The Women’s Health Initiative Studies, Ten Years Later
Although the Women's Health Initiative trials, which studied different aspects of postmenopausal women's health, began in 1991, the real game-changing results from the … More
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Women on Waves Launches Global Directory of Sexual/Reproductive Health Services & Abortion Providers
Women on Waves works to increase access to safe abortions for women in countries with restrictive abortion policies. The organization offers hotlines for information, … More
What’s in the New Health Care Law for Women? Well-Woman Visits That Can Improve Your Health
Countdown to Coverage is a campaign to help women understand the concrete ways that the Affordable Care Act can improve our health. This blog … More
Live in Massachusetts? Take 2 Minutes to Support Bill Regulating Certified Professional Midwives
Our Bodies Ourselves has partnered with The Big Push for Midwives in support of this important legislation. Please take a moment to learn … More
Prosecuting Pregnant Women
This year, you may have seen news on the case of Jennie Linn McCormack, an Idaho woman who was arrested for obtaining RU-486 … More
HIV and Black Women
PBS's FRONTLINE recently aired "ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America," which looks at disproportionate rates of HIV infection among Black Americans and related factors, … More
Editorial on Race and Reproductive Health by Carole Joffe and Willie Parker
An important and nuanced editorial on U.S. reproductive politics takes issue with "the cynical manipulation of racial themes" by activists who distort the history of reproductive … More
Guttmacher Releases New Report on 2012 State Abortion, Family Planning and Sex Ed Legislation
The Guttmacher Institute yesterday released a new report detailing the number of new provisions states have enacted this year related to reproductive health … More
Reactions to the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act Decision
Last Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled to largely uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or health care reform. The Act should … More
How I Talk About Sex With My Kids
By Annie Brewster My 13-year-old daughter is now in the throes of seventh grade Sex-Ed. Yesterday, while lingering at the table after dinner, … More