Rebekah Sager

2 weeks ago | wisconsinindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

Wisconsin Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, a vocal supporter of abortion rights, has announced that she is running for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2026. Taylor will challenge incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley, one of three conservative justices on the court, who has already announced her intention to run for reelection. Taylor, 57, has served on the District IV Court of Appeals in Madison since 2023.

2 weeks ago | pennsylvaniaindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

On May 14, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the Food and Drug Administration to review the abortion drug mifepristone, a medication that was approved 25 years ago as a safe method for the termination of pregnancy and is often used for miscarriage care. , sold under the brand name Mifeprex, stops a pregnancy from developing by blocking the hormone progesterone, which results in a softening of the cervix and shedding of the lining of the uterus.

2 weeks ago | wisconsinindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

When Gracie Ladd learned she was pregnant with her second child in October 2023, she was elated. Ladd said that she and her husband did what she called a “sneak peek test” to learn the gender of her fetus and found out they were having a little boy. They planned to name him Conner. But at around 18 weeks into her pregnancy, during a routine ultrasound, Ladd, an oncology nurse, learned that Conner had not developed a bladder.

2 weeks ago | wisconsinindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

On May 14, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the Food and Drug Administration to review the abortion drug mifepristone, a medication that was approved 25 years ago as a safe method for the termination of pregnancy and is often used for miscarriage care. , sold under the brand name Mifeprex, stops a pregnancy from developing by blocking the hormone progesterone, which results in a softening of the cervix and shedding of the lining of the uterus.

1 month ago | capitalbnews.org | Rebekah Sager

This article is part of a collaboration with the Associated Press, Capital B, and Flint Beat. The work is part of the AP Inclusive Journalism Initiative supported by the Sony Foundation. Chimére L. Sweeney, a Maryland middle school teacher, was preparing to lead one of her first online classes after the pandemic shutdowns in March 2020 when she said she suddenly felt like someone placed a lit match on her spine.