Questions Remain about Effects of Stopping Depo-Provera
8.24.16: Check out our latest blog post by Laura Wershler of the Center for Menstrual Cycle Research: I Wouldn’t Recommend It to Anyone: What We Can … More
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Concerns About the FDA’s Review of the Safety of Yasmin and Similar Contraceptives
Last December, a joint meeting of the FDA's Reproductive Health Drugs and Drug Safety and Risk Management advisory committees met to discuss the … More
New Recommendations for Cervical Cancer Screening
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released a new recommendation statement on when and how often women should get cervical cancer screening. … More
Supreme Court Ruling on Family & Medical Leave Act “Appalling and Dangerous,” Says Deborah Ness
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Tuesday that state government workers may not sue their employers for money for violating a part of … More
Environmental Health an Overlooked Part of the Affordable Care Act
Recent coverage of healthcare reform has focused on contraceptive coverage, but another aspect of the Affordable Care Act also deserves our attention as … More
Environmental Action Conference: 25 Years of Finding Solutions, Mobilizing Activists
By Eliza Duggan, OBOS Intern After listening to environmental experts discuss the effects of toxins, it's easy to become wary of eating non-organic … More
Reading Religion and the Body and Private Bodies, Public Texts
It's been too long since I visited The Scholar & Feminist online, a webjournal published by the Barnard Center for Research on Women … More
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Connects Violence Against Women and Health Disparities
If you're online early tomorrow morning (Wednesday, March 14), head over to whitehouse.gov/live at 8:30 a.m. (EST) for a White House event commemorating National … More
Doonesbury Starts Week-Long Abortion Storyline
This week, Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury strip is taking on abortion, Texas-style - the state's forced ultrasound bill has taken effect, to much less … More
International Women’s Day – Stories and Activism
International Women's Day is traditionally marked as a day to celebrate women's accomplishments and advocate for gender quality. The advocate component looms large … More