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Bodily autonomy is the right to make decisions about one’s own body, life, and future, without coercion or violence. It includes deciding whether and when to have sex, get married, use birth control, have an abortion, and the right to receive high quality health care.

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Positive Body Image across Generations

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How does feminism contribute to body image across generations? A new study by Analisa Arroyo reveals the powerful influence of how we feel about our own bodies.

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Muslim South Asian Writer Fariha Róisín Shares Her Abortion Story

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Fariha Róisín discusses how she worked through feelings of shame around her abortion experience.

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Birth Control Misinformation as Contraception Coercion

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Why are birth control influencers so appealing? How can medical providers rebuild trust with their patients? And how can we protect ourselves against the barrage of coercive misinformation on social media?

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Pregnancy as a Crime Post-Dobbs: A Preliminary Report

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Fetal personhood laws and other abortion restrictions play a significant role in the criminalization of pregnancy.

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In Control: Our Stories, Our Lives, Our Birth Control

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Why do people use contraception and what happens when they cannot afford it? These first-person stories testify to many different experiencesl, and show why reproductive access is so important to our bodily autonomy.

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How Big Tech Censors Abortion Information (and what we can do about it): A Conversation with Erin Matson

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How does abortion information get censored online? Erin Matson discusses how censorship and misinformation campaigns and how they affect people seeking quality abortion care.

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A Conversation about Contraceptive Choice and Reproductive Autonomy with Dr. Kristyn Brandi

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OBOS program associate Grace Koch hosts a crucial conversation with OB-GYN and Complex Family Planning Subspecialist Dr. Kristyn Brandi, about access to contraception, freedom of choice, and the impact of birth control on our reproductive autonomy.

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Abortions Welcome: Spiritual Resources for Abortion

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Abortions Welcome is a multifaith, fact-forward, pro-abortion website that provides resources for every stage in the abortion process, from preparation to aftercare.

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Race, Gender-based Violence, and Criminalization

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This fact sheet by the National Black Women’s Justice Institute discusses gender-based violence and the criminalization of Black women and girls.

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Reproductive Coercion

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A fact sheet on reproductive coercion, a form of intimate partner violence, to help us better recognize it and respond to it.

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Dealing With Anti-Youth Bias When Seeking Sterilization

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This article highlights the personal stories of young people–including the author–navigating the barriers to choosing sterilization as a birth control method.

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Going through Menopause as a Black Butch-Identified Woman

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Mo George shares her story of coming out, aging while queer, and what it’s like to be a Black Butch-identified woman going through menopause.