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Women’s Health

  1. politics
    What You Need to Know About the Sweeping Anti-Abortion Law Just Signed in TexasIt bans a common abortion procedure and requires fetal remains to be buried.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  2. women’s health
    Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Is Failing Texas TeensThe state has yet to adopt progressive policies that are working to reduce the teen-pregnancy rate elsewhere.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  3. notorious rbg
    Get Workout Tips From Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Personal TrainerAn upcoming book will show you how to get as swole as RBG.
    By Jenni Miller
  4. politics
    In Florida, You Can Now Get a Birth Certificate for a MiscarriageA new bill even lets parents name the dead fetus.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  5. politics
    Sarah Silverman Slid Into Ivanka Trump’s DMs to Tell Her to Stand Up for WomenSurprise: It didn’t work.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  6. politics
    White House to Roll Back Federal Rule Requiring Employers to Cover Birth ControlEmployers could decline to cover birth control if it conflicts with their religious beliefs.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  7. politics
    Trump’s Budget Proposes Kicking Planned Parenthood Out of All Federal ProgramsIt goes beyond just blocking the organization from receiving Medicaid reimbursements.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  8. Having a Glass of Wine Each Day Could Increase Your Breast Cancer RiskA new study linked 10 grams of alcohol per day to heightened breast cancer risk.
    By Lisa Ryan
  9. parenthood
    The Crazy-Making Sophistication of Modern At-Home Pregnancy TestsHow forces have conspired to create the “pee-stick fugue state.”
    By Lydia Kiesling
  10. politics
    Planned Parenthood Forced to Shut Down 4 Clinics in IowaIf the Affordable Health Care Act passes, the same thing could happen in many other states.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  11. Trump Expands Abortion-Funding Rule That Will Affect Women’s Health WorldwideIt will now affect $9 billion in aid for groups fighting malaria, Ebola, HIV, and more.
    By Lisa Ryan
  12. politics
    For Women’s Health Week, Trump Promotes Bill That Could Hurt WomenTrump’s statement is a little contradictory.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  13. Woman Awarded $110 Million in Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Cancer LawsuitThe largest award yet in suits linking baby powder to ovarian cancer.
    By Lisa Ryan
  14. Women Share Their Health-Care Stories With #IAmAPreexistingConditionThey’re using #IAmAPreexistingCondition to share their own conditions.
    By Lisa Ryan
  15. politics
    Nancy Pelosi Says Democrats’ Focus on Abortion Access Is Hurting the PartyShe blamed Clinton’s loss on Democrats’ focus on social issues, including abortion.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  16. politics
    Trump Taps Anti-Abortion Advocate to Lead Family-Planning ProgramTeresa Manning is an anti-abortion advocate who has questioned the “efficacy” of birth control.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  17. Advocacy Group’s New Website Helps Women Safely Self-Induce Abortions With DrugsThe online service is an “information-delivery project.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  18. horrible things
    Another Michigan Doctor Was Arrested for Female Genital MutilationDr. Fakhruddin Attar’s case is connected to Dr. Jumana Nagarwala’s from last week.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  19. abortion access
    Abortion-Clinic Protests Reached Their Highest Level Yet in 2016And negative online commentary on abortions has more than tripled since the election.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  20. horrible things
    Michigan Doctor Charged With Performing Female Genital MutilationDr. Jumana Nagarwala is involved in what is believed to be the first FGM-related criminