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[Media Coverage](/media-coverage)# Congressional Offices Getting 'Our Bodies, Ourselves'

National Journal • October 23, 2012

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> If any member of Congress needs a primer on ladies' bodies, they're in luck: each office will be getting a copy of the seminal women's health book, Our Bodies, Ourselves.  
>   
> Women's groups are sending each office a copy of the book in an effort to educate lawmakers on women's health and sexuality issues. The book covers everything from pregnancy to menopause.

  
The full story [Congressional Offices Getting 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' ](https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/630496/remedial-course/)by Elahe Izadi was published in the National Journal.

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