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Dismissed in the exam room
Medical neglect & state-sanctioned violence
Women report being dismissed more often than men in healthcare settings. These organizations cover patient rights, access to care and the response to reported pain.
- United States
KFF: Women's experiences with providers
The 2024 survey finding that women report unfair or disrespectful treatment at higher rates than men, with the breakdowns by race and income.
Open → - United States
Black Mamas Matter Alliance
Research and policy work on maternal health disparities and the rights of Black birthing people.
Open → - Legal aid
National Health Law Program
Legal analysis and advocacy on Medicaid, civil rights in healthcare and access to care.
Open → - Global
Center for Reproductive Rights
Litigation and country-level reporting on laws that restrict what clinicians can offer.
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Track a bill
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Check news coverage against the bill text, legal guidance and policy data below.
- United States
Guttmacher State Legislation Tracker
Bill-by-bill monitoring of US state action on abortion, contraception and sex education, updated through each session.
Open → - Global
Center for Reproductive Rights: World Abortion Laws
An interactive map of the legal status of abortion in every country, with citations.
Open → - United States
KFF Abortion & Reproductive Health Policy
Nonpartisan polling, coverage analysis and explainers on Medicaid, Title X and insurance rules.
Open → - Global
WHO Sexual and Reproductive Health
Global guidance and country data on care standards, maternal mortality and access.
Open → - United States
Guttmacher state policy tracker
State-by-state database of enacted and pending reproductive health legislation, updated as bills move.
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When the law changes your care
Directories, hotlines and legal advice lines run by third-party organisations. Not legal or medical advice from us.
- United States
Abortion Finder
Verified directory of providers and funds, filtered by state, gestational limit and cost.
Open → - United States
National Abortion Federation Hotline
Case-managed referrals plus financial assistance for procedure and travel costs.
Open → - Legal aid
If/When/How Repro Legal Helpline
Free, confidential legal advice on self-managed care, minors' rights and criminalisation.
Open → - Fertility
Resolve: fertility coverage advocacy
State-by-state IVF and fertility insurance mandates, and how to appeal a denial.
Open → - Workplace
FMLA and workplace rights
The US Department of Labor on Family and Medical Leave Act protections, which can cover chronic conditions like endometriosis.
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Who to follow
The watchdogs
- Legal
Center for Reproductive Rights
Litigates access cases worldwide and publishes the filings and rulings behind them.
Open → - Research
Guttmacher Institute
The research body most policy reporting cites; datasets are public and downloadable.
Open → - Journalism
The 19th
Nonprofit newsroom covering gender, politics and policy with a reproductive health desk.
Open → - Journalism
Ms. Magazine Repro Rights
Long-running feminist policy analysis, strong on state-level legislative detail.
Open → - Clinical
Physicians for Reproductive Health
Clinicians who testify and brief legislators; useful for the medical read on a bill.
Open → - Advocacy
SisterSong
The reproductive justice collective that coined the framework, centring women of colour.
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