The Irish cabinet gave the go-ahead to hold a referendum on relaxing the abortion laws on Monday. The Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, announced that the referendum will be held at the end of May. Read more
A survey conducted in India shows the increase of contraceptive use among unmarried women. With that being said, the survey also indicates that two-thirds of married women have a demand for family planning services. Read more
By creating the “Conscience and Religious Freedom Division” earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services prioritizes religion over a patient’s health needs. This article looks at the administration’s failed goal of trying to balance freedom of religion with access to healthcare. Read more
There were crowds of people on the subway going to the rally and march on the Upper West Side of New York City on Saturday, January 20. Some were carrying signs claiming women’s rights and women power, while some focused on the Trump policies that discriminate against women, LGBT, immigrants. The 2017 pussy hats were everywhere, presumably worn by so many of the same people who dusted them off and put them on again, not [...]
This article critiques the label ‘pro-life’. It has been proven that the lack of abortion access is deadly for women as they face maternal mortality possibilities and deaths from childbirth. The article suggests the anti-abortion activists should actually be called ‘pro-death’. Read more
This study, highlighted on the 45th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, looks at the socioeconomic consequences for women receiving or being denied a wanted abortion. The study shows that restricting access to abortion services makes struggling mothers struggle more. Read more
This article looks at the evolving abortion pill, Plan C. A research study is allowing women in Maine, Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii to video chat with a doctor, then get pills through the mail, and soon, California and Hawaii may make Plan C more accessible. Read more
This article explores how the first year under Trump was an assault on women’s health. Among these assaults were reinstating and expanding the Global Gag Rule, limiting access to birth control, appointing anti-abortion rights activists to key roles, and attempting to repeal the ACA. Read more
Earlier this week, the Population Council announced that the FDA has accepted for review its one-year Nestorone® / ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring for contraception. This contraceptive vaginal ring would be the first preventive pregnancy option that provides a year’s worth of contraception while still under the woman’s control. Read more
This analysis looks at reproductive health policy trends in 2017 – comparing policies that support reproductive health to ones that restrict reproductive health. Read more