NAPW in the News
- The Coming Rise of Abortion as a Crime | The Atlantic | July 2022
- A false positive on a drug test upended these mothers’ lives | The Washington Post | July 2022
- Losing a pregnancy could land you in jail in post-Roe America| NPR | July 2022
- With Roe overturned, experts say more women of color could be investigated for miscarriages.| Insider | July 2022
- We’re Not Going Back to the Time Before Roe. We’re Going Somewhere Worse | The New Yorker | July 2022
- Without Roe V. Wade, Pregnant Women May Face Arrest For All Kinds Of Behaviors | Huffpost | June 2022
- She was jailed for losing a pregnancy. Her nightmare could become more common| The Guardian | June 2022
- In Dozens Of Cases, Courts Punish Men for Failing to Control Pregnant People's Actions | Jezebel | June 2022
- Lynn Paltrow Interview | Stories of Unconcious Bias Podcast | May 2022
- If Abortion Is Illegal, Will Every Miscarriage Be a Potential Crime? | Mother Jones | May 2022
- More States Shield Against Rogue Abortion Prosecutions | Pew Charitable Trust | May 2022
- Why So-Called Personhood Laws Are the Next Big Threat After ‘Roe’ Falls | Rewire News | May 2022
- Adora Perez's Murder Charge Over Stillborn Baby Dropped By Prosecutors | Newsweek | May 2022
- The Growing Criminalization of Pregnancy | New Republic | May 2022
- Black women in the South have been bracing for Roe’s fall for decades | NBC News | May 2022
- How Crisis Pregnancy Centers Help Anti-Abortion Legislatures | Jezebel | May 2022
- Leaked Court Opinion Sparks Concerns About Abortion Prosecutions | NBC News 4 (D.C.) | May 2022
- Woman Charged With Murder for ‘Self-Induced Abortion’ Won’t Be the Last | Vice | April 2022
- Texas DA drops murder charge against woman accused of self-induced abortion after reading actual law | Salon | April 2022
- How Not to Get Arrested for Miscarriage or Abortion: A Practical Guide | Jezebel | April 2022
- The Long, Scary History of Doctors Reporting Pregnant People to the Cops | Mother Jones | April 2022
- Woman faces Texas murder charge after self-induced abortion | The Associated Press | April 2022
- Lizelle Herera Abortion-Murder Charge 'Tip of the Iceberg,' Warns Nonprofit | Newsweek | April 2022
- After pursuing an indictment, Starr County district attorney drops murder charge over self-induced abortion | Texas Tribune | April 2022
- Murder charges dropped against Texas woman for ‘self-induced abortion’ | The Guardian | April 2022
- DA moves to dismiss a murder charge against a Texas woman accused of a self-induced abortion | Texas Public Radio | April 2022
- Kim Blalock Took Lawfully Prescribed Pain Killers During Pregnancy—And Was Charged With A Felony | Elle | April 2022
- Arizona Mother Accused of Child Neglect for Medical Use of Marijuana During Pregnancy Wins Appeal | Ms. Magazine | April 2022
- Alabama Senate debating banning pregnant women from buying medical marijuana | Alabama Public Radio | April 2022
- Alabama Wants to Force Women to Show a Negative Pregnancy Test to Access Medical Marijuana | Jezebel | April 2022
- Mother Accused of Child Neglect for Pot Use While Pregnant Wins Appeal| Phoenix New Times | April 2022
- Alabama medical marijuana bill requiring negative pregnancy test ‘clearly unconstitutional,’ opponents say | al.com | March 2022
- Louisville judge erred in granting custody of fetus to its mother, appeals court rule | Courier Journal | March 2022
- Woman Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Stillbirth Had Her Conviction Overturned | Jezebel | March 2022
- Woman Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Stillbirth Had Her Conviction Overturned | LA Times | March 2022
- Alabama Bill Would Force Women Who Want Medical Marijuana To Show Negative Pregnancy Tests | Marijuana Moment | March 2022
- This is The Anti-Abortion Movement's Next Big Move| Rewire News Group | March 2022
