bethany Kozma speaks to a U.N. meeting in September 2025. She has just been named to lead the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Global Affairs " a job known as the "diplomatic voice" of HHS. United Nations hide caption America's…...
A new podcast follows the origins of Misoprostol from stomach ulcer to abortion pill
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1067+ words) NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to reporters Marta Martinez and Victoria Estrada about their series "The Network," which looks at the origin of Misoprostol, the pill used to induce abortions. This month marked three years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe…...
Pope Leo calls out 'extremely disrespectful' treatment of migrants in the U.S.
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (308+ words) Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass in St. Peter's Square. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption Pope Leo XIV said he is troubled by the violent and at times "extremely disrespectful" ways migrants have been treated in the United States....
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement : Fresh Air
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (84+ words) A once-fringe movement claims having more babies is the only way to save civilization. NPR reporter Lisa Hagen and sociologist Karen Guzzo explain who's empowering pronatalism today.Plus, jazz critic Martin Johnson reviews a new album from Wilco guitarist Nels…...