Freelance Journalist

I cover reproductive rights, health, and justice.

Portland, Oregon

My book BIRTH: Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America is available from Avid Reader Press. Order now.

The Conviction of Justyna Wydrzyńska

The Nation ∙ June 23, 2023




The Pill Smuggler

This American Life ∙ Act 5—Episode #774—Pink House At the Center of the World ∙ July 3, 2022


The Free Birth Society

Marie Claire ∙ June 9, 2021 (Summer Print Issue)




Kendra Horn is Radical…for Oklahoma

The Nation ∙ March 2, 2020 (Print)



Marie Newman vs. The Democratic Machine

The Nation ∙ July 27, 2019


Activists Have a Plan to Increase Abortion Access: Let Nurses Perform Them

Mother Jones ∙ May 30, 2019






Group using ‘shield laws’ to to provide abortion care in states that ban it

The Guardian ∙ July 23, 2023


Yes, They Are Coming for Your Birth Control

Elle ∙ June/July 2023 Print Issue



A Primer on Where to Find the Abortion Pill

New York Magazine ∙ May 23, 2022 (Print & Online)



The Secret Baby Catchers of Alabama

Huffington Post Highline ∙ December 19, 2018



Meet Mississippi’s Fiercest Advocate for Reproductive Justice

The Nation ∙ April 8, 2019 Issue (Cover)


Expecting Care

Texas Observer ∙ December 2018 Issue ∙ The Investigative Fund


The Miracle Clinic

Vice News ∙ June 27, 2018 ∙ The International Reporting Project