Witchcraft and reproductive rights: The horror of Grady Hendrix's latest novel "Witchcraft for Wayward Girls" is, in its most basic form, about unwed teenage mothers who are sent away to a "home" in Florida where they find a coven of witches in the woods. That's the short, fun version. Katie Campbell
Out-of-state abortions have risen in Washington since 2022 The number of out-of-state women coming to Washington for abortions went up after 2022, when national protections for abortion care ended, according to a new assessment from University of Washington Medicine. Dyer Oxley
Why are women choosing the bear in the #manvsbear debate? Seattle Times columnist Naomi Ishisaka talks about the origins and impacts of a recent social media storm John O'Brien
Taliban affirms that stoning will be punishment for adulterers — especially women In a recording, the group's leader declared: "We will flog the women ... we will stone them to death in public [for crimes]." What does Islamic law say on the matter? And have stonings taken place? Ruchi Kumar
France is about to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution France is holding a historic joint session of parliament to enshrine the right to an abortion in its constitution, making it the first country to do so. Eleanor Beardsley
Strippers say Washington state is terrible for dancing. They want a 'bill of rights' to fix that Washington’s ban on alcohol in strip clubs made it difficult to attract customers. That meant dancers paid higher “house fees” or “rent” to use the stage. Monica Nickelsburg
To safeguard healthy twin, she had to 'escape' Texas for abortion procedure When Lauren Miller found out one of her twins had a fatal condition, she discovered her doctors in Texas would only say: You need to leave the state. She went to Colorado for a selective reduction. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Anti-abortion groups are getting more calls for help with unplanned pregnancies With abortion illegal in a growing number of states, both groups that help patients access the procedure and those who oppose it are reporting more calls for help. Sarah McCammon
Appalled, but not surprised: Seattleites react to SCOTUS ruling on Roe People in Seattle and across Washington state are reacting to today's Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that Joshua McNichols
