Lorena O'Neil
Lorena O'Neil is a reporter and photojournalist based in New Orleans covering reproductive health, gender, culture, and politics. She has written for The Atlantic, Elle, Esquire, Jezebel, and NPR.
Latest articles by Lorena O'Neil
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The Moms on a Mission to Save “Frozen Children”They believe embryos are lives waiting to be rescued. And they’ll do whatever it takes to do just that.
By Lorena O'Neil
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Six Political Races You Should Know AboutFrom reproductive healthcare to climate change, there are critical issues on the ballot all across the country. Here's how you can get involved no matter where you live.
By Lorena O'Neil
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Trump Has Been Getting More Erratic on Abortion—Kamala Harris Finally Called Him OutThe entire energy of Tuesday night's presidential debate shifted when the two candidates had a heated exchange about abortion rights.
By Lorena O'Neil
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Meet the AI WhispererArtificial intelligence has a bias issue, discriminating against women and people of color the most. Data scientist Rumman Chowdhury is on a mission to change that.
By Lorena O'Neil
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The Horror of a Post-Roe World, in Five Women's Own WordsFive women on the challenges they've faced—and where we go from here.
By Lorena O'Neil
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Could EMDR Be the Key to Treating Reproductive Health Trauma?The lesser-known mental health treatment is helping women deal with postpartum depression, anxiety, and other perinatal mood disorders.
By Lorena O'Neil
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Post-Roe, Pregnant Women Become Potential Suspects“We anticipate a very dramatic increase in the rate of criminalization of all pregnancy outcomes.”
By Lorena O'Neil
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What Does President Biden’s New Executive Order Mean?“We feel really strongly, particularly given the tremendous amount of legal chaos that has ensued since this decision, that it’s incumbent on us to be careful.”
By Lorena O'Neil
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They Fled Domestic Violence in a Pandemic. Then Came the Winter Storm.Domestic abuse survivors in Dallas are facing trauma on top of trauma.
By Lorena O'Neil
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First I Had to Survive My Husband Stabbing Me 42 Times. Then I Had to Survive the Louisiana Floods.Deborah Harris was just getting her life back on track when horror struck for a second time in one year.
By Lorena O'Neil

