The GOP Health Bill Is an Attack on Our Sexual Rights
This piece is published in collaboration with Echoing Ida, a Forward Together project. When the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the bill to repeal the current health-care law, passed the U. S. House,...
View ArticleVirginia Delegate Bob Marshall Has Spent Decades Promoting Anti-Choice Views
In his bid to keep his seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, Republican Bob Marshall’s record on issues affecting the LGBTQ community have thrust him back into the national spotlight, but his...
View ArticleFor Many, Keeping a Job Means Hiding an Abortion
When labor rights activist Gina needed abortion care, she felt she had to hide it from her employer. Blindsided with an unplanned pregnancy despite having an IUD inserted a few months earlier, Gina...
View ArticleThis Week in Sex: Even Great Sex Will Likely Not Stop Your Heart
This Week in Sex is a summary of news and research related to sexual behavior, sexuality education, contraception, STIs, and more. High-profile men dying while in bed with their mistresses is a common...
View ArticleTeen Pregnancy, Abortion Rates Plummet in Colorado Thanks to Contraception...
Colorado officials last week announced the state’s teen pregnancies have dropped by more than 50 percent over eight years thanks largely to a program that provides no- or low-cost intrauterine devices...
View ArticleCourt of Public Opinion Weighs Trump’s Birth Control Benefit Rollback
Public comments on the Trump administration’s undermining of widely guaranteed access to contraception without a co-pay poured into the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by Tuesday’s...
View ArticleEven in ‘Progressive’ States, Doctors Can Still Shame Women Out of Accessing...
Imagine you are 18 years old, legally an adult, ready to take the steps you need to take care of your health and get on birth control before you have sex with your long-time boyfriend. You remember...
View ArticleImproving Contraceptive Counseling by Listening to Women’s Voices
As obstetricians and gynecologists, we often talk to our patients about the benefits of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants. They are safe and...
View ArticleTrump’s HHS Installs Fake Clinic Leader to Oversee Family Planning Funds
Diane Foley, who ran a Christian organization operating two Colorado anti-choice “crisis pregnancy centers,” or fake clinics, was quietly installed on Tuesday as deputy assistant secretary for...
View ArticleLow-Income Virginians Will Soon Have Access to Long-Lasting Birth Control
Virginia is poised to become the latest state to extend long-lasting birth control to thousands of people with low incomes. Funding for the $6 million, two-year pilot program was included in the state...
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