Judy Norsigian, Author at Our Bodies Ourselves

Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, and You: How to Make the Right Decisions for YOUR Health

By Judy Norsigian | May 17, 2013

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

By Judy Norsigian | December 13, 2012

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?

By Judy Norsigian | December 12, 2012

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 Judy Norsigian | February 3, 2012

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

By Judy Norsigian | November 3, 2011

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?

By Judy Norsigian | November 5, 2010

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

Blog Posts: Judy Norsigian

Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, and You: How to Make the Right Decisions for YOUR Health

Our Bodies Ourselves Goes to Nepal: Women’s Health Activists Discuss Cross-Border Surrogacy

Do Screening Mammograms Do More Harm Than Good?

Now, About Planned Parenthood and the Bishops …

Finally, Some Consensus on Home Birth: The Nine Statements of Agreement

Share Your Story: What Have You Learned About Your Body from a Women’s Health Nurse-Practitioner Or Other OB-GYN Clinician?

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Support & Honor Women’s Health Care Providers and the George Tiller Memorial Fund