Multidisciplinary Abortion Conference at Princeton This Fall
Princeton University is hosting a conference this fall (October 15 & 16), "Open Hearts, Open Minds and Fair Minded Words," featuring speakers from … More
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Quick Hit: American College of Nurse-Midwives Responds to ACOG’s VBAC Recommendations
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) issued a press release today responding to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' (ACOG) recently revised recommendation … More
Restricting Access, Any Way Possible
Last night, talk show host Rachel Maddow discussed tactics used by anti-choice activities to restrict women's access to abortion. She focused on Virginia … More
Keeping Up With Recalls, the Egg Edition
While it's not strictly women's health, I wanted to pass along these resources on keeping up with food recalls (especially in light of … More
Guttmacher Releases Policy Review Calling for Better Abortion Access for Servicewomen
The summer 2010 Guttmacher Policy Review includes a piece, Off Base: The U.S. Military's Ban on Privately Funded Abortions, which describes current military … More
Committee to Shape Federal Research Agenda on Breast Cancer Genetics, Environmental Factors
Earlier this summer, we wrote about the President’s Cancer Panel report on environmental causes of cancer. Relatedly, the National Institutes of Health announced … More
Quick Hit: FDA Approves 5-Day Emergency Contraception
In June, we wrote about the FDA’s Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs recommendation to approve ulipristal acetate (brand name "ella") for emergency … More
Chemistry for Change: Call on Congress to Support the Endocrine Disruption Prevention Act
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has long studied the various potential health effects of low-level exposure to chemicals called endocrine … More
For the New School Year: Medical and Nursing Students for Choice
As we know, the majority of U.S. counties lack an abortion provider, and ensuring that proper training in the procedure is available to … More
First Annual Latina Week of Action for Reproductive Justice
Via @NLIRH, we learned that the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, California Latinas for Reproductive Justice and the Colorado Organization for Latina … More