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Read In 2019, Brazilian groups came together to translate and adapt “Our Bodies, Ourselves” into Portuguese, to meet the needs of women in Brazil. July 21, 2020 My Body, My Choice: Aesthetic Flat Closure after Mastectomy Read Women facing mastectomy deserve to know of all their reconstructive options, including aesthetic flat closure, and to have their informed consent respected. Read Women facing mastectomy deserve to know of all their reconstructive options, including aesthetic flat closure, and to have their informed consent respected. July 1, 2020 Women with Breast Implants Should Not Need to Wait for Safety Information They Urgently Need Read Many women with breast implants experience a range of complications, from ruptured implants to chronic illness. Read Many women with breast implants experience a range of complications, from ruptured implants to chronic illness. May 28, 2020 Free the Pill! Read Sixty years ago this month, the U.S. FDA approved the birth control pill for distribution in the United States -- a game changer for women’s lives. Read Sixty years ago this month, the U.S. FDA approved the birth control pill for distribution in the United States -- a game changer for women’s lives. May 1, 2020 Please Support Civil Liberties and Public Policy During the Covid-19 Crisis: An Appeal from Judy Norsigian Read The Covid-19 pandemic is disproportionately harming those who were already facing the greatest barriers to reproductive justice. Read The Covid-19 pandemic is disproportionately harming those who were already facing the greatest barriers to reproductive justice. February 13, 2020 Our Doctors, Ourselves: Barbara Seaman and Popular Health Feminism in the 1970s Read A journalist who became an activist after covering "women's lib," Barbara Seaman played an huge role in the emerging women’s health movement. Read A journalist who became an activist after covering "women's lib," Barbara Seaman played an huge role in the emerging women’s health movement. November 30, 2019 Our Bodies Ourselves Update: November 2019 Read November 25, 2019 The Very Early Perimenopause: What We Can Learn from Dr. Jerilynn Prior’s Research Read Many women in early perimenopause experience changes in flow, fertility, sleep, mood, and night sweats while still menstruating regularly. Many women in early perimenopause experience changes in flow, fertility, sleep, mood, and night sweats while still menstruating regularly. October 25, 2019 Dirty Business: Lack of Menstrual Equity in Colombian Prisons Read No woman - inside or outside prison - should face illness or feel humiliated because she cannot access pads, tampons or menstrual cups. Read No woman - inside or outside prison - should face illness or feel humiliated because she cannot access pads, tampons or menstrual cups. October 25, 2019 Negocio Sucio: Falta de Equidad Menstrual en las Cárceles Colombianas Read Ninguna mujer, ni dentro ni fuera de una cárcel, deberĂa enfrentarse a enfermedades o humillaciones por el hecho de no tener acceso a toallas higiĂ©nicas, tampones o copas menstruales. Read Ninguna mujer, ni dentro ni fuera de una cárcel, deberĂa enfrentarse a enfermedades o humillaciones por el hecho de no tener acceso a toallas higiĂ©nicas, tampones o copas menstruales. August 30, 2019 Statement on Abortion and Reproductive Justice Read Read June 18, 2019 Congress Wants to Give Companies the Right to Own Our Genes Read Patents are supposed to be granted on inventions, not on nature. If someone can patent air, can they charge us each time we breathe? Read Patents are supposed to be granted on inventions, not on nature. If someone can patent air, can they charge us each time we breathe? June 13, 2019 "Simone de Beauvoir alone would never have gotten me from intellect to action" Read June 3, 2019 Our Bodies Ourselves Update: May 2019 Read May 3, 2019 Refusing to Be Silenced: Federal Gag Rule an Active Threat to All Who Care about HIV Read A federal gag rule, written to forbid health care providers from even talking about abortion to patients, threatens HIV prevention, treatment and rights. A federal gag rule, written to forbid health care providers from even talking about abortion to patients, threatens HIV prevention, treatment and rights. March 19, 2019 "A Female Body in this Specific Moment": Our Bodies Ourselves Exhibition Read As the 50th anniversary of the very first edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” approaches, a new exhibit features art inspired and informed by the book. Read As the 50th anniversary of the very first edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” approaches, a new exhibit features art inspired and informed by the book. March 7, 2019 Gender-Inclusive Puberty and Health Education is Life-Affirming for All Read Most puberty education classes avoid addressing gender, leaving many students wondering about their bodies, identities, and health. Read Most puberty education classes avoid addressing gender, leaving many students wondering about their bodies, identities, and health. January 25, 2019 Cervical Cancer Prevention: What You Can Do Read Read October 16, 2018 Breast Reconstruction Options: What's Best for You? Read Read July 19, 2018 The OBOS Founders' Chronicle: 2017 Read Read 1 2 3 4 5 6 7