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Anna North

Anna North

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Anna North

    Health
    What science is just starting to understand about periodsWhat science is just starting to understand about periods
    Health

    Menstruation affects the body and mind in countless ways. A new study is just the beginning.

    By Anna North
    We can make birth safer for Black mothers. Here’s how.
    Policy

    What doulas, midwives, and policymakers are doing to end the maternal mortality crisis.

    By Anna North
    Policy
    Trump may sound moderate on abortion. The groups setting his agenda definitely aren’t.Trump may sound moderate on abortion. The groups setting his agenda definitely aren’t.
    Policy

    These radical social conservatives could define Trump’s second term.

    By Anna North
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    Should schools lock up kids’ phones?Should schools lock up kids’ phones?
    Today, Explained newsletter

    What banning phones in schools can — and can’t — do.

    By Anna North
    Want financial security in America? Better get married.
    Life

    Couples get hundreds of legal and economic privileges single people don’t. If that feels unfair, it’s because it is.

    By Anna North
    Policy
    Fetal personhood laws, explainedFetal personhood laws, explained
    Policy

    The anti-abortion legal theory that could jeopardize IVF around the country.

    By Anna North
    Mascuzynity: How a nicotine pouch explains the new ethos of young conservative men
    Politics

    Stimulants, hustle culture, and bodybuilding are shaping young men’s drift to the right.

    By Anna North
    Feeling a strange sadness over losing snow? That might be solastalgia.
    Culture

    Finally, a term that explains the sorrow of a whole season — and a way of life — melting before our eyes.

    By Anna North
    Health
    The weird, bad history of tampon testingThe weird, bad history of tampon testing
    Health

    From blue liquid to glass vaginas, period stigma shapes our products — and hurts our health.

    By Anna North
    Abortion
    What is misoprostol? Crucial questions about the other abortion drug.What is misoprostol? Crucial questions about the other abortion drug.
    Abortion

    Legal challenges are aiming to take mifepristone off the market. An alternative, however, exists.

    By Anna North