--- title: Public Policy date: 2023-07-24T16:30:00-04:00 canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/public-policy" section: Blog Categories --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Public Policy [## Women with Breast Implants Should Not Need to Wait for Safety Information They Urgently Need](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/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. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/women-with-breast-implants-should-not-need-to-wait-for-safety-information-they-urgently-need) [![Deflatedimplant](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/women-with-breast-implants-should-not-need-to-wait-for-safety-information-they-urgently-need) [Many women with breast implants experience a range of complications, from ruptured implants to chronic illness. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/women-with-breast-implants-should-not-need-to-wait-for-safety-information-they-urgently-need) [## Our Doctors, Ourselves: Barbara Seaman and Popular Health Feminism in the 1970s](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/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. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-doctors-ourselves-barbara-seaman-and-popular-health-feminism-in-the-1970s) [![Barbara Seaman 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[A journalist who became an activist after covering "women's lib," Barbara Seaman played an huge role in the emerging women’s health movement. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-doctors-ourselves-barbara-seaman-and-popular-health-feminism-in-the-1970s) [## Gender-Inclusive Puberty and Health Education is Life-Affirming for All](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/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. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/gender-inclusive-puberty-and-health-education-is-life-affirming-for-all) [![Threegirls 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[Most puberty education classes avoid addressing gender, leaving many students wondering about their bodies, identities, and health. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/gender-inclusive-puberty-and-health-education-is-life-affirming-for-all) [## Religion-Restricted Healthcare and its Effects on Reproductive Health Needs](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/religion-restricted-healthcare-and-its-effects-on-reproductive-health-needs)Read [In my last year of medical school, I began looking into residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology. My first interview of the season was at a Catholic-affiliated hospital. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/religion-restricted-healthcare-and-its-effects-on-reproductive-health-needs) [![Cathhosp beds ACLU 2016](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAIAAAD8GO2jAAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAEUUlEQVRIiW2WUZLrOg5DD0A5Pftf3FTNAmYTt03ifUhOul9dl8pW4oQgQRKU/v/f//FcOSvPXgDad+tcti3bVS7b1iqXXVZZZVuUJcn7b/kYJvvxE3F/CQnJ75f5/eqs8NgJwILosbRvz8e9yXkidkDzdgdEhAQilj4wECIEiww/bDwOf2AAcmhCg5xESZJgUZCo1ESRgoJMzBDlAGxv3qbZvufZ5/nJ9taKrDJTmUksJoxUodD+W2QDS+k3358Igg5ECMqPjCBJ2GmnrKmkkqVMiAgqCFSIpKVptK0nPLZ2sh4qHlrzSZMsO+WsYlamkwUT1rYOEY60yP2m4onjbS6ZUZIJM0ySKIer2JTTi16ZFS6YKJxMVIispdz86/r4O8yko2l6MsOEySkgi6qspetKrjBidp4PDJXok4OP9X0/Xjc96aZbd2eGns0l9gZIX+S1w0TE75KO7L8ChAkJ08zQN3fnvrlv3Z1u7SAkqriuzEt0SByVUpKFTyn+G0AnvcMMGfo+6/7O9zf3rfs+QchU0a+kQ2RSSlnllLCQpCwxf4mAQJMmzdz0N/2H+0++v/n+pptJJGoxt+goWdIqutJLXVQzilhWeDftrtMEBkLmbxh/6JsZELWg42iZ75XrSl/qO7M0nVij9YjApxXIaUXYSAOdB0b9J/c3M0KkMZTpi7mZm9kOTRJNUJb89MCRtcjKJGKeYoDoB5JyMw2SwpTSTDNNhswjpYfqtRXjSa9O6wKJrdE7XTrF56Cn4xX90Ppnz1bofS1VfSLYyPO0gss106bs8lRRVlWmoUBUqSxLtj5+HG8kQMu13rJ83Ncc1dxxVE8163J3uk981URU6bp0XVqLWqrCJRudJWlpXUf6Pz08zJxJmZA5k2R2+SPvIJAX66XXl14vXZfWpbVUpSrZkrGX1nWq6BE4vAEM3kPLb+YkubJuzQC4tC5eX3p9+fW1MaglF7WokmtpvX6p0AyJpiOP/HAlsOVUZX2rOzOAXKxL10uv/+j1petL69K6WJeq5MK1dL1+ZHiLRDIttdRgMDI2Lmpp3ZnW9sbWtnB96fV1uDpELdXaFL2eFn5G9gxT0cj3x7RLtXJfmVsnGUJWPUFcL72+9oa6VItaegNsivY0P0l200a7MCpV6Wbdmj5+SBtbax1arpfWS9f1AFi7DPg5xWbwMwnUuLf71KJb02S23rLPVuXj7Ga/3iW7sNFTRYRzGPEwkQYZ1QNTTFNHDLQ1UWcyU3Uwft5tVEhLdW16RDJRgiYexkyrjZxYU7+kRpwIbLl2RVJrpwoXuw+kRS2I8laiQdZsaVM0GjPGv62DtkxtAJ+iPJ3sQmdyLqn2CUsnyTp6vVVlOpKkZPTWSO1zhTgRnEqTdr0ZSggMLPA5g+5T3wgPwCDv9hCSsofpOUQeiuxdS9ou21Kd1nkG/3q0emdtIo57Uh4/s0f4EefH+u7uXaw723rbfbQS/gFFWGaxFqE9AgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/religion-restricted-healthcare-and-its-effects-on-reproductive-health-needs) [In my last year of medical school, I began looking into residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology. My first interview of the season was at a Catholic-affiliated hospital. