A little girl in the 1970s
Submitted by: Caitlin Mercer I feel lucky that I was a little girl in the 1970s. My mother and her friends had been … More
Monthly Archives: February 2011
More Attention to Potential Risks from Bisphosphonates
We have previously written about the apparently small risk of a rare bone fracture associated with drugs meant to prevent bone fractures in … More
“Walk for Choice” Events Happening This Weekend
Walk for Choice events will be held in cities all across the United States this Saturday to show support for abortion rights in … More
The Daily Show Takes on Republicans Defunding Planned Parenthood
Jon Stewart: The Republicans have come up with a brilliant idea. What if instead of cutting services for "people," they cut services for … More
The State-Level War on Choice: Updates from South Dakota
Attention to recent attacks on reproductive rights primarily has focused on the national level, as Congressional Republicans have pushed bills and amendments to … More
Update on Anti-Choice Legislation
Last week, we wrote about current federal legislative attempts to restrict women's access to abortions. Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce committee voted … More
Quick Hits: News Coverage of Nitrous Oxide for Birth, IRS on Breast Feeding Supplies
The IRS has ruled that breast pumps and supplies that assist in lactation do quality as medical care and are therefore deductible medical … More
A gift from my dad
Submitted by: Anna Hensley I received my first copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves when I was 12. At the time, I was living … More
Hearings Held on Anti-Choice Bills HR3 and HR 358
Yesterday and today House committees are holding hearings on two controversial pieces of proposed legislation, HR3, and HR358, both of which attempt to … More
Raised by OBOS
Submitted by: Kyra Zola Norsigian I had the honor of being raised by OBOS—the women, not the book—though the two are inextricably intertwined. … More