At the heart of the debate is how wealth, labor, and bodies intersect globally over the question of "authentic" motherhood.

While not yet available for clinical use, the technique bolsters our understanding of reproductive rights and technologies.

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.

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.

There is something disorienting about watching "gilded glamor" co-exist with the regressive standards for human rights that prevailed then and do so now.

"It was quite harrowing, [the gynac] was very rude and started preaching to me... As though I’d done something morally wrong."

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.

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For such applicants, the court prescribed a separate form that does not ask for the name and other details of the father.

The state's soaring levels of gender-based violence, dowry-related deaths, and women’s mental health struggles suggest women still lack autonomy.

The denial of bodily autonomy to women and girls "is nothing less than an annihilation of the spirit."

Rather than arresting women for seeking abortions and pardoning them, Rwanda could simply legalize abortion.

Abortion is legal in only three other countries in the highly Roman Catholic region.

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 continuing to hear petitions for abortions that are within the legal limits, the judiciary is furthering misinformation around the MTP Act.

"As it stands today, abortion is not a woman’s right -- it is a conditional right."

10 women die every day due to unsafe abortions in India.

The central drug regulatory body recently banned pharmacies from selling abortion pills, further restricting access to safe abortion care.