“Educate Congress” Accomplished: Every Member Now Has a Copy of “Our Bodies, Ourselves”
Every member of Congress has pages of accurate information on women’s health at their fingertips – more than 900 pages to be exact … More
Blog Posts: Judy Norsigian
Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, and You: How to Make the Right Decisions for YOUR Health
Angelina Jolie certainly has good intentions in sharing her experience with breast cancer genetic testing and her decision to have a prophylactic mastectomy, … More
Our Bodies Ourselves Goes to Nepal: Women’s Health Activists Discuss Cross-Border Surrogacy
In early October, I had the honor of co-leading a workshop in Kathmandu on the growing popularity of cross-border surrogacy arrangements with two … More
Do Screening Mammograms Do More Harm Than Good?
A sweeping U.S. study published on Nov. 22, 2012 in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that mammograms have done surprisingly little … More
Now, About Planned Parenthood and the Bishops …
by Ellen Shaffer and Judy Norsigian This week, we all learned a lot about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and Planned Parenthood, … More
Finally, Some Consensus on Home Birth: The Nine Statements of Agreement
At an historic Home Birth Consensus Summit in Virginia last month on "The Future of Home Birth in the United States: Addressing Shared … More
Share Your Story: What Have You Learned About Your Body from a Women’s Health Nurse-Practitioner Or Other OB-GYN Clinician?
Our Bodies Ourselves recently received a wonderful picture of pre-teen girls watching one of their moms get a pelvic exam, complete with mirror … More
Live in Massachusetts? Support Midwives? Call Your Legislator Today
If you're in Massachusetts, please ask your state representative to urge House Speaker Robert DeLeo to bring an important midwifery bill to a … More
Support OBOS: Know an Employer in Massachussetts Interested in Charitable Giving?
As an Our Bodies, Our Blog reader, you know that the specific interests of women and health are intricately connected to broader issues … More
Remembering Senator Kennedy’s Work on Behalf of All
It is with heavy heart that so many of us receive the news of Sen. Ted Kennedy's death. Although I have been anticipating … More