Children are especially vulnerable to sex traffickers

The L.A. Times visits an Arkansas clinic and talks to doctors, nurses and patients about the reality -- not the ideology -- of abortion.

The relationship between the professions is fraught with class and gender issues. I spoke with an expert -- an R.N.

I tried acupuncture, strumming my veins and "Shocking Brain Surgery." But nothing could prepare me for witnessing my son's birth.

The GOP presidential contender is itching for a fight on how to ban abortion pre-viability

Despite the data supporting the use of nurse midwives, they attend fewer than 9 percent of births in the U.S.

California has made significant progress in recent years promoting exclusive breastfeeding in hospitals

This fascinating portrait of a Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital is about much more than white coats and beeping consoles -- it's 21st-century America in a microcosm.

That might seem obvious, but in many Catholic hospitals, "ethics committees" make the rules -- and endanger women

Our broken health care system set the table for this disaster — and the Trump administration made it much worse

A study of pregnant rats found nanoplastics in their fetus' livers, brains and kidneys

Last year, some 1,100 bills targeted reproductive rights -- and 135 passed in 36 states. The cost? Women's health

Some families lose health coverage after one jobholder dies. Universal healthcare is the only sane response

Insulin to treat Type 1 diabetes can cost half the average family income in some countries