Our Bodies Our Blog
Occasional posts examining the intersection between health, politics, and reproductive justice.
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Survivors of Forced Sterilization Deserve More Than An Apology
February 2, 2017
It’s past time for California to provide reparations to the approximately 800 survivors of compulsory sterilization who are likely alive today in…
In The News: The “Radically Expanded” Global Gag Rule
January 27, 2017
Only days after millions around the world marched to protect reproductive freedom, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reinstate the…
#WhyIMarch: Dispatches from the Women’s Marches
January 24, 2017
On January 21, 2017, hundreds of thousands of people gathered at the National Mall in Washington D.C. to proclaim that women’s rights…
Millions of Women’s Birth Control Depends Upon the ACA
January 19, 2017
Kylie Sparks is a young actress who suffers from a range of medical issues from fibromyalgia to irregular and painful menstrual cycles…
Join Our Bodies Ourselves at the Women’s March!
January 18, 2017
[click here for a hi-resolution image of the above banner] The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our…
The “Option” of a DIY Abortion
January 12, 2017
When you hear the phrase “self-induced abortion,” it’s hard not to envision the iconic image of a coat-hanger, the tool women were…
“Our Bodies, Ourselves” Featured in New Film
January 10, 2017
Have you heard of the new movie, “20th Century Women”? The film takes place in the late 1970s and follows a single…
Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill On Its Way to the U.S.A.
January 9, 2017
After more than a decade of work, an over-the-counter birth control pill is a major step closer to becoming a reality in…
Sexual Assault: A 21st Century Civil Rights Issue
January 3, 2017
For generations, Our Bodies Ourselves has empowered women to understand and embrace their bodies and the health issues they face. This…
Rewire News: How Pseudoscience “Infiltrated” Public Policy in 2016
December 28, 2016
2016 may come to be known as the year when the importance of facts in United States’ political dialogue died a slow…
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 Launched a New Website! Surrogacy360
December 14, 2016
As the journey to create a family takes more individuals and couples outside their own country in search of less-expensive surrogacy arrangements…
What the Standing Rock Resistance Can Teach Us About Reproductive Justice for Native American Women
December 8, 2016
Last weekend, the Army Corps of Engineers announced they will halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline through Standing Rock Sioux tribal…
5 Things Reproductive Justice Advocates Can (Still) Be Grateful For
November 29, 2016
It’s hard not to give in to the fear of a potential onslaught of restrictions to women’s health care once the Trump…
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…
What Will Reproductive Health Access Look Like Under a New President?
November 14, 2016
The results of last week’s presidential election, along with a continued Republican majority in Congress, not only threaten progress on reproductive rights…
To Have or Have Not: Breast Reconstruction and “Going Flat”
November 3, 2016
In a recent video making the rounds on social media, two women proudly show off their scarred, flat chests. Debbie Bowers and…
Debunking the Mythical “Nine Month Abortion”
October 28, 2016
At the third presidential debate last week, Donald Trump made a dramatic statement about abortion. He claimed that you can “rip the…
5 Reasons To Celebrate Planned Parenthood On Its 100th Birthday
October 20, 2016
One hundred years ago, on October 16, 1916, the first family planning clinic in the United States opened its doors in Brooklyn…
Do Hormonal Methods of Birth Control Raise Depression Risk? That’s Complicated.
October 17, 2016
When the birth control pill debuted more than 50 years ago, women wanted to know: Is it safe? There wasn’t much evidence…
