Alanna Vagianos

New York

Senior Reporter at HuffPost

Senior reporter @HuffPost covering gender + politics, focused on abortion & gender-based violence. [email protected] or avagianos.25 on Signal

Articles

The Alabama Justice Behind Last Year’s Radical IVF Decision Is Running For Office

1 day ago | huffpost.com | Alanna Vagianos

Jay Mitchell, the former Alabama Supreme Court justice behind the contentious ruling that effectively banned in vitro fertilization for a short period last year, announced this week he is running for state attorney general. “With President Trump in the White House, we have a unique opportunity to get conservative wins here in Alabama,” Mitchell said in a Monday statement announcing his run.
The ‘Highly Unusual’ Case Of The Midwife Arrested For Allegedly Violating Texas’ Abortion Law

2 days ago | huffpost.com | Alanna Vagianos

Maria Rojas, a Houston-area midwife, was arrested in March for allegedly violating Texas’ near-total abortion ban. She was held for 10 days in the same jail where Sandra Bland died after a routine traffic stop in 2015. Rojas was able to post the exorbitant $1.4 million bail, but her phone was seized and her license was stripped — and with it her ability to make an income. She was court-ordered to wear a tracking device. “In Texas, life is sacred.
Trump Admin Sends 'Ominous Signal' On Emergency Abortion Care Guidelines

3 days ago | huffpost.com | Alanna Vagianos

President Donald Trumpâ€™s administration on Tuesday rescinded a Biden-era guideline around emergency abortion care. The move has no direct legal impacts on care, but it sends a clear message on where the Trump administration stands on abortion access. Abortion advocates also tell HuffPost that the guideline repeal will create more confusion for physicians on the ground, and lead to more delays and denials of care.
FDA To Review Safety Of Abortion Pill After Junk Science Report Paved The Way

3 days ago | huffpost.com | Alanna Vagianos

Republican Sen. Josh Hawleyâ€™s quest to legitimize a junk science report undermining the safety of a widely used abortion pill was fully realized this week. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary confirmed in a Monday letter to the Missouri senator that the agency will conduct a safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone.
2 Of Trump’s Court Picks Argued Abortion Pill ‘Starves The Baby To Death’ In Womb

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Alanna Vagianos

Two of President Donald Trump’s nominees for lifetime federal judgeships co-authored a major challenge to the abortion pill on behalf of Missouri. Joshua Divine and Maria Lanahan represented the state in challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s regulations around mifepristone.
Democrats Change Their Tune On Andrew Cuomo

1 week ago | businessandamerica.com | Alanna Vagianos

A little over a week after Ana Liss publicly accused then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) of inappropriate behavior in the workplace in March 2021, she received a call from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The Democratic senator from New York wanted to offer her support. Liss was struggling with the amount of public attention she was getting; she was the third woman to accuse Cuomo of workplace sexual misconduct. “That was very significant and meaningful to me,” Liss said of the call.
The ‘Democratic Party’s Own Donald Trump’ Is Getting Another Chance

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Alanna Vagianos

A little over a week after Ana Liss publicly accused then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) of inappropriate behavior in the workplace in March 2021, she received a call from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The Democratic senator from New York wanted to offer her support. Liss was struggling with the amount of public attention she was getting; she was the third woman to accuse Cuomo of workplace sexual misconduct. “That was very significant and meaningful to me,” Liss said of the call.
Republicans Are Trying To Push Women To Have More Babies, And It Looks Disturbingly Familiar

3 weeks ago | buzzfeed.com | Alanna Vagianos

🔥 Full coverage and conversation on Politics President Donald Trump is reportedly entertaining policy proposals to incentivize American women to have more children. But the proposals don’t include basic and undeniably effective ideas like subsidized child care or paid parental leave. Instead, the Trump administration appears to be considering a $5,000 cash “baby bonus” and a “National Medal of Motherhood” for any woman who has six or more children.
The GOP’s Pro-Natalism Resembles Past Fascist Regimes

3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Alanna Vagianos

President Donald Trump is reportedly entertaining policy proposals to incentivize American women to have more children. But the proposals don’t include basic and undeniably effective ideas like subsidized child care or paid parental leave. Instead, the Trump administration appears to be considering a $5,000 cash “baby bonus” and a “National Medal of Motherhood” for any woman who has six or more children.
The GOP’s Obsession With Women Having Babies Looks A Lot Like The Past

4 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Alanna Vagianos

President Donald Trump is reportedly entertaining policy proposals to incentivize American women to have more children. But the proposals don’t include basic and undeniably effective ideas like subsidized child care or paid parental leave. Instead, the Trump administration appears to be considering a $5,000 cash “baby bonus” and a “National Medal of Motherhood” for any woman who has six or more children.