Our Bodies Our Blog
Occasional posts examining the intersection between health, politics, and reproductive justice.
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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…
#MillionsMissing Protest: Highlighting an Illness Whose Toll is Unseen
May 25, 2016
Between 836,000 and 2.5 million people in the U.S. — and millions more around the world — suffer from a disease with…
The Fight to Keep It Safe and Legal: A History of Abortion
May 20, 2016
Ready for a pop quiz on abortion law? How many abortion restrictions have gone into effect in the United States since Roe…
“The Biggest Loser” Study and the Failure of Dieting
May 17, 2016
I admit it. I’ve watched “The Biggest Loser” on TV. I’ve felt particularly drawn to the women on the show. Women whose…
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…
3 Reasons Why You Should Care About Ditching the “Tampon Tax”
April 22, 2016
It had all the makings of a viral controversy: a male legislator in Michigan discussing menstruation, tampons, and his girlfriend — on…
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…
New York’s Paid Family Leave Law Protects Women’s Health
April 14, 2016
New York just passed the most extensive family leave legislation in the country. When implemented, starting in 2018, millions of new parents…
Legally Mandated Abortion Info is Often Inaccurate
April 11, 2016
This blog was originally posted in the Women’s Health Policy Report, published by the National Partnership for Women & Families, www.nationalpartnership.org/report. Summary of…
The Road to Prison is Paved with Trauma for Women and Girls
April 7, 2016
The United States has the highest rate of incarcerated people in the world, according to Amnesty International. With less than 5 percent of…
Maternal Health and Rights Deserve Their Own Day
April 5, 2016
This post is part of a blog carnival. Mothers, activists, healthcare professionals, and researchers around the world have come together to ask…
Round-Up: Updated Guidelines Give Women Greater Access to Medication Abortion
March 31, 2016
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced good news yesterday when they changed the guidelines for taking Mifeprex, the brand name for…
A Call for Protecting the Health of Women Who Donate Their Eggs
March 29, 2016
By Judy Norsigian and Dr. Timothy R.B. Johnson The egg market is growing. As couples and individuals continue to rely on assisted…
Teaching Young Women to Say Yes to Sexual Pleasure
March 25, 2016
by Amie Newman In February, President Obama proposed a 2017 federal budget that strips all federal funding for disastrous abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education…
Women’s Contraceptive Coverage Under Attack Again
March 21, 2016
On March 23, the now eight-member Supreme Court will meet to debate and discuss a critical women’s reproductive and sexual health care…
March 16, 2016
Editor’s note: OBOS is delighted to introduce new blogger Amie Newman. Rising maternal mortality rates in the United States are a domestic…
Obama’s New Budget Cuts Funding for Abstinence-Only Sex Ed
March 14, 2016
Over the past 25 years, the federal government has spent nearly $2 million on ineffective sex education programs that promote abstinence as…
Women in India Get a New Birth Control Option
March 8, 2016
On February 20 The New York Times reported that government facilities in India, which has long relied on female sterilization as its…
Abortion Clinics vs. Cosmetic Surgery Centers: Which are Safer for Women?
March 4, 2016
The Supreme Court is trying to decide if regulating most abortion clinics out of existence places an undue burden on women’s access…
Fetal Tissue Research Threatened in Battle Over Abortion
March 2, 2016
Fetal tissue research, which has led to the near elimination of diseases like polio and measles, is increasingly threatened by political fighting…
Will Zika be a Game Changer in the Abortion Wars?
February 23, 2016
The Zika virus crisis, which is believed to have already caused the birth of thousands of newborns with microcephaly (which causes unusually small…
