
Being Denied an Abortion Has Lasting Impacts on Health and Finances
A landmark study of women seeking abortions shows the harms of being unable to end an unwanted pregnancy

Being Denied an Abortion Has Lasting Impacts on Health and Finances
A landmark study of women seeking abortions shows the harms of being unable to end an unwanted pregnancy

Dr. Oz Shouldn’t Be a Senator—or a Doctor
His brand of misinformation has already tarnished medicine. In the halls of Congress, he’d do much worse


Conservative Justices Seem Poised to Overturn Roe’s Abortion Rights
Justices heard arguments on Wednesday in a case over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy

A Timeline of How Abortion Laws Could Affect Pregnancy Decisions
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in a Mississippi abortion case, numerous state laws will interfere with key biological and social decisions during pregnancy

California Plans for a Post-Roe World as Abortion Access Shrinks Elsewhere
Abortion providers are preparing for a surge in demand from other states if the Supreme Court overturns the landmark ruling

New FDA Chief Will Face COVID Woes and Calls for Drug-Approval Reform
After long delay, U.S. President Joe Biden picks Robert Califf to once again head the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The Anti–Critical Race Theory Movement Will Profoundly Affect Public Education
The election of Glenn Youngkin and other anti-CRT candidates demonstrates how exploiting white fear continues to galvanize voters

Where Gun Stores Open, Gun Homicides Increase
More oversight of dealers and investment in impoverished communities are key to reducing violence, experts say

IPCC, You’ve Made Your Point: Humans Are a Primary Cause of Climate Change
It’s time to redirect your major focus to how we deal with the problem

The Infrastructure Bill Is Desperately Needed, Engineers Say
One of the experts who grades U.S. utilities every four years explains what needs to be fixed

Hundreds of Scientists Weigh In on a High-Stakes U.S. Abortion Case
Studies suggest that a reversal of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision would be detrimental for many

Electoral Engineering and the Freedom to Vote
Securing basic voting rights should take priority over more elaborate reforms