- California judge overturns 11-year prison term for woman whose baby was stillborn| LA Times | March 2022
- Louisville judge erred in granting custody of fetus to its mother, appeals court rule| Louisville Courier Journal | March 2022
- Woman Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Stillbirth Had Her Conviction Overturned| Jezebel | March 2022
- Meth, a mother, and a stillbirth: Imprisoned mom wants her ‘manslaughter’ case reopened| Cal Matters | Feb 2022
- Charges against Lauderdale County woman who filled opioid prescription while pregnant dropped| Waay TV (AL) | Februrary 2022
- Charge dropped against Alabama woman who renewed pain pill prescription while pregnant| al.com | Feb 2022
- Anti-abortion movement's big plan | Salon | Feb 2022
- Eating Poppy Seed Cake Got This Pregnant Woman Reported to Child Services | Rewire News | Feb 2022
- Woman alleges Hoffman Estates hospital tested her for drugs without her consent... | The Chicago Tribune | Feb 2022
- "...new program seeks to help OK mothers with substance use disorders." | KGOU| January 2022
- Doctors say methamphetamine use does not cause miscarriages | KGOU | Jan 2022
- Eggs Are Not People. But the Anti-Abortion Movement Wants to Change That. | Rewire News| Jan 2022
- She was charged with manslaughter after a miscarriage. | The Frontier | Jan 2022
- California AG: Don't file murder charges in stillbirths | The Washington Post | January 2022
- CA AG reinforces pregnant women can’t be charged with murder for pregnancy loss | Fresno Bee | Jan 2022
- California to Stop Prosecuting People for Pregnancy Loss | Jezebel | Jan 2022
- California said it would be a ‘sanctuary’ for reproductive rights. It just took a big first step. | The Lily | January 2022
NAPW Authored
- More than 30 Oklahoma doctors call for end to criminalization of drug use during pregnancy | KFOR | December 2021
- Digital surveillance presents new threats to reproductive freedoms | Washington Post | December 2021
- Is it Legal to Order Abortion Pills Online? | Ms. Magazine| December 2021
- Hospital reports new moms over drug tests tripped by poppy seeds: lawsuit | New York Post| December 2021
- Moms drug tested while giving birth falsely test positive because they ate poppy seeds | Pix 11 | December 2021
- Lynn Paltrow featured on The Takeaway with Melissa Harris-Parry: "Deep Dive, Childbirth" |WNYC| December 2021
- What Amy Coney Barret's Roe v. Wade Remarks Got Wrong About Adoption |Newsweek| December 2021
- How an Oklahoma women’s miscarriage put a spotlight on racial disparities in prosecutions | NBC News | November 2021
- Why We Can't Look Away from Brittney Poolaw's Case | Bustle | November 2021
- Pregnant woman shouldn’t be prosecuted for refilling pain pills, says Republican Alabama lawmaker | AL.com | November 2021
- ‘Her Heart Was Beating Too’: The Women Who Died After Abortion Bans |The New York Times | November 2021
- Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Lead to More Women Being Jailed for Miscarriages |Newsweek| November 2021
- When a Miscarriage is Manslaughter | The New York Times | October 2021
- When a Miscarriage Becomes a Jail Sentence | Rewire News | October 2021
- Advocates say an Oklahoma woman's manslaughter conviction due to her miscarriage is 'shameful' | Public Radio Tulsa | October 2021
- An Injustice of Miscarriage in Oklahoma Lands a Woman In Prison | The Los Angeles Times | October 2021
- Outcry Over Woman Found Guilty of Manslaughter After Suffering Miscarriage | Newsweek | October 2021
- Criminal convictions for abortion, miscarriage? Texas abortion ban previews life without Roe v. Wade | The 19th | September 2021
- A mom was charged with child neglect for using medical marijuana while pregnant. The Arizona case could set a precedent. | The Lily News | September 2021
