Report Now Available from UNFPA Strengthening Midwifery Symposium
Last June, prior to the Women Delivery conference in Washington, D.C., UNFPA (the United Nations Population Fund) held a symposium on Strengthening Midwifery. … More
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Update on Availability of Compounded Progesterone for Preterm Birth
We wrote earlier this week about growing objections to the new, drastically increased price for a drug to prevent preterm birth, now branded … More
Objections Build to Price Hike for Makena, Drug to Prevent Preterm Birth
Earlier this year, the FDA approved Makena (a progesterone injection from KV Pharmaceuticals, generically known as 17-Hydroxyprogesterone or 17OHP) for use to reduce … More
Upcoming Panel on Race and Reproductive Justice
On April 7, Northeastern Law School in Boston, MA will host what promises to be a great panel discussion on race and reproductive … More
Medical Journal Editorial on U.S. Maternal Mortality as a Human Rights Failure
The March editorial for the journal Contraception frames rates of maternal mortality in the United States "not just a matter of public health, … More
States Continue Attempts to Restrict Abortion
Yesterday, NPR's Morning Edition ran a story, States' Abortion Legislation Questioned By Critics. It reviews some of the anti-choice proposals in states like … More
2007 Abortion Surveillance Data Published – Surprise! It’s Pretty Much What Everybody Expected!
The CDC has released abortion surveillance data for 2007, and it should come as no real surprise that the overall rate (16.0 abortions … More
Our Bodies Ourselves Kicks Off 40th Anniversary Celebration
In 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves will release the ninth edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves”. This important milestone will be accompanied by another. In … More
Odds and Ends
Call for Interviewees: Reporter Molly M. McGinty is interviewing patients who were denied reproductive care at Catholic hospitals for a piece for Ms. … More
Justice Department Forms Task Force on Violence Against American Indian Women
Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the formation of the Violence Against Women Federal and Tribal Prosecution Task Force to address … More