Our Bodies Our Blog
Occasional posts examining the intersection between health, politics, and reproductive justice.
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States Questioning Abstinence Only Education
October 23, 2006
“Reproductive rights activists say they are seeing new resistance by states to sex education programs that only teach abstinence until marriage, a…
Friday Extra (The Double Dose)
October 20, 2006
When Good Stories Get Bad Play: The New York Times published an academic analysis of the growing popularity of hypersexualized Halloween costumes…
October 20, 2006
East Coast folks, take note: Big Moves is taking back the universe. Check out this fab dance troupe and their fall extravaganza…
Whistleblower Calls Attention to Safety Issue with Silicone Breast Implants Under FDA Review
October 19, 2006
The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen last week called for a criminal investigation into why Mentor Corp. didn’t send all its data…
New Healthcare Poll, Same Healthcare Focus?
October 18, 2006
Don’t you love how health care is always listed as a top priority for voters — yet once the polls close, healthcare…
October 17, 2006
It wouldn’t be accurate to say that Daily News reporter Tracy Connor was undercover — though cotton coverups were involved. Connor and…
Hate Crimes Against Girls: “Why Aren’t We Shocked?”
October 17, 2006
The night of the murder of the Pennsylvania school girls, I turned off the television. I’m generally a huge TV advocate who…
In Spite of Hyde: Event Marks 30th Anniversary of Hyde Amendment
October 16, 2006
Boston-area residents, take note. On Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m., the Center for New Words is presenting “In Spite of Hyde…
October 13, 2006
Is feminism more appealing to the masses when served with apple pie? Check out “Cooking With Feminists,” Stephen Colbert‘s delicious segment with…
Susan B. Anthony Photoshopped for a New Anti-Abortion Agenda
October 13, 2006
As long as anti-abortion advocates work to restrict women’s reproductive rights, the abortion debate will be omnipresent. But two recent arenas for…
October 12, 2006
Every so often a discussion kicks up over whether men can be feminists or if men should call themselves “feminist allies” or…
Study by Former Female Prisoner Highlights Lack of Healthcare in Prison
October 11, 2006
From the LA Times, Maeve Reston writes: Some prisoners held at the California Institution for Women in Corona failed to get basic…
Elderbloggers Shift the Universe
October 10, 2006
A reader recently asked if I knew there was a category of bloggers called “elderbloggers.” I had to confess that while I…
October 9, 2006
Want to help get “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson — and other essential books about girls by authors like Judy Blume and…
All Pink’d Out On Breast Cancer?
October 6, 2006
Five years after Barbara Enrenreich’s masterful critique of ultrafeminine breast cancer commercial culture ran in Harper’s Magazine, it’s the pinkest October ever…
October 6, 2006
Women Face Greatest Threat of Violence at Home, Study Finds: The International Herald Tribune reports on the results of a new study…
October 5, 2006
In some rural parts of China, local custom puts a high premium on marriage — even in death. “To ensure a son’s…
October 4, 2006
Monday’s massacre in Pennsylvania that left five school girls dead at the hand of neighbor whose plan apparently included sexual assault and…
October 3, 2006
It’s here! Our new book, Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause, was officially released today! Here at the Our Bodies Ourselves office, we are…
The Menopause Guide We’ve All Been Waiting For
October 3, 2006
Despite all our medical and cultural advancements, menopause, possibly more than any other women’s health issue, is still surrounded by an aura…