- Self-Managed Abortions Could Be Legally Riskier After Texas’s Six-Week Law, Advocates Say. | Buzzfeed News | September 2021
- She Used Drugs While Pregnant. Should She Be In Jail? | The Cut | September 2021
- Pregnant, Addicted, and Prosecuted | Jezebel | September 2021
- Pregnancy loss is common and traumatic. New legislation says employees need time off to heal. | USA Today | August 2021
- A New Bill Would Provide Time Off After a Miscarriage: ‘We're Not Just Workers' | NBC LX | August 2021
- "American Idol" Star Syesha Mercado's Baby Has Been Taken By Authorities, Sparking Outcry | BuzzFeed News| August 2021
- Advocates Challenge Arizona Court Ruling Medical Use of Marijuana During Pregnancy is Child Neglect | Ms. Magazine | August 2021
- Many people suffer pregnancy loss, then immediately get back to work. A new bill wants to change that. | The Lily | July 2021
- Phoenix Woman Who Used Marijuana During Her Pregnancy Appeals Child Endangerment Case | Phoenix New Times | July 2021
- Arizona Blacklisted Mom for Using Legal Medical Marijuana While Pregnant | The Daily Beast | July 2021
- Prescription fraud shouldn’t apply to pregnant Alabama woman who refilled prescription, lawyers say | AL.com | July 2021
- I'm pregnant, and I want to use CBD to ease my stress and discomfort. Is it safe? | Insider | June 2021
- Alabama mom faces felony for filling doctor’s prescription while pregnant | Advance Local | June 2021
- Alabama Would Like to Make It Possible to Prosecute Pregnant People for Taking Legal Prescriptions | Jezebel | June 2021
- Mom Faces Felony Charges For Taking a Drug Prescribed by Her Doctor While Pregnant | Reason | June 2021
- Judge dismisses murder charge against Central Valley woman whose baby was stillborn | LA Times | May 2021
- Judge drops murder charge in stillbirth | The Washington Post | 2021
- Central Valley Judge Drops Murder Charge Over Drug-Related Stillbirth | CBS Bay Area | May 2021
- California judge drops murder charge in stillbirth delivery | AP News | May 2021
- Judge drops murder charge against California woman who used meth before stillbirth delivery | East Bay Times | May 2021
- Judge Dismisses Murder Charge Against California Mother After Stillbirth | | The New York Times | May 2021
- Murder charges dismissed against Central Valley woman in connection to pregnancy loss | Fresno Bee | May 2021
- Judge Throws out case of woman accused of killing her unborn baby with meth | WhatsNew2Day | May 2021
- Judge dismisses murder charge against woman whose fetus was stillborn after she used meth | May 2021
- How About We Don't Charge Women Who Have Stillbirths With Murder? | Wonkette | May 2021
- Lynn Paltrow on the Prosecution of Pregnancy | Lilith | March 2021
- Bail granted for woman who used meth before stillbirth | AP News | March 2021
- News 12 Bronx -- New Zealand Legistation for leave after miscarriage | News 12 Bronx | March 2021
- ‘Only in the Central Valley.’ Women charged with murder in connection to pregnancy loss | Fresno Bee | March 2021
- Two Women Were Charged With Murder After Delivering Stillborn Babies, Sparking Outrage Among Women's Rights Groups | Melody Heald | Bust | 2021
- MURDER CHARGES AFTER A STILL BIRTH: A FIGHT ON BEHALF OF WOMEN | Blog Talk Radio | February 2021
- "Pregnant People of Color are Bearing the Brunt of the War on Drugs"| The Progressive | Jan 2021
NAPW Authored
- Constitutional Rights for the “Unborn” Would Force Women to Forfeit Theirs | Lynn Paltrow | Ms. Magazine Online | April 2021
- Why I Refuse to Feel Hopeless About the Texas Abortion Case | Lynn Paltrow | Ms. Magazine Online | September 2021
- How to Give Yourself an Abortion | Jewish Currents | Jan 2020
- NCJW/Essex Holding Lunch & Learn 'Roe 2.0: The New Era of Reproductive Rights' | TAP Into | Jan 2020
- Trump Admin: Pregnant Travelers Could Threaten U.S. Security | Daily Beast | Jan 2020
