Our Bodies Our Blog
Occasional posts examining the intersection between health, politics, and reproductive justice.
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Online Health Searches That Lead to Our Bodies Ourselves
December 22, 2016
Each month, nearly half a million people visit OurBodiesOurselves.org to find evidence-based information on abortion, contraception, general reproductive health, sexual pleasure, and…
We Wrote a Chapter and Changed the World!
November 23, 2016
More than 45 years ago, we — the founders of Our Bodies Ourselves — first met to talk about our lives, our…
Will You Join Us to #WriteTheNextChapter on Women’s Health?
November 18, 2016
Like you, we’re just starting to process what the next four years will mean for women’s health and rights. But one thing…
Listen: Our Bodies Ourselves On NPR’s “Here & Now”
June 2, 2016
Did you catch OBOS’s new and former executive directors talking this morning with host Robin Young on NPR/WBUR’s Here and Now? Julie Childers and…
The Push to Reduce Unnecessary C-Sections
May 2, 2016
Special thanks to Rachel Breman, Amy Romano, and Carol Sakala for their work on this post. While cesarean sections are sometimes necessary and…
It was on the bookshelf of every hippie, woman-loving communal house in college
April 19, 2016
When I was ten years old, my childhood best friend read me passages from “Our Bodies, Ourselves” in a bedroom in Park…
First Fundraising Goal Exceeded!
December 10, 2015
We did it!! In just 7 weeks, the #OBOSTaughtMe crowdfunding campaign raised $165,039, far surpassing our initial $100,000 goal! We are thrilled and deeply…
Two Resources for Comparing C-section Rates
December 7, 2015
Today about 1 in 3 women give birth by cesarean section. While some cesareans are necessary and even life-saving, in most situations, spontaneous…
Building a Global Community to Advance Women’s Health and Human Rights
November 30, 2015
I have been with Our Bodies Ourselves since 2006, co-piloting OBOS’s Global Initiative with Sally Whelan, one of the organization’s founders. My…
We Sparked a Women’s Health Movement by Speaking and Listening to the Truth
November 23, 2015
by the Founders of Our Bodies Ourselves Those of us who founded Our Bodies Ourselves (formerly known as the Boston Women’s Health…
Dispatches from Vietnam: Learning From “Our Bodies, Ourselves”
November 17, 2015
In July 2015, the Hanoi-based Institute for Social Development Studies (ISDS) published a three-volume version of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” after two years of…
How OBOS Inspired “Trans Bodies, Trans Selves”
November 10, 2015
by Wendy Sanford, OBOS Founder As one of the people here at OBOS who has long been invested in including the issues…
How One Book Educated Generations About Their Bodies #OBOSTaughtMe
November 6, 2015
OBOS means information to me. Years ago, I remember purchasing the book that finally answered so many questions for me I couldn’t…
A Message from Gloria, Lena & OBOS
October 30, 2015
Over 45 years ago, a group of women met in Boston and forever changed the course of history for women’s health by…
A Note from Gloria Steinem & Lena Dunham
October 28, 2015
Dear Friend, #OBOSTaughtMe everything from menstruation to masturbation. – Lena DunhamThe two of us are from different generations, yet we were both…
Boston Playwright Will Donate Proceeds From “Voices of We” to Local Women’s Organizations
April 14, 2015
“The Voices of We,” a new play by Boston-area stage and screenwriter Robbi D’Allessandro, is making its world premiere April 25 to…
‘She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry’ Celebrates the History of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’
March 6, 2015
“She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” filmmaker Mary Dore and Our Bodies Ourselves founders discussed the critically acclaimed documentary and OBOS’s place in the…
Forum on Cross-Border Surrogacy, Adoption Attracts Scholars, Human Rights Activists and Policymakers
September 18, 2014
Marcy Darnovsky of the Center for Genetics and Society and OBOS’s Sally Whelan recently attended a conference on international adoption and surrogacy…
Bringing Transparency to Cross-Border Surrogacy
August 5, 2014
Following multiple miscarriages, a U.S. couple considers in vitro fertilization (IVF), adoption and surrogacy options. They finally decide to employ a surrogate…
Center for Genetics and Society and Our Bodies Ourselves Receive MacArthur Foundation Award
June 11, 2014
by Judy Norsigian & Marcy Darnovsky We are delighted to announce that the Center for Genetics and Society and Our Bodies Ourselves…
OBOS’s History is the History of the Women’s Liberation Movement
May 11, 2014
At a recent conference at Boston University, OBOS founders Nancy Miriam Hawley, Paula Doress-Worters, Wendy Sanford, and myself wove together our diverse…
