Black women in the U.S., regardless of income level or education level, are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than white women. More
Our Bodies, Our Blog
Putting Health First: The Global Business of International Commercial Surrogacy
OBOS has long been known for calling attention to women’s health concerns that are overlooked due to financial profit, insensitivity or simple ignorance. One recent example is international commercial surrogacy, which has grown into a global business. More
Art Not Just For Art’s Sake
There are many extraordinary people among us. In October, the Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum celebrated some of them, at its first-ever Brooklyn Conference, “Art Inspiring Social Change.” OBOS’s founders were among those honored at the YES! gala preceding the conference, for their game-changing contribution to women’s health action: “Our Bodies, Ourselves.”
As the founders took the stage, someone in the audience whooped, “You taught me how to masturbate!” The love in the room was real.
The two-day conference that followed was … More
“Our Bodies, Ourselves” in Luganda: Changing the Course of Ugandan Women’s Health and Rights
OBOS global partner Diana Namumbejja Abwoye has just published a print booklet based on “Our Bodies, Ourselves” for women and girls in Uganda. More
Different Waves, Same Wavelength: Intergenerational Reflections on Feminism
My friend Norma is 85 years old. I am 23. On the day we first met, while working on the same OBOS committee, we sipped lemonade in the hot sunshine, and an hour-long meeting turned into three. It’s like that every time we’re together. More
#NoChoice: Stories of Abortion
#NoChoice encourages us to “think about what America would be like for men and women if Roe v. Wade were no longer the law of the land: if there were NO CHOICE.” More
“Uber of Birth Control” in the Crosshairs of Anti-Abortion Activists
Nurx, a telemedicine app that delivers contraceptives to people via the mail, is encountering resistant from anti-abortion activists. More
The Trump Administration’s Latest Plan To Dismantle Reproductive Rights
The proposed plan highlights the Trump administration’s priorities by inserting language lifted straight from anti-abortion and anti-birth control advocates. More
Bollywood Birds and Bees
There are few things South Asians love more than movies. While we are prone to agitate in most situations, I am often surprised at our willingness to tolerate long queues for the latest blockbuster or race to the closest store to buy products that actors know we want. 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 today within the reproductive health and rights movement. More