Callie Beusman
We Talked to the Activist Sending Illegal Abortion Pills to Women With Zika
Yesterday, the WHO declared Zika a global emergency—but, despite the fact that it's linked to serious birth defects in babies, women in affected areas still can't get safe abortions. Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, who runs an abortion-by-mail service, hopes to...
Why Satanists Are Fighting America’s Restrictive Abortion Laws
No one is sacrificing innocent children to the Dark Overlord.
Getting Around the Back-Alley Abortion with Pills and Apps
A woman dies every eight minutes from unsafe abortion. These activists are trying to change that.
What We Learned About Rape Culture in 2014
The term "rape culture" is a neat shorthand people use when acknowledging that we, as a society, enable, excuse, and even encourage rape in myriad complicated ways.
An Interview with the Activist Helping Women Have DIY Abortions
Dr. Rebecca Gomperts is a Dutch activist who has devoted her life to helping women safely terminate pregnancies in countries where doing so is illegal.
The Vagina Artists of Etsy
There's a lot of expensive vagina art on Etsy. We interviewed some of the creative minds behind it.
We Can No Longer Ignore the 15 Women Bill Cosby Allegedly Raped
We spoke to Barbara Bowman, one of the women allegedly raped by Bill Cosby, about overcoming sexual assault.
At Last, Twitter Is (Maybe) Taking Sexist Abuse Seriously
In the wake of Gamergate, Twitter is partnering with a nonprofit organisation to handle gendered abuse. But is that enough?