Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Susan Struck In the wake of the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a viral post explained that the Supreme Court justice fought on behalf of all forms of reproductive choice.
Will a Kentucky Bill Mandate That Women Confirm Whether They’re Pregnant Every Month? In May 2019, links to and screenshots of Kentucky HB 148 began circulating on social media, often alongside posts baffled about the bill’s purported provisions mandating that women in the state “shall acquire a signed and notarized statement from a practitioner licensed pursuant to this chapter each month that states whether she is pregnant or […]
Does a Proposed Ohio Bill Make the Pill and IUDs Illegal? In May 2019, a number of posts about “heartbeat bills” in various American states circulated on social media. For example, a rumor about Georgia (archived here) subsequently appeared that proposed legislation would purportedly ban birth control pills and IUDs. One popular Facebook post about a provision of yet another bill, this time in Ohio, featured a […]
