Rewire News: How Pseudoscience “Infiltrated” Public Policy in 2016
2016 may come to be known as the year when the importance of facts in United States' political dialogue died a slow death. … More
Yearly Archives: 2016
Online Health Searches That Lead to Our Bodies Ourselves
Each month, nearly half a million people visit OurBodiesOurselves.org to find evidence-based information on abortion, contraception, general reproductive health, sexual pleasure, and more. … More
We Launched a New Website! Surrogacy360
As the journey to create a family takes more individuals and couples outside their own country in search of less-expensive surrogacy arrangements, it’s … More
What the Standing Rock Resistance Can Teach Us About Reproductive Justice for Native American Women
Last weekend, the Army Corps of Engineers announced they will halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline through Standing Rock Sioux tribal land … More
5 Things Reproductive Justice Advocates Can (Still) Be Grateful For
It’s hard not to give in to the fear of a potential onslaught of restrictions to women’s health care once the Trump administration … More
We Wrote a Chapter and Changed the World!
More than 45 years ago, we -- the founders of Our Bodies Ourselves -- first met to talk about our lives, our health, … More
Will You Join Us to #WriteTheNextChapter on Women’s Health?
Like you, we’re just starting to process what the next four years will mean for women’s health and rights. But one thing is … More
What Will Reproductive Health Access Look Like Under a New President?
The results of last week’s presidential election, along with a continued Republican majority in Congress, not only threaten progress on reproductive rights and … More
To Have or Have Not: Breast Reconstruction and “Going Flat”
In a recent video making the rounds on social media, two women proudly show off their scarred, flat chests. Debbie Bowers and Marianne … More
Debunking the Mythical “Nine Month Abortion”
At the third presidential debate last week, Donald Trump made a dramatic statement about abortion. He claimed that you can “rip the baby … More