New analysis from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) estimates the Dobbs decision has led to a staggering $133 billion in economic losses each year. The restrictions keep more than a half million women out of the labor force each year, with Black women and Latinas suffering the greatest impacts: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/abortion-ban-cost-report/

Dr. Sella is the first woman to openly practice third-trimester abortion care in the U.S, and the author of Beyond Limits: Stories of Third-Trimester Abortion Care. She spoke with Jessica Valenti about her book, why politicians need to get over their fear of talking about later abortions, and how compassion and empathy is at the… READ MORE>>

The United States remains the only wealthy country where workers are not guaranteed any paid days off. The youngest members of the workforce are the least likely to get the paid leave they need. LGBTQI+ adults and workers with disabilities are also more likely to work in positions that do not have paid leave: https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/06/30/young-workers-least-likely-to-have-parental-leave-sick-days-report/

Even while the growing limits on abortion in the U.S. heighten the need for effective contraception, family planning providers are less available in many states, and health insurance coverage of some of the most effective types of contraception is at risk: https://theconversation.com/3-years-after-abortion-rights-were-overturned-contraception-access-is-at-risk-258458

The Center for Reproductive Rights released a news round up including Montana’s Supreme Court ruling, Maine’s prescription law, the FACE Act, EMTALA, and more: https://reproductiverights.org/u-s-repro-watch-6-23-25/

NPR dives into self-managed abortions with online pills as a safe strategy for care with minimal barriers: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/22/g-s1-73119/abortion-mifepristone-roe-v-wade

A new poll from Gallup reveals that public opinion remains more accepting of abortion than it was prior to Dobbs while the gender and partisan gaps in Americans’ views on abortion are at historical highs: https://news.gallup.com/poll/691370/gender-gaps-abortion-reach-historic-highs.aspx

According to a new study published in the National Bureau of Economic Research, there has been an increase in intimate partner violence in places with a near-total ban on abortion: https://time.com/7295172/abortion-bans-relationship-violence/

Sex worker collectives in Seattle have long provided community care to vulnerable groups where traditional health-care systems couldn’t. Two groups in the city, Strippers Are Workers and the Green Light Project, spoke to Rewire News Group about how their programs meet people where they are, and how their work could serve as a national model… READ MORE>>

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued updated guidance on contraceptive care for adolescents: https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/32380