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/religion-restricted-healthcare-and-its-effects-on-reproductive-health-needs) [## Safe and Supported: Inside the DIY Abortion Movement](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/safe-and-supported-inside-the-diy-abortion-movement)Read [As abortion becomes harder to access, more and more women are taking matters into their own hands with self-managed abortion—buying abortion pills on the internet and using them without medical supervision. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/safe-and-supported-inside-the-diy-abortion-movement) [![Abortion pills 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[As abortion becomes harder to access, more and more women are taking matters into their own hands with self-managed abortion—buying abortion pills on the internet and using them without medical supervision. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/safe-and-supported-inside-the-diy-abortion-movement) [## Why One Montana County Wants A "Crackdown" On Pregnant Women](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-one-montana-county-wants-a-crackdown-on-pregnant-women)Read [The Big Horn County Attorney General's office is calling on pregnant women to “self-report” themselves to the sheriff’s office if they use alcohol or non-prescribed drugs. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-one-montana-county-wants-a-crackdown-on-pregnant-women) [![Pregnant nature mom 1](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-one-montana-county-wants-a-crackdown-on-pregnant-women) [The Big Horn County Attorney General's office is calling on pregnant women to “self-report” themselves to the sheriff’s office if they use alcohol or non-prescribed drugs. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-one-montana-county-wants-a-crackdown-on-pregnant-women) [## The Trump Administration's Latest Plan To Dismantle Reproductive Rights](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/trump-administration-latest-plan-to-dismantle-reproductive-rights)Read [A proposed draft of a new HSS strategic plan says life begins at conception and pits the rights of women against the rights of the "unborn." ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/trump-administration-latest-plan-to-dismantle-reproductive-rights) [![32326767261 791e457fa2 z 1](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/trump-administration-latest-plan-to-dismantle-reproductive-rights) [A proposed draft of a new HSS strategic plan says life begins at conception and pits the rights of women against the rights of the "unborn." ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/trump-administration-latest-plan-to-dismantle-reproductive-rights) [## Ongoing Zika Crisis in Brazil: Lessons for the U.S.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/ongoing-zika-crisis-in-brazil-lessons-for-the-u-s)Read [While the Brazilian government has declared that Zika is no longer a national public health emergency, the crisis persists. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/ongoing-zika-crisis-in-brazil-lessons-for-the-u-s) [![Zika