The Shreveport Times

Shreveport native's horrifying abortion story prompts bill from brother Senator Pressly

A Louisiana native whose husband tried to secretly abort their baby with abortion-inducing pills described her "terrifying experience" to lawmakers Tuesday who advanced a bill that would create a new ...

The stark disparity in maternal health care for Indigenous women

Better care is possible for Indigenous women through culturally aware practices that rebuild trust and support new mothers ...

Minnesota Native groups expand efforts to protect unhoused women

This summer, Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center opened a 24-unit Permanent Supportive Housing community on their ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

‘She has so many gifts’: Las Vegas native leads Lady Rebels to success

UNLV women’s basketball center Desi-Rae Young was — as her coach Lindy La Rocque put it — “unapologetically herself” in the wake of the Lady Rebels’ third straight Mountain West tournament title.
CNN

As the nation battles a maternal health crisis, more women of color are choosing birth centers over hospitals

Vernette Kountz had given birth to four children in hospitals — including a set of surrogate twins — before deciding she was ready for a different experience. Kountz said while her previous deliveries ...
WBUR

Northeast Native American tribes to walk for missing and murdered Indigenous women

The Northeast Women’s Healing Circle hopes to rally support Saturday at the Connecticut State Capitol to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). The healing circle is ...