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We document the systemic obstacles preventing women from accessing reliable health care, including maternal, newborn, and sexual and reproductive health care, and delineate the consequences of not prioritizing women’s safety and security, including gender-based violence. Through rigorous data reporting, we expose how investing in women’s health benefits communities, economies, and entire societies.

How abortion restrictions compare, state-by-state

Access to abortion in the U.S. depends on where you live. Increasingly, the South and Midwest are becoming complete abortion deserts. Our interactive map highlights six major restrictions in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

Related: How a network of college students is preparing for post-Roe campuses
by Jessica Washington, Erica Hensley

What will a second Trump presidency mean for women? Advocates are afraid to find out.

As Trump returns to the White House, women’s rights advocates are pessimistic about what this second go-round will bring.
by Jodi Enda

This article was republished from a Fuller Project newsletter on January 20, 2025. Subscribe here.

‘Tip of the iceberg’ – New U.N. data shows spike in exploitation of girls worldwide

U.N. data shows 40% jump in number of trafficked girls
by Louise Donovan

This article was republished from a Fuller Project newsletter on January 13, 2025. Subscribe here.

“It’s heartbreaking” – Sudan’s Worsening Maternal Health Crisis

As the lead obstetrician in a hospital in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, Safa Ali helps dozens of patients a day. But there’s one she won’t easily forget.
by Louise Donovan

This article was republished from a Fuller Project newsletter on January 6, 2025. Subscribe here.

Republicans Take Aim at Subsidies that Help Millions of Women

Conservatives have long desired to slash programs that help with healthcare, food, housing and transportation
by Maggie Fox

Co-published with The Guardian

Mexico’s Grassroots Pro-Choice Insurgency

The country’s government is failing to guarantee abortion access, and self-organized collectives are filling the gap.
by Gina Jiménez

Co-published with Foreign Policy

‘Shattered hopes’ – Afghan women react to the Taliban’s ban on medical studies

Afghan women students describe their devastation at a new edict that cuts off their last professional training opportunities and threatens to worsen a maternal health crisis.
by Zahra Joya

Co-published with Rukhshana Media.

This vaccine has saved women’s lives. Will RFK Jr.’s attacks on vaccines reverse that?

A life-saving vaccine faces a potential threat
by Maggie Fox

This article was republished from a Fuller Project newsletter on December 2, 2024. Subscribe here.

To Quit Their Jobs, Sugar Workers Risk Kidnapping, Assault and Murder

Why would anyone stay in a job where abuse is rampant and women are coerced into hysterectomies? Because the cost of escaping India’s cane fields is often even higher.
by Saumya Khandelwal, Qadri Inzamam, Megha Rajagopalan

Co-published with The New York Times

“This is our fight” – Kenyan healthcare providers brace for Trump presidency

Kenya's reproductive healthcare providers are braced for a second Trump presidency - but this time, they're prepared.
by Allan Olingo, Louise Donovan

A Looming Threat: Trump Likely to Further Limit Abortion in U.S. and Abroad

Election empowers conservatives to further ban or restrict reproductive rights
by Jodi Enda

This article was republished from a Fuller Project newsletter on November 11, 2024. Subscribe here.

America’s Anti-abortion Business is Booming in Africa

U.S. groups opposed to reproductive rights are increasing their spending in Africa
by Neha Wadekar

Co-published with Foreign Policy

A Trump Victory Could Reinvigorate Global Anti-abortion Pact

In this year’s U.S. election, abortion is also a top foreign-policy issue.
by Jodi Enda

Co-published with Foreign Policy

Heyday or Headwinds? Medical Research for Women is in the Balance in November

Who wins in the U.S. election next month – Kamala Harris or Donald Trump – will greatly affect what happens to medical research about and for women.
by Maggie Fox

Co-published with Ms. Magazine

A Second Trump Presidency Could be Deadly for Women Overseas

Project 2025 pushes stricter anti-abortion rules on foreign aid recipients
by Jodi Enda

This article was done in collaboration with Ms. Magazine

A Conservative Blueprint Calls for More Abortion Surveillance

Republicans in Congress are poised to try to force all 50 states to report on abortions and miscarriages in ways never required before.
by Maggie Fox

Co-published with Ms. Magazine

This Election, It’s Women’s Choice

Polls showing that inflation will be the dominant issue in the upcoming election miss the potency of women’s anger over abortion—and their massive influence within the electorate.
by Jodi Enda

This article was done in collaboration with Ms. Magazine

‘A slap in the face’: Democrats go on abortion offensive, but grassroots funders are falling behind

Abortion funds on the ground are fighting to survive two years after Dobbs, as they bridge the gap for access on razor-thin budgets.
by Jessica Washington

This article was republished from a Fuller Project newsletter on August 12, 2024. Subscribe here.

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