Achieving Global Reproductive Justice: Recommendations from the Frontlines
by Kimberly Whipkey, Center for Health and Gender Equity "At Colectiva Mujer y Salud, we view each woman as a complete person. If … More
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Gail Collins on The Colbert Report
New York Times columnist Gail Collins appeared on The Colbert Report earlier this week to discuss her new book, "When Everything Changed: The … More
Empowered Patients = ePatients
A new, freely available, open-access journal that launched this month reflects a position Our Bodies Ourselves has long held: Healthcare is better, and … More
The Definitive Breakdown of U.S. Health Care Myths and Facts
Those of you who are engaged in conversations with opponents to a public health insurance option might want to try pulling them away … More
Revisiting Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
A commentary in the current issue of the journal JAMA addresses breast and prostate cancer screening and the complexities and limitations of current … More
A “Real” Sex Ed Story: A Teenager Recalls Lessons From “Our Whole Lives”
by Meg Young, Our Bodies Ourselves intern The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SEICUS) would like you to get REAL … More
The Futile Yet Persistent Search to Define and Determine Gender
Under the unfortunate headline, "Which Side Are You On?," the Washington Post has published an interesting article about the struggle to define gender … More
A Doctor’s Disclosure: Crossing a Line to Offer Compassionate Care
The matter of how much personal information to share with patients comes up frequently for practitioners, and there are times when it can … More
Considering the Risks of Egg Donation
Earlier this month, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into a law a bill, AB 1317, which requires advertisements seeking egg donors for fertility … More
A Petition to Honor Pioneering Sex Researcher Virginia Johnson
On the heels of Rachel's post yesterday on the medicalization of sex and sexual healing (vibrator/egg beater? oh my), I wanted to mention … More