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Read Protesters who block access can be ordered to remain 25 feet away under the new law, written in response to the Supreme Court decision on buffer zones. July 24, 2014 Do Healthy Women Need Annual Pelvic Exams? Read More than 60 million pelvic exams are performed each year, but the American College of Physicians suggests that for most healthy women, they're not needed. Read More than 60 million pelvic exams are performed each year, but the American College of Physicians suggests that for most healthy women, they're not needed. July 14, 2014 Want More Quality Reporting on Abortion Rights? Partner With Clinic Stories Read Clinic Stories will cover 12 different clinics or cities, telling the history of the legal abortion through location and the people involved on all sides. Read Clinic Stories will cover 12 different clinics or cities, telling the history of the legal abortion through location and the people involved on all sides. July 11, 2014 Are Breast Implants "Absolutely Safe"? OBOS Keeps Focus on Health Risks Read From tracking health insurance denials of breast implant removals to a film about body image, implants and safety risks, here's what we - and you - can do. From tracking health insurance denials of breast implant removals to a film about body image, implants and safety risks, here's what we - and you - can do. July 2, 2014 Collective Outrage: Commentary on This Week's Supreme Court Decisions Read This week, the Supreme Court issued two extremely disappointing rulings with significant negative implications for women's health and reproductive rights. Read This week, the Supreme Court issued two extremely disappointing rulings with significant negative implications for women's health and reproductive rights. June 30, 2014 Lancet Series Puts Focus on Midwifery Care Read A new Lancet series on midwives focuses on promoting midwifery care in settings with poor health outcomes for women and babies. Read A new Lancet series on midwives focuses on promoting midwifery care in settings with poor health outcomes for women and babies. June 24, 2014 Creating a Space for (Talking About) Breastfeeding in Public Read Breastfeeding makes people uncomfortable, which is exactly why we need to talk about it in public, argues Amanda Barnes Cook. Read Breastfeeding makes people uncomfortable, which is exactly why we need to talk about it in public, argues Amanda Barnes Cook. June 23, 2014 Remembrance of Barbara Seaman Read June 16, 2014 In Memory of Doris Haire Read Doris Haire, founder of the International Childbirth Education Association and advocate for improved maternity practices, has died. Read Doris Haire, founder of the International Childbirth Education Association and advocate for improved maternity practices, has died. June 13, 2014 Reproductive Justice Concerns Surround Long-Acting Contraception Methods Read A commentary in the journal Contraception encourages a reproductive justice approach to promoting long-acting reversible contraception. Read A commentary in the journal Contraception encourages a reproductive justice approach to promoting long-acting reversible contraception. June 11, 2014 Center for Genetics and Society and Our Bodies Ourselves Receive MacArthur Foundation Award Read The MacArthur Foundation has awarded the Center for Genetics and Society and OBOS $200,000 for work on cross-border surrogacy and commercial egg retrieval. Read The MacArthur Foundation has awarded the Center for Genetics and Society and OBOS $200,000 for work on cross-border surrogacy and commercial egg retrieval. June 11, 2014 CDC and Consumer Reports Track Cesarean Birth Rates Read The CDC has released data showing a very, very slight decline in c-section rates; Consumer Reports rates hospitals based on their cesarean rates. Read The CDC has released data showing a very, very slight decline in c-section rates; Consumer Reports rates hospitals based on their cesarean rates. June 6, 2014 Ibis Launches New Site for Teens with Epilepsy Read Read June 4, 2014 Rally Against Sexual Violence in Nepal Draws Thousands Read Read May 29, 2014 When Did Women's Health Become a Divisive Political Issue Instead of a Private Medical One? Read Read May 12, 2014 OBOS’s History is the History of the Women’s Liberation Movement Read Read April 3, 2014 Smoke and Mirrors and Women, Oh My Read Read March 28, 2014 Why Contraception is a Health Issue for Everyone Read Read March 18, 2014 Experts Discuss Women's Health Movement and Healthcare Reform Read Read March 12, 2014 Teen Voices Magazine is Back, Improving the World for Girls Through Media Read Read 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17