Reproduction

Many physicians say they are reluctant to practice in states with abortion bans, harming access to regular exams and screenings

At 25 days old, these specimens could be the oldest primate embryos ever grown outside the womb

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the oral contraceptive Opill without a prescription, increasing access to birth control at drug stores and online retailers

Recent rulings on the abortion pill cite the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old law that’s still on the books

The Comstock Act is part of a federal case over access to abortion pills. A historical science-fiction writer weighs in on the legacy of 19th-century prudishness

Courts hand down conflicting decisions often. Here’s how this has played out with mifepristone

A federal judge in Texas ruled to withdraw the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, potentially making medication abortion less accessible nationwide

A judge’s bad decision about the abortion pill rests on stigma about abortion that harms health care

The end of Roe reshaped abortion access across the U.S. What does it take to track those changes?

Recent research offers a tantalizing glimpse at a future in which two men can have biological children together, but any human applications remain far in the future

Chemicals called phthalates—found in everything from detergent to plastic shower curtains—are tied to lower sperm counts and more miscarriages

Preeclampsia is a common pregnancy disorder, but doctors lacked a decisive way to predict its severity until now