- Media, Politicians Are Breeding Birth Tourism Myths | Immigration Reform | Jan 2020
- New Trump Rule Imposes Visa Rules for Pregnant Women | Nature World News | Jan 2020
- Obstetric violence is a real problem. Evelyn Yang's experience is just one example | The Washington Post | Feb 2020
- North Carolina Wants to Penalize Prenatal Substance Exposure | Talk Poverty | Feb 2020
- How an online search for abortion pills landed this woman in jail | Fast Company | Mar 2020
- How an online search for abortion pills landed this woman in jail | TheNewsTrace | Mar 2020
- Athena Film Festival highlights stories of unseen women across the world | Columbia Spectator| Mar 2020
- Supporters call Penn Yan midwife case a travesty, modern day witch-hunt | Finger Lakes 1 | Mar 2020
- Yates midwife, advocates talk | Finger Lakes Time | Mar 2020
- 10 ways to honor the work of motherhood during Women's History Month | The Washington Post | Mar 2020
- 'They Separated Me From My Baby' Hospitals are keeping newborns from their parents over coronavirus fears. | The Cut | Apr 2020
- Community-Based Doulas and Midwives | Center for American Progress | Apr 2020
- The Coronavirus Crisis Confirms That the U.S. Health Care System Fails Women | Center for American Progress | Apr 2020
- Imprisonment of the Pregnant Body: Jo Ardinger's Personhood | Brooklyn Rail | May 2020
- Repro Legal Helpline Relaunches to Better Respond to Increased Calls on Self-Managed Abortions | Ms. Magazine | May 2020
- The legacy of the 'crack baby' myth continues to criminalize pregnant people | Prism | May 2020
- Using Cannabis While Pregnant Does Not Impair Children's Cognition, Decades of Studies Suggest | Forbes | May 2020
- Study Suggests Cannabis Usage During Pregnancy Does Not Impair Fetal Development | Baby Gaga | Jun 2020
- Rising Voices for 'Family Power' Seek to Abolish The Child Welfare System | The Chronicle of Social Change | Jul 2020
- Drug users delivering stillbirths could face murder rap if this California case advances | Los Angeles Times | Aug 2020
- In 'Personhood,' Seattle filmmakers document the human cost of giving legal rights to embryos | The Seattle Times | Aug 2020
- Why the 2020 Census may be headed toward a serious undercount; Remembering homelessness advocate Mike Lee; a Central CA woman is charged with murder for a stillbirth | KPFA 94.1 (California) | Aug 2020
- Attorney general denounces murder charge over stillborn baby | Los Angeles Times | August 2020
- She Was Charged With Murder After Her Baby Was Stillborn. Now California's AG Has Stepped In. | The Daily Beast | Aug 2020
- California district attorney throws his support behind mother charged with murder after her baby was stillborn with high levels of meth | The Daily Mail | Aug 2020
- Policing and Punishing Pregnant Women: The Case of Chelsea Becker | Ms. Magazine | Aug 2020
- California's Attorney General Condemns Murder Charges Over a Stillbirth | The New York Times | Aug 2020
- AG Sides With Defendant on Stillbirth Murder Charge | Newser | Aug 2020
- Vermont Conversation: The implications of a conservative Supreme Court | Vermont Conversation | October 2020
- "Criminalizing a Constitutional Right" | The New York Review of Books | November 2020
- "With a woman in prison for a stillbirth, California’s murder law is tested" | The Los Angeles Times | November 2020
- "California attorney general says nine-months pregnant woman should NOT be charged with murder for causing the death of her unborn child after she smoked meth days before delivery | Daily Mail | November 2020
- "Policing Pregnancy" | Reveal | December 2020
- "Attorney General Becerra asks CA Supreme Court to intervene over criminal charges for pregnancy loss" | KFPA | December 2020
NAPW Authored
- June v. Gee: When the Issue Involves Pregnancy and Abortion Inconsistency Should Come as No Surprise | Lynn M. Paltrow | Feb 2020