The Medical (and Political) Problem with 20-Week Abortion Bans
The recent wave of anti-abortion legislation has caused much confusion and concern over what the future of reproductive healthcare might look like in … More
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Egg Donors Create Support Group for Women and Push for More Safety Data
by Raquel Cool co-founder of We Are Egg Donors I recently decided to retire as an egg donor. This choice is clearly right … More
Clear Channel Won’t Run Ads for Women’s Health Clinic, Cites “Decency Standards”
Following a successful campaign urging Facebook to apply its community standards toward pages and groups promoting rape and other violence against women, Women, … More
Single-Size Diaphragm Now on the Market in Europe
Diaphragms are one of the least popular forms of contraception used by women, according to CDC data, but a new type of diaphragm … More
Night Sweats: A Memoir on an Unplanned Pregnancy
Librarian Laura Crossett has just published a memoir of her unplanned pregnancy, "Night Sweats: An Unexpected Pregnancy." I'd recommend it on the merits … More
Women Make Movies: New Releases Include Films on Virginity, Women in Prison and Body Image
Tired of not seeing women's stories, told by women? Women Make Movies, a non-profit founded in 1972 to address the representation of women in … More
State by State: Laws Restricting Abortion and Family Planning as of Mid-2013
If you're having trouble keeping up with the assault on abortion rights across the states, you're not alone. While we've been hearing a … More
CIR Prison Investigation Opens Another Chapter on Sterilization of Women in U.S.
We learned this week of an appalling story involving coerced sterilization of women -- an issue that never seems to disappear completely from view … More
Lessons Learned: Why Midwives Should Matter to Everyone
by Eliza Duggan “Interesting! … What’s that?” This is the typical response I received when I told people, especially my peers, that I was … More
Egg Donation is Made to Look Easy, but Questions and Health Risks Remain
First in a series on egg donors and the egg donation process. by Ryann Summers Recently, a former co-worker and his romantic partner … More