Reproductive Health - The Persistent

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Reproductive Health

'Just Pills'—How Women Created Their Own Abortion Revolution

A new book reveals how ordinary women—not doctors—first noticed the effects of the medication now sold as so-called ‘abortion pills.’

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Infertility

IVF Makes More Boys. Now We Understand Why

New research suggests the way embryos are scored might be favoring boys.

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Reproductive Health

Expectant Mothers Deserve More Options Than Just ‘Toughing It Out’

The swirl of misinformation around Tylenol and pregnancy points to a bigger problem: An overall reluctance to include pregnant women in medical research.

Reproductive Health

Reactions to the Trump Administration's Claims About Tylenol, Vaccines and Autism

'These things should not be really questioned,' the World Health Organization said. Other agencies and foundations weighed in.

Abortion

Three Years Post Dobbs, Everything Has Changed, and Nothing

Abortion remains a wildly divisive issue in the U.S., with perspectives varying dramatically by state.

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Women You Should Know

‘Let's Be Honest, Moms Are Never In the Photo’

The photographer Nancy Borowick takes on a taboo topic and puts mothers at the center.

Reproductive Rights

Dozens of Organizations Call on Trump to Stop Defunding Planned Parenthood

One in three women have visited a Planned Parenthood. Cutting funding would 'block these patients from getting the care they need.'

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Reproductive Health

Menstrual Blood Is Having a Moment

When it comes to medical diagnoses and health markers, period blood is something of a superpower. We should leverage it.

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Infertility

Everyone Has Their View on Surrogacy. Few Actually Understand It.

When Lily Collins announced her child had been born via surrogate, the judgments and criticisms were swift and brutal. Many were just plain wrong.

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Abortion

The Complicated Legacy of Margaret Sanger

The founder of Planned Parenthood advanced women's rights immeasurably. But many of her views were far from progressive.

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Health

How Did Medical Birth Trauma in the U.K. Become So 'Normal'?

Women share their stories of birth trauma in a new U.K. report. When did shockingly bad maternity care become the norm?

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Persisting Through Politics

School Sex Ed Left Me Feeling Isolated. That’s a Safety Issue.

The sexual disempowerment of disabled women crops up again and again. It starts with non-inclusive sex ed in school.

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Culture

Bluey Has Taken the Easy Way Out On Infertility

Those going through infertility are owed our compassion. Why can’t fiction mirror real life?