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Read The Global Gag Rule is a slash-and burn-policy that wreaks havoc with real people’s health and lives. January 24, 2017 #WhyIMarch: Dispatches from the Women's Marches Read Read January 19, 2017 Millions of Women's Birth Control Depends Upon the ACA Read If the contraceptive coverage mandate goes away, we’ll once again put women in the U.S. at risk of not being able to afford necessary health care. Read If the contraceptive coverage mandate goes away, we’ll once again put women in the U.S. at risk of not being able to afford necessary health care. January 19, 2017 Join Our Bodies Ourselves at the Women's March! Read Join Our Bodies Ourselves at the Women's March on Washington! OBOS founders, board, staff, and supporters will be marching in DC, Boston, NYC and Seattle. Read Join Our Bodies Ourselves at the Women's March on Washington! OBOS founders, board, staff, and supporters will be marching in DC, Boston, NYC and Seattle. January 12, 2017 The "Option" of a DIY Abortion Read In 2017, when abortion in the United States is legal but increasingly difficult to access, a growing number of people are attempting a DIY method. Read In 2017, when abortion in the United States is legal but increasingly difficult to access, a growing number of people are attempting a DIY method. January 10, 2017 "Our Bodies, Ourselves" Featured in New Film Read Read January 9, 2017 Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill On Its Way to the U.S.A. Read After more than a decade of work, an over-the-counter birth control pill is a major step closer to becoming a reality in the United States. Read After more than a decade of work, an over-the-counter birth control pill is a major step closer to becoming a reality in the United States. January 4, 2017 Sexual Assault: A 21st Century Civil Rights Issue Read As a teen activist, I’m taking on sexual assault because I believe it’s the most pressing civil rights issue my generation faces. Read As a teen activist, I’m taking on sexual assault because I believe it’s the most pressing civil rights issue my generation faces. December 29, 2016 Rewire News: How Pseudoscience "Infiltrated" Public Policy in 2016 Read In an effort to document the damage caused by misinformation, Rewire has catalogued a list of times when “junk science infiltrated public policy" in 2016. Read In an effort to document the damage caused by misinformation, Rewire has catalogued a list of times when “junk science infiltrated public policy" in 2016. December 22, 2016 Online Health Searches That Lead to Our Bodies Ourselves Read Each month, nearly half a million people visit OBOS to find information on abortion, contraception, general reproductive health, sexual pleasure and more. Read Each month, nearly half a million people visit OBOS to find information on abortion, contraception, general reproductive health, sexual pleasure and more. December 14, 2016 We Launched a New Website! Surrogacy360 Read Our groundbreaking new website, Surrogacy360.org, considers the health, legal, and ethical issues affecting all parties involved in surrogacy arrangements. Read Our groundbreaking new website, Surrogacy360.org, considers the health, legal, and ethical issues affecting all parties involved in surrogacy arrangements. December 8, 2016 What the Standing Rock Resistance Can Teach Us About Reproductive Justice for Native American Women Read For many Native women, protecting the earth and water at Standing Rock is deeply connected to the right to bodily autonomy and reproductive justice. Read For many Native women, protecting the earth and water at Standing Rock is deeply connected to the right to bodily autonomy and reproductive justice. November 29, 2016 5 Things Reproductive Justice Advocates Can (Still) Be Grateful For Read In the current political climate, it's hard not to give in to fear, but we've found 5 women's health and justice bright lights that we are grateful for! Read In the current political climate, it's hard not to give in to fear, but we've found 5 women's health and justice bright lights that we are grateful for! November 23, 2016 We Wrote a Chapter and Changed the World! Read More than 45 years ago, we -- the founders of Our Bodies Ourselves -- first met to talk about our lives, our health and our bodies. Read More than 45 years ago, we -- the founders of Our Bodies Ourselves -- first met to talk about our lives, our health and our bodies. November 18, 2016 Will You Join Us to #WriteTheNextChapter on Women's Health? Read Like you, we’re just starting to process what the next four years will mean for women’s health and rights. Here's how we're moving forward, with your help. Read Like you, we’re just starting to process what the next four years will mean for women’s health and rights. Here's how we're moving forward, with your help. November 14, 2016 What Will Reproductive Health Access Look Like Under a New President? Read The results of the 2016 presidential election, along with a continued Republican majority in Congress, signal potential devastating rollbacks. Read The results of the 2016 presidential election, along with a continued Republican majority in Congress, signal potential devastating rollbacks. November 3, 2016 To Have or Have Not: Breast Reconstruction and "Going Flat" Read Women who decide to “go flat” aren't inherently anti-reconstruction. They're challenging the idea that having breasts is a requirement, rather than a choice. Read Women who decide to “go flat” aren't inherently anti-reconstruction. They're challenging the idea that having breasts is a requirement, rather than a choice. October 28, 2016 Debunking the Mythical "Nine Month Abortion" Read Fact-checking Donald Trump's claim that it's legal to “rip the baby out of the womb” in the ninth month of pregnancy. It's false. Read Fact-checking Donald Trump's claim that it's legal to “rip the baby out of the womb” in the ninth month of pregnancy. It's false. October 20, 2016 5 Reasons To Celebrate Planned Parenthood On Its 100th Birthday Read One hundred years ago, the first family planning clinic opened its doors in the US. Today, Planned Parenthood is in all 50 states. Read One hundred years ago, the first family planning clinic opened its doors in the US. Today, Planned Parenthood is in all 50 states. October 17, 2016 Do Hormonal Methods of Birth Control Raise Depression Risk? That's Complicated. Read A new study shows an association between hormonal birth control methods and depression. What does this mean for an individual woman? 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