Rebecca Grant
Contributor
Wombs as Crime Scenes: What Happens When Pregnant Women Lose Their Civil Rights
This month, Anna Yocca was released from jail, following over a year of incarceration. Though her case may seem extreme, it's really the most recent high-profile example of a troubling new trend: women being arrested and prosecuted—and often accused of...
Meet the Death Doula Who Helps People Deal with the 'Bookends of Life'
Increasingly, people are turning away from institutionalized births and funerals, which some find impersonal and intimidating. Laura Saba is there to help on both sides.
How an Extremist Anti-Abortion Protest Resulted in a Safe Haven for Women
In 2015, a radical anti-abortion group tried to establish a headquarters in a vacant house next door to the only remaining abortion clinic in Montgomery, Alabama. Their plan backfired—and the building is now a safe haven for patients and pro-choice...
Online Psychics Never Saw Me Coming
I suppose this leads to the more fundamental question of, “what’s the point of talking to a psychic?”
The Radical Heritage of the #ShoutYourAbortion Hashtag
2015 saw the birth of the #ShoutYourAbortion hashtag, but the Twitter trend has its roots in early feminist abortion speakouts. Now, the movement is returning to its roots.
The Federal Fight to Save Victim Services Funding
Thousands of women are turned away from domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers every day because these programs do not have the funding they need to keep up with demand.