In The News: The “Radically Expanded” Global Gag Rule
Only days after millions around the world marched to protect reproductive freedom, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reinstate the so-called … More
Blog Posts: Public Policy
Millions of Women’s Birth Control Depends Upon the ACA
Kylie Sparks is a young actress who suffers from a range of medical issues from fibromyalgia to irregular and painful menstrual cycles. Her … More
Rewire News: How Pseudoscience “Infiltrated” Public Policy in 2016
2016 may come to be known as the year when the importance of facts in United States' political dialogue died a slow death. … More
President Obama’s Push to Permanently Protect Planned Parenthood
Earlier this year, Congress was set to vote on a bill to fund anti-Zika efforts. Everyone agreed that the funding was needed. Yet … More
Students Welcomed Back to School with Free Tampons and Pads
When twenty students from Brown University’s Undergraduate Council of Students, including senior and president of the organization Viet Nguyen, returned to campus last … More
When Ideology Trumps Evidence: Abortion Access and Undue Burden
by Emily Maistrellis While state legislators are passing an ever growing number of laws restricting women’s access to abortion, it’s increasingly up to the … More
The Fight to Keep It Safe and Legal: A History of Abortion
Ready for a pop quiz on abortion law? How many abortion restrictions have gone into effect in the United States since Roe v. … More
A Feminist Sociologist’s Thoughts on the Zika Virus
The emergence and spread of the Zika virus is worrisome on many levels: the impact of global warming on the spread of infectious … More
AMA Calls for Ban on Consumer Ads for Prescription Drugs
Earlier this week the American Medical Association (AMA) took a bold step and called for a ban on direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs … More
Dueling Recommendations Over Annual Pelvic Exams Cause Confusion
By Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News It’s the latest battle over screening: Should healthy women skip annual pelvic exams? A controversial recommendation … More