baby](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAIAAAD8GO2jAAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAE+UlEQVRIiX2W6Y4dNw6FD6vK7kkGAfL+bxfEGcdJx919lyqJyznzQ6rrdmYQgRDqLsWPpLjIvn59htmyLMu6Luu6btu6bQsWAwQIKCAqe/fWjn3fb7fb7Xq9XN6GXC9vt/tl32/dW1YIXNZlWZd129Z1XZZlwf8u/f2ThHP7P3//+9vS+RogbLB/QujxkgRJ0HweRAnQ/NP8OC16rA0YCE1tkiQzATaNECVCEgVOEsRpgPCOMR0QJaPMCGyndpuxGL/DToBEThkkEiIoiCZ9Ew7naDICBiPMhOmBTUPmAnkSKZZIVqlqPA8YKFCQQNmwjJxhxPxlWbSZBLOhfe6kAJgEDNWsFEtVnIwCpysmmjRhNeIIk7RoobQs2zwfgw3VZuL8ShApZrKKmaxUjb1UhRNjlJFWRBGkIJnZQi2L2bJBmg5AJ0OQCSaJJCuZUZnMZKayBkBVQ+M3KapKoszMDLaY2WaPHACn7XaesFRVVVkRzKgMZrKCmaqcThRRNc3PQpZESTSDmZlteCS12bAdNrSDYlVVZmVUBGPuzNBgZKJOxtAeKRYljeQ320QaAINO1Y9aIU9ARIVXeKVXBvPBKFWictiOSEQqUxRH6gPbzJlZb3ZmK0iSrMrKLI8Mz/ByL/fhBDOUoUwMiUQkPBCpKg0bYZtY33UIYVTiaX5lRvpUXe41McEIRihCkYpUBDzQHR5IghwlsanqoXpAKUqqGZ6siPRI76d4xsQMBsMVDne4ozncEWXJ0Vc2Zr7rmmOxSBazMjMzIt2z9+g9vWfv2Xt6L/fyTne6y13uaB2tWfPFg0EUjZgAnW2Oksga8anMiIhI96F9Mrxln3v1xt7Zm1pTO+w4bO/WYm2pIBIbM4VHGx7RL5KVI/6R4dE9ep/SWrQerWXr2Vv2Vu3gcejYsd9xuy+3wy4NPYACtFX4KLUJGMnDGuEZJxzu0Vu0Fq2dD0e0I489j72OO4+b9ituF3t7sa/+LSuBLT3wnQes4cDUH+E+ghO9eW/emrfD2+HH7vse+y3vl7q+8u0ZX692gQEGLA9AeT/H0XBAZ37WOIDwGR9vPVrzY6r2/eb3a1xf4/JXvfyq3wHHgu/EgC27n9k/039UQGZGZoaPE46pvflx9GPv+63frn598bfP+ecX/Qc4NS7ABqwnY8veH2OXc3zxUWEZHu7hIz7d29GPo9/v/XZtlxd/+RSfn+vPqX0AVmB7xxiAMcZFQWRp9P9xBp59ZJF7a/1o/dj7/d6ub+3lN//1OV6g0+rx8ABsJ6CdDVtjrBZZZGbWtyqbUfLW+r6326W9/tE+/dFfMPrM0IXTgxX4AGwb1p+wZevn9WT0CVFjONb0wMc5u/fux9Hv93Z5Pb78cvyFDhAYV7T1BCyn+R9+xvrj8GA20bNLDyeKlVk+nIj0iN69Nb/f++uX9gk70AGd5vMdYAW2H7D9iPVfZxad7cgEUKoxy7LGqKnI9Mge0Xq/39rn5wMTAOAjsAGcl58JWP+N7QnrE7byEzAGGYxCiUVW1inzMKK1uF36Kx6AUU1P5x3QznRan7B+xPoRG8NniMYoNhsXOJLMGjIxkdk9ri8ONGAH2nmk9X2IFmD5gGXDus1uOubnIpsAzRvLXONMKqsi8u0SgGM68QF4Gl3tBMxWsU7ZVJzxMU3G7BzjxvgoP2n49IYCHgy90/5YBtgCW2CG/wI7u1cw/BZo4AAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/ongoing-zika-crisis-in-brazil-lessons-for-the-u-s) [While the Brazilian government has declared that Zika is no longer a national public health emergency, the crisis persists. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/ongoing-zika-crisis-in-brazil-lessons-for-the-u-s) [## Why Are So Many American Women Having Mastectomies?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-are-so-many-american-women-having-mastectomies)Read [An increasing number of U.S. women with early-stage breast cancer are choosing to undergo double mastectomy, despite evidence that lumpectomy is safer. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-are-so-many-american-women-having-mastectomies) [![Woman mastectomy](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-are-so-many-american-women-having-mastectomies) [An increasing number of U.S. women with early-stage breast cancer are choosing to undergo double mastectomy, despite evidence that lumpectomy is safer. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-are-so-many-american-women-having-mastectomies) [## Trump Administration Set to Make Denying Birth Control Coverage Even Easier](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/trump-administration-makes-denying-birth-control-coverage-even-easier)Read [The Trump Administration may remove birth control from the list of covered preventive health care services without a copay. And that's not all. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/trump-administration-makes-denying-birth-control-coverage-even-easier) [The Trump Administration may remove birth control from the list of covered preventive health care services without a copay. And that's not all. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/trump-administration-makes-denying-birth-control-coverage-even-easier) [## The Ongoing Search for Long-Acting, Reversible Male Contraceptives](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-ongoing-search-for-long-acting-reversible-male-contraceptives)Read [There's a big need for long-acting, reversible birth control that can be used by men. Vasalgel, a method currently in testing, may just fit the bill. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-ongoing-search-for-long-acting-reversible-male-contraceptives) [![Vasalgel](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-ongoing-search-for-long-acting-reversible-male-contraceptives) [There's a big need for long-acting, reversible birth control that can be used by men. Vasalgel, a method currently in testing, may just fit the bill. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-ongoing-search-for-long-acting-reversible-male-contraceptives) [## Questions about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Erased on National Surveys](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/questions-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-erased-national-surveys)Read [HHS, under the direction of vehemently anti-LGBT chair Tom Price, recently decided that it will stop collecting data on LGBT older adults. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/questions-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-erased-national-surveys) [![Shutterstock 198775886](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/questions-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-erased-national-surveys) [HHS, under the direction of vehemently anti-LGBT chair Tom Price, recently decided that it will stop collecting data on LGBT older adults. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/questions-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-erased-national-surveys) [## Right to Try? Or Right to be Exploited Before You Die?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/right-to-try-or-right-to-be-exploited-before-you-die)Read [U.S. patients already have the right to try experimental drugs that have at least some evidence of safety & effectiveness. So why lower the standards? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/right-to-try-or-right-to-be-exploited-before-you-die) [![Mother and son holding hands](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/right-to-try-or-right-to-be-exploited-before-you-die) [U.S. patients already have the right to try experimental drugs that have at least some evidence of safety & effectiveness. So why lower the standards? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/right-to-try-or-right-to-be-exploited-before-you-die) [## Is Surrogacy Always a “Win-Win” situation?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/is-surrogacy-always-a-win-win-situation)Read [International commercial surrogacy is a complex arrangement that can pose benefits and harms to intended parents, gestational mothers, and the children. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/is-surrogacy-always-a-win-win-situation) [![Kathmandu web](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/is-surrogacy-always-a-win-win-situation) [International commercial surrogacy is a complex arrangement that can pose benefits and harms to intended parents, gestational mothers, and the children. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/is-surrogacy-always-a-win-win-situation) [## Depo-Provera Linked to HIV Risk? Women Need to Know](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/depo-provera-linked-to-hiv-risk)Read [Does using Depo-Provera increase a woman’s risk of acquiring HIV or not? WHO says probably not, but maybe for high risk women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/depo-provera-linked-to-hiv-risk) [![Depo 2](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/depo-provera-linked-to-hiv-risk) [Does using Depo-Provera increase a woman’s risk of acquiring HIV or not? WHO says probably not, but maybe for high risk women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/depo-provera-linked-to-hiv-risk) [## 3 Reasons Why Criminalizing Pregnant Women for Drug Use is a Bad Idea](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/3-reasons-why-criminalizing-pregnant-women-for-drug-use-is-a-bad-idea)Read [The research is clear: criminalizing pregnant women who use or abuse drugs doesn’t help them or their babies. Treatment and harm reduction strategies do. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/3-reasons-why-criminalizing-pregnant-women-for-drug-use-is-a-bad-idea) [![4194415746 df5b33bc9d o](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/3-reasons-why-criminalizing-pregnant-women-for-drug-use-is-a-bad-idea) [The research is clear: criminalizing pregnant women who use or abuse drugs doesn’t help them or their babies. Treatment and harm reduction strategies do. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/3-reasons-why-criminalizing-pregnant-women-for-drug-use-is-a-bad-idea) [## Repeal and Replace is a Women’s Issue](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repeal-replace-womens-issue)Read [The Republican plan to eliminate or change substantial portions of the Affordable Care Act is likely to disproportionately hurt women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repeal-replace-womens-issue) [![ACA](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAIAAAD8GO2jAAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAD00lEQVRIiXWWW3YkNwxDAaX2v638ZjeZcQu4+aDU7TgnPnJ1PQkCoCj5rz//REJGjtYdf0Quq7hYWKDKzK26NZiqBRCFShWRItWuhLQkWZbm17J1LwdY0vvk5x//d+Pz8pIt6xx/Pp3onk+ZIz9e+gF88+Mcnrm2jNY85r+Dw2i+AkvMpT+ZWyeHcwMs6bEXH+QFS1powap8PLgyFS0MGIGMAc0Lh6Mk4Q/uI683NVjygoV8HJXLNWG4YGOw5EkSHd04tgnuF9ajtcz5XFowsqzqzUBcgFUbBnIh6zyS3t4cJ/BR6ZGXLHEk0sRhVQ4rqJgyjIRdC7tiVPoW+iR+Qqsy//Lg5n7Sx8W5DAyuKULzqfmW/vX3Uj3RKz3fCn/p6o5O9OBWM4VWb+hqcfKdf+A6JeAdvcdkNDDHgJmtcnDqQmvfmSrk0lO8LI6pHwCZk5J75sEp6zMq9YR2UHo8oKgneplKokwbgYN+En+P5xvyeQwqKkpJnTKhVyRwWbR0QdVFL4PBcMXkPifPZybetybBoome0uKUdvpfYKJ7yKhXEw37ypUjVX7GH3EIQssqSlVIlaqti9K0i662SolP9zw2vHXP+DcezLwppqZHgOnHqVolkAGsm3ZY/QDom0GmAr8x6JVwovNu+I1adSRqnfYA7AuQyRvRe1ad6MGVn3bf6CZt3azWVNQNjbh2/wS4qwvwXmrCByDS0+y3RK0bUxM3biYxGpw2+QA0VUxEhkEgUlCkLW+8pchP89JYP+tg3JiBqYgIjKktCQ0dBtsEVeQ7wD4w3hyALy4APdEHafKbgj0YCU0vgJqliHaERBsm9JY2rvR0D4AOg5ostsZCdfKZWRcdBoeE2CN+aWDKbUsbDUbkp/v3AeB40FhnnJKmVTnRLwk3YrthGNANG/YbQwp6sn99B+CIY8VT1Xq3pFaHxB4MNWog7cyWbzwOAz3df8NpcN9Umgr0zJlRUK36JrHJwaAJ2R3hekmwUaQnr1+nihCYWrVqx1PPvv3GrZM3iSbuVtLuNOnFOEIR2MNAE0Tv7ZpV3+3ZYTcAR5OGRNlkK7tNu5PLo/MGWwSe7l+aJjUMblM6m7/TeTl1xhtjK3swmp3uJu1uk75LjS2e5kh0NiVYtbhCnbVe3J2oiBpl05DXADSvgbkjIVELD/l9tqGT/lmprMq1z17ndCvRKRsx9r7oRL+jr/Z1egmJeOjrRD+bvZv+2VTfXSBII9/M74gtXnTTL/pqv+hX86JfZWCC8tDcRe3sXPSG4cOAz7pb0ek9UykQutVNN3zRL/hNX/Cq8g+LsZoz2Lp89AAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repeal-replace-womens-issue) [The Republican plan to eliminate or change substantial portions of the Affordable Care Act is likely to disproportionately hurt women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repeal-replace-womens-issue) [## Putting Prevention in the Hands of Women: Combining Contraception with HIV & STI Prevention](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/putting-prevention-in-the-hands-of-women)Read [Women want and need protection methods that will both provide contraception and prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/putting-prevention-in-the-hands-of-women) [![Woman and 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[Women want and need protection methods that will both provide contraception and prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/putting-prevention-in-the-hands-of-women) [## Repealing the Health Care Law Could Impact Women of Color Hardest](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repealing-the-health-care-law-could-impact-women-of-color-hardest)Read [The ACA mandate to cover women's reproductive health services is especially critical for women of color, low-income women, and immigrant women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repealing-the-health-care-law-could-impact-women-of-color-hardest) [![28519615236 3a66527179 k 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critical for women of color, low-income women, and immigrant women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repealing-the-health-care-law-could-impact-women-of-color-hardest) [## Survivors of Forced Sterilization Deserve More Than An Apology](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/survivors-of-forced-sterilization-deserve-more-than-an-apology)Read [It’s time for California to provide reparations to the approximately 800 survivors of compulsory sterilization who are likely still alive in the state. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/survivors-of-forced-sterilization-deserve-more-than-an-apology) [![15800610602 475d252c41 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[It’s time for California to provide reparations to the approximately 800 survivors of compulsory sterilization who are likely still alive in the state. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/survivors-of-forced-sterilization-deserve-more-than-an-apology) ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### *Why You Can* **Trust Us** - We rigorously evaluate all content - We embrace a reproductive justice framework - We don’t accept ads or sell products - We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry - We counter misinformation and disinformation - We address the social, political, and economic factors that affect health and sexuality [read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/why-you-can-trust-us) Share [](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)