Congress Wants to Give Companies the Right to Own Our Genes
by Lori Andrews Six years ago, on June 13, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court in AMP v. Myriad took a great step forward … More
Blog Posts: Activism & Resources
“Our Bodies, Ourselves” in Luganda: Changing the Course of Ugandan Women’s Health and Rights
I first met Diana Namumbejja Abwoye, now a nurse practitioner student at Boston’s Simmons College, in 2013. With her soft voice and unassuming … More
Different Waves, Same Wavelength: Intergenerational Reflections on Feminism
by Melanie Floyd, OBOS volunteer My friend Norma is 85 years old. I am 23. On the day we first met, while working on the … More
#NoChoice: Stories of Abortion
“I can’t get the blood out of my husband’s blue silk shirt.” That's what Lynne Hanley was told to say when she called … More
Let’s Talk About Sex–And Reproductive Justice
Thanks to the reproductive justice collective SisterSong and the group’s allies and partners, reproductive justice is a phrase and a concept well-known within … More
Self-Care in the Age of Trump Care
A few days after the November election, my head in a universal fog of despair, I packed my doula bag and set out … More
Putting Prevention in the Hands of Women: Combining Contraception with HIV & STI Prevention
by Bethany Young Holt This International Women’s Day, it is clear that the global community needs to act boldly to maintain progress we have … More
What Does A Day Without A Woman Look Like (And Why Is It Needed)?
At the historic women’s marches on January 21, nearly 5 million people around the world came together to protest a new administration intent … More
The DES Archives: Learning from a Public Health Tragedy
By Su Robotti The history of the drug DES and the organization DES Action includes court battles that changed laws, grassroots organizing that … More
#WhyIMarch: Dispatches from the Women’s Marches
On January 21, 2017, hundreds of thousands of people gathered at the National Mall in Washington D.C. to proclaim that women’s rights are … More