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Building on prior progress in addressing maternal health-care disparities and increasing support for new parents, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a slate of bills that have been part of the ongoing “Momnibus” package on April 22, 2026.
The move came just ahead of an annual Virginia March for Life rally around Capitol Square, where more than a thousand exhibited their support for anti-abortion legislation....

Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ+ rights—to bring you the most urgent news in reproductive justice. Here’s this week’s latest.
HHS acted “with cruelty” in targeting gender-affirming care, judge says...

In December 2025, the Food and Drug Administration added a warning to the label of the birth control shot Depo-Provera about a potential increased risk of meningioma, a tumor that starts in the thin layer of tissue covering the brain and spinal cord...

Researcher Caitlin Gerdts planned to release a new study about abortion access for active-duty military service members, much like the one in 2019 that was published with input from 323 participants.
But over a six-month period in 2024, in a new legal environment for abortion access, the research team was only able to find three service members who agreed to participate, even though their identities would be kept secret. With that few people, a study...