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Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Viewers think a pregnant stingray may birth the next coming of Jesus

Pregnant Sting Ray

‘I’m so invested’: Viewers think a pregnant stingray may birth the next coming of Jesus. Here’s why

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Co-worker asks why woman is working while 9-months pregnant. Here’s why

Pregnant Funds

‘My birth plan is to deliver my baby in my office’: Co-worker asks why woman is working while 9-months pregnant. Here’s why

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

woman in hospital bed with caption "the actual video I sent to my manager when I was about to give birth" (l) office woman holding phone (c) woman in hospital bed with caption "the actual video I sent to my manager when I was about to give birth" (r)

video to manager tiktok

‘The reality of being an employee in America’: Worker responds to manager as she’s about to give birth

Worker at a baby company says she was forced to use sick time since it didn’t offer maternity leave

Pregnant at work

‘I had to go back to work as soon as possible’: Worker at a baby company says she was forced to use sick time since it didn’t offer maternity leave

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

pregnant woman holding sides caption "Cycle tracking" (l) woman brushing hair behind ear caption "What do you use if you aren't on the pill?" (c) pregnant woman arms up caption "It didn't work" (r)

cycle tracking

‘That’s it I’m staying on the pill’: Woman says she got pregnant while tracking her period as birth control

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accutane tiktok

‘What’s their game plan now?’: Accutane users say they were told to terminate pregnancies. What happens post-Roe?

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amazon birth control

‘Why do they need it? Where is it going?’: Woman says Amazon required her driver’s license information to buy a pregnancy test (updated)

Maria Santa Poggi is an incoming MFA candidate at Sarah Lawrence College for poetry. She is a freelance writer, and her work has appeared in Vogue, Teen Vogue, Paper, and i-d, amongst other publications.

Maria Poggi

Amazon on laptop wire hangers caption "don't be shy, send the Supreme Court some coat hangers" (l) hand holding white card that says "WHY NOT DONATE?" on blue background (c) amazon checkout gift message caption "Tools that women will need for the future you are creating." (r)

hangers for social

Pro-choice advocates are mailing clothing hangers to the Supreme Court as a form of protest, sparking debate

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

woman in livingroom talking caption "Have you ever been SA by your own father 5-15 years old, gotten impregnated by him and had to get a back alley ab0rt!on where you lost one of your ovaries?" (l) Black screen red caption "KEEP YOUR LAWS OFF OUR BODIES!!!!!!!" (c) Woman speaking in living room caption "OH YOU HAVENT?!?" (r)

keep your laws off our bodies

Unclick

‘Keep your laws off my body’: Women are using a trend on TikTok to discuss the sexual trauma that caused them to consider abortion

woman pulling cardigan back to show tummy caption "when no one would give you a job when you told them you're pregnant so you lied at the interview and now you're hiding it " (l) Woman lifting shirt to show pregnant tummy caption "when no one would give you a job when you told them you're pregnant so you lied at the interview and now you're hiding it" (r)

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‘Pregnant people are always in the way, needy, a burden’: Woman says she hid pregnancy in order to get a job

stock room caption "At my job I stand and walk 9 hours a day. My gyno wrote my job a note saying I needed a stool cuz I'm a high rick pregnancy. They said no so I hide in the stock room when they don't know. I'm in so much pain from not getting accommodations cuz "then everyone will want to sit" (l) Pregnant woman holding back red in pain (r)

no pregnancy accommodations

‘This is so wrong in sooo many ways’: Worker says job didn’t make accommodations for her pregnancy—and she lost her baby

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

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applebees manager fat shaming

Pregnant Applebee’s worker cries after manager allegedly fat-shames her

young woman on Dr Phil show (l) same young woman with caption "Story time.. I'm trying to go through the important events that occurred but it's a lot. I'll try to give all the details I think are important." (r)

Angelique Cruz

‘My PTSD suffered more after this’: TikToker says friend tried to take her fetus—and Dr. Phil made things worse

jcp pregnancy

‘I was so mad’: TikToker says JCPenney fired her after she went on maternity leave

In a TikTok, a woman says Ulta discriminated against her when she worked there while pregnant.

Pregnancy