3 International Women’s Day events this weekend
It’s International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8. Here are some women-centered events to add to your weekend plans.
Mar
2026
6
women's health
Feb
2026
17
Democrats propose New Hampshire abortion and reproductive health shield law
A group of Democratic state lawmakers are attempting to enact an abortion shield law in New Hampshire in an effort to protect those seeking reproductive health care in the state from out-of-state restrictions.
Oct
2025
30
OPINION: All Granite Staters Deserve Real Access to Preventive Health Care
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, we are reminded that awareness alone is not enough – especially for Black women, who experience higher rates of this disease. Despite pink-ribbon promises from state leaders, these words ring hollow this October as...
Aug
2025
29
In New Hampshire, patients can now choose sterilization without doctor interference
Rep. Ellen Read turned her own struggle for a hysterectomy into legislation, making New Hampshire the first state to guarantee patients’ right to sterilization—a rare expansion of reproductive rights under a Republican governor.
Aug
2025
4
Local abortion service providers see the irony: ‘If we cut Medicaid, we’re going to have a higher rate of unintended pregnancies’
Now that Republicans have slashed Title X and Medicaid, New Hampshire’s abortion care providers and support services are bracing for impact.
Jul
2025
11
‘When moms thrive, families thrive’: New law expands support for New Hampshire parents
New Hampshire’s new Momnibus 2.0 law expands maternal mental health care, postpartum depression screenings, and family support services after years of maternity ward closures in the Granite State.
May
2025
13
House GOP fast-tracks budget bill that would cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Abortion is already excluded from coverage—the new bill is going after all health care services the clinics provide for low-income Americans.
Apr
2025
3
New Hampshire clinics lose Title X funding, threatening access to reproductive health care
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England is on Trump’s list of clinics to lose Title X funding.
Feb
2025
4
Op-ed: Behind the Hijab: A Page From The Journal Of A Female Muslim Physician
It’s 9a.m. on a Monday in the clinic where I practice. I knock on the door of the exam room where a ‘new’ patient is roomed, waiting to see me. Yes, it’s just another day in the life of a Muslim female physician. I prepare myself for whatever is next. Warm smiles,...
Dec
2024
17
Misinformation about birth control is rampant on social media, alarming doctors
Doctors are concerned that misinformation about birth control might make some women get off it at a time when there are fewer options available for unintended pregnancies in the US.
