Author & Freelance Journalist

I cover reproductive rights, health, and justice

Portland, Oregon

Publishing June 2025 from Avid Reader Press. Read more about and pre-order here.


“A roving, keenly reported account…with an inspiring focus on ordinary people who risk their livelihoods, freedom, and safety to help others, this rivets.” Publishers Weekly

“A richly detailed account of the long struggle for women’s right to choose.” Kirkus

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