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Read A new study finds an upside to morning sickness: a lower risk of miscarriage and stillbirth. September 29, 2016 Vagina Dispatches: What Don't You Know About Your Vulva? Read If you’re not sure what’s between your womb and the world or confuse your vulva with your vagina, Vagina Dispatches will show you the way. If you’re not sure what’s between your womb and the world or confuse your vulva with your vagina, Vagina Dispatches will show you the way. September 26, 2016 New Study Says Maternal Health Needs a "Radical Reappraisal" Read The Lancet Series has a message: all women and newborns have a right to good quality care. But there's not a one-size-fits-all solution to saving lives. Read The Lancet Series has a message: all women and newborns have a right to good quality care. But there's not a one-size-fits-all solution to saving lives. September 19, 2016 Guidance for Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Read Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome is a poorly understood chronic pain condition that affects the lives of millions of women. Find out more! Read Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome is a poorly understood chronic pain condition that affects the lives of millions of women. Find out more! September 15, 2016 President Obama's Push to Permanently Protect Planned Parenthood Read Last week, President Obama proposed a new rule that would effectively bar states from defunding Planned Parenthood for purely political reasons. Read Last week, President Obama proposed a new rule that would effectively bar states from defunding Planned Parenthood for purely political reasons. September 12, 2016 A Farewell to Abstinence and Fidelity: Comments on the 2016 Political Declaration on Ending AIDS Read After many negotiations, the United Nations' Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS embraces comprehensive sexuality education as the means to prevent HIV. Read After many negotiations, the United Nations' Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS embraces comprehensive sexuality education as the means to prevent HIV. September 8, 2016 Students Welcomed Back to School with Free Tampons and Pads Read Twenty students from Brown University’s Undergraduate Council of Students delivered free tampons and pads to bathrooms across campus last week. Read Twenty students from Brown University’s Undergraduate Council of Students delivered free tampons and pads to bathrooms across campus last week. September 6, 2016 Teen Pregnancy Rates Decrease Because of More Contraception (Not Less Sex) Read News flash: Contraception works. The teen pregnancy rate in the U.S. declined 25 percent from 2007 to 2011 even as teen sexual activity stayed steady. Read News flash: Contraception works. The teen pregnancy rate in the U.S. declined 25 percent from 2007 to 2011 even as teen sexual activity stayed steady. August 24, 2016 "I Wouldn’t Recommend It to Anyone": What We Can Learn from Women who have had Bad Experiences with Depo-Provera Read The contraceptive injection Depo-Provera is causing baffling, quality-of-life threatening adverse effects for many women. Read The contraceptive injection Depo-Provera is causing baffling, quality-of-life threatening adverse effects for many women. August 9, 2016 Bringing Pelvic Organ Prolapse Out of the Shadows Read Pelvic organ prolapse -- sometimes called genital prolapse -- is rarely discussed, yet millions of women in the United States suffer from this condition. Read Pelvic organ prolapse -- sometimes called genital prolapse -- is rarely discussed, yet millions of women in the United States suffer from this condition. August 4, 2016 World Breastfeeding Week: Are We Doing All We Can to Support Mothers? Read World Breastfeeding Week offers a perfect pause to reflect on how we can best support mothers and babies. Read World Breastfeeding Week offers a perfect pause to reflect on how we can best support mothers and babies. July 26, 2016 Fat-Talk Nation: Why Fat Is Still A Feminist Issue Read The "war on obesity" focuses far too little attention to the harms inflicted on individuals in the name of fighting fat. Read The "war on obesity" focuses far too little attention to the harms inflicted on individuals in the name of fighting fat. July 22, 2016 #AIDS2016 Reveals A New Way for Women to Protect Themselves Against HIV Read A newly developed vaginal ring that releases a continuous flow of an anti-HIV drug significantly reduces a woman’s risk of contracting HIV. Read A newly developed vaginal ring that releases a continuous flow of an anti-HIV drug significantly reduces a woman’s risk of contracting HIV. July 18, 2016 No Additional Zika Funding Puts Women's Health At Risk Read Republicans have hamstrung efforts by Democrats to fund anti-Zika efforts by barring Planned Parenthood from receiving funds. Read Republicans have hamstrung efforts by Democrats to fund anti-Zika efforts by barring Planned Parenthood from receiving funds. July 13, 2016 ACA Healthcare Coverage Gains Chip Away at Racial and Ethnic Disparities Read Racial and ethnic disparities in health coverage and access to health care are shrinking as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Read Racial and ethnic disparities in health coverage and access to health care are shrinking as a result of the Affordable Care Act. July 8, 2016 If Pelvic Exams For Healthy Women Aren't Helpful, Why Do We Still Do Them? Read In late June, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded that pelvic exams have no proven benefits for healthy women. Read In late June, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded that pelvic exams have no proven benefits for healthy women. June 29, 2016 In Rejecting Abortion Restrictions, Supreme Court Shuts Down Dubious Claims of “Protecting Women’s Health” Read This week the Supreme Court ruled firmly in favor of protecting women’s access to safe, legal abortion care. It was a decision to behold. Read This week the Supreme Court ruled firmly in favor of protecting women’s access to safe, legal abortion care. It was a decision to behold. June 24, 2016 When Ideology Trumps Evidence: Abortion Access and Undue Burden Read Far too often, courts disregard scientific evidence when determining whether laws restricting abortion place an “undue burden” on women. Read Far too often, courts disregard scientific evidence when determining whether laws restricting abortion place an “undue burden” on women. June 22, 2016 In June, Dig Deeper Into Abortion Access for Low-Income Women Read Why we need to talk about how anti-choice TRAP laws specifically harm low-income women. Read Why we need to talk about how anti-choice TRAP laws specifically harm low-income women. June 17, 2016 We Need to Talk About the Role of Domestic Violence in Mass Shootings Read Violence perpetrated by a man against a current or former partner is the too-often ignored alarm bell that alerts us to future violence. Read Violence perpetrated by a man against a current or former partner is the too-often ignored alarm bell that alerts us to future violence. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12