Reproductive healthcare
Uncovering the far-right playbook targeting feminists in Latin America
As anti-abortion politician José Antonio Kast assumes Chile’s presidency, activists warn his far-right agenda could mirror the restrictive shifts seen elsewhere in the region
IVF is free in France, so why are women seeking treatment abroad?
France offers state-funded fertility treatment but for lesbian couples and single women, sperm and egg donor shortages and discrimination mean access feels like an empty promise
What you need to know about the state of abortion in the US today
From total bans in Louisiana and Florida to new “shield laws” in coastal states, abortion access in America now depends on where you live
‘Urgent action is needed to safeguard the lives of women and children’
VYONGWANI, KENYA – Mwaka Chimera sits on a worn-out leather couch outside her two-roomed house in Vyongwani village, in southeastern Kenya, cradling her newborn daughter. “I dropped out of primary school, and for my first five pregnancies, I never attended a
The U.S. aid freeze: Counting the global cost of chaos
As the end date of the Trump administration’s foreign aid ‘stop-work’ order approaches, just how dependent were women and girls around the world on the U.S.? The Fuller Project dives into the data to find out. GOLINI, KENYA – Saumu Mwavugadi gazed from her veranda past mud-walled chicken coops…
Mississippi’s C-section problem: A third of low-risk women are undergoing surgery for their first birth
Mississippi hospitals deliver more babies (per capita) by c-section than anywhere else in the U.S.
In the state with the most C-sections, these hospitals are challenging the status quo
This is the second story in Fuller's series with Mississippi Today: Mississippi’s C-section problem
How major abortion laws compare, state by state
Access to abortion in the U.S. depends on where you live. Increasingly, the South and Midwest are becoming complete abortion deserts.
Mexico’s Grassroots Pro-Choice Insurgency
The country’s government is failing to guarantee abortion access, and self-organized collectives are filling the gap
“This is our fight” – Kenyan healthcare providers brace for Trump presidency
Kenya’s reproductive healthcare providers are braced for a second Trump presidency – but this time, they’re prepared
A Conservative Blueprint Calls for More Abortion Surveillance
Republicans in Congress are poised to try to force all 50 states to report on abortions and miscarriages in ways never required before
Born still, in legal and medical limbo
Bad data, few autopsies, shocked parents—the stillbirth crisis is getting another look and some tools to address it
New federal report calls out clinical trials for excluding pregnant women
A new report from the influential National Academies of Sciences pushes back on the unspoken rule in medical research that pregnant and breastfeeding women are too vulnerable and risky to include in clinical trials
‘We’re waving our white flag’: What physicians say they need from the U.S. to stop syphilis spread
Not since 1950 have more pregnant women and babies been sick with syphilis — a perfect storm of slashed public health funding and the spread of maternity-care deserts
