Kelcie moseley morris

Kelcie Moseley-Morris covers reproductive rights for Stateline. Based in Idaho, where she covered many topics related to state policy, she covered the implementation of the state’s near-total abortion ban in 2022 and its effects, receiving local and regional awards for that coverage. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Idaho and a master’s degree in public administration from Boise State University.

Democratic governors say proposed changes to federal grants would harm reproductive healthcare
A coalition of 23 state governors and the governor of Guam, all Democrats, submitted a joint comment to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on Monday objecting to a proposed rule that would drastically change the federal grantmaking process...
In deep red Idaho, support for ballot question on abortion access is spread across party lines
BOISE, Idaho — Suzanne Gallus is a Catholic woman and mother of seven who has been pregnant 12 times, and she’s spent the past year asking residents to sign a petition to help restore access to abortion in one of...
Abortion medication, HPV vaccine laws take effect today in three states
Several laws restricting access to medications that can be used to terminate a pregnancy and others placing limits on minors’ access to sexual and reproductive healthcare — including the HPV vaccine — take effect Wednesday, July 1, in Iowa, Mississippi...
Federal health agency cancels most of its teen pregnancy prevention grants
A spokesperson for U.S. Health and Human Services confirmed to Stateline on Friday that the agency is canceling 53 out of 67 grants, worth about $68 million, under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, affecting grantees in more than two dozen...
4 years after Dobbs, advocates clash over how far to take fight for later abortion access
Kate Dineen assumed she would always have access to reproductive healthcare because of where she lived. It came as a shock when she was denied an abortion in 2021 because of gestational limits to the procedure in Massachusetts law. Dineen...
Family planning organizations sue Trump administration over Title X funding announcement
The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association and a family planning organization in Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Health and Human Services agency on Thursday alleging that it is politicizing the Title X grant funding program and...
Nationwide survey shows ongoing struggles for pregnant patients on Medicaid
A survey of more than 3,800 people nationwide who gave birth in 2023 and 2024 found those using Medicaid described worse outcomes than those on private insurance, that access to care remains limited for some, and that women often feel...
Telehealth access to abortion pill is lifesaving for domestic violence survivors, some say
Carrie Frail was in the process of leaving an abusive relationship when she discovered she was pregnant. Her partner told her he could hit her in the stomach until she had a miscarriage, and it would save some money. “I...
Rising costs of fuel, other goods squeezes already strained abortion funds
The increasing costs of fuel for cars and airplanes are adding extra strain to abortion funds that help people pay to travel for care in other states, leaders of several funds said this week. Abortion funds can help when someone...
Miscarriage patients have fewer treatment options in states with abortion bans, study shows
Pregnant patients experiencing miscarriage who live in states with abortion bans have fewer options for healthcare management, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study, published May 18, found a shift away...
US Supreme Court rules telehealth abortion can resume while lawsuit continues
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Thursday to preserve telehealth access to the abortion drug mifepristone until after the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on the merits of the high-stakes federal lawsuit Louisiana v. Food and Drug Administration...
Shifting attitudes on menopause drive lawmakers to push for new protections
When Jacqueline Perez started experiencing symptoms of menopause in her early 50s, the brain fog was so severe, she thought she had early-onset dementia. Perez, who founded a website dedicated to normalizing aging for women, said she gained more than...