The Other MotherHow a Photo of Khloé Kardashian Reignited Debate on Motherhood, Surrogacy, and Global Inequality At the heart of the debate is how wealth, labor, and bodies intersect globally over the question of "authentic" motherhood. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
New Horizon of ReproductionNew Three‑Parent Fertilization Technique Could Help Trans Men Have Children While not yet available for clinical use, the technique bolsters our understanding of reproductive rights and technologies. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Matter of ChoiceCan We Move On: From the Trope of the Woman Who Is Revered, Glorified for Refusing to Have an Abortion When women are put on a pedestal for choosing not to abort, and vilified for having one, the idea that they have free will is an illusion. By Devrupa Rakshit
Self-Constructed PedestalsAfter Roe V. Wade Overturning, Indians Are Rushing to Prove Their Superiority. Here’s Why That’s Dangerous. The social response is a textbook case of moral licensing, showing why one progressive act in the past doesn't mean progress for everyone, everywhere. By Saumya Kalia
Alternate RealitiesAs Met Gala Romanticizes the Past, Abortion Rights Face the Most Urgent Threat in the U.S. There is something disorienting about watching "gilded glamor" co-exist with the regressive standards for human rights that prevailed then and do so now. By Saumya Kalia
Aborting JusticeBody Matters: Navigating Abortion in India "It was quite harrowing, [the gynac] was very rude and started preaching to me... As though I’d done something morally wrong." By The Swaddle Team
Not My ResponsibilityFemale Sterilization Is the Most Common Contraceptive as Few Men Use Condoms: NFHS Data shows one in 10 men chose not to wear a condom, despite being aware that consistent use can reduce the chance of getting HIV/AIDS. By Saumya Kalia
Loving Isn't EasyWoe Is Me! “My Partner No Longer Wants To Have Children, But I Do!” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Irrelevant InformationSingle Mothers Conceiving Via IVF Need Not Disclose Sperm Donor’s Name: Kerala HC For such applicants, the court prescribed a separate form that does not ask for the name and other details of the father. By Devrupa Rakshit
All Tied UpFemale Sterilization in Kerala Is Touted as Empowering Women. It’s Really Just Misogyny in Disguise The state's soaring levels of gender-based violence, dowry-related deaths, and women’s mental health struggles suggest women still lack autonomy. By Soja Subhagar
Depressing StatisticsAlmost Half of Women In Developing Countries Feel They Can’t Say ‘No’ To Sex: U.N. Report The denial of bodily autonomy to women and girls "is nothing less than an annihilation of the spirit." By Devrupa Rakshit
Abortion Is A RightRwanda Releases 52 Women Jailed for Seeking Abortions, But Does Not Reverse Punitive Anti‑Abortion Laws Rather than arresting women for seeking abortions and pardoning them, Rwanda could simply legalize abortion. By Aditi Murti
Expanded RightsArgentina on Track to Become Largest Latin American Country to Legalize Abortion Abortion is legal in only three other countries in the highly Roman Catholic region. By Liesl Goecker
Curse of the Mummy JiMothers‑in‑Law Restrict Women’s Reproductive Agency by Isolating Them: Study Women who lived with their mothers-in-law had smaller friend circles, which can be crucial sources of information about things like modern contraception. By Pallavi Prasad
Judgement DayIndian Women Seeking Abortions Are Petitioning the Courts, Even When They Don’t Need To By continuing to hear petitions for abortions that are within the legal limits, the judiciary is furthering misinformation around the MTP Act. By Anubha Rastogi
Taking StockIndia’s Abortion Laws: How Far They’ve Come, and How Far They Still Have to Go "As it stands today, abortion is not a woman’s right -- it is a conditional right." By Pallavi Prasad
Data SharingAbortions: Visualizing the Data on One of the Most Fraught Topics in Women’s Health Care 10 women die every day due to unsafe abortions in India. By Pallavi Prasad
Abort MissionIndian Chemists Are Not Stocking Medical Abortion Pills Anymore, Putting Millions of Women at Risk The central drug regulatory body recently banned pharmacies from selling abortion pills, further restricting access to safe abortion care. By Pallavi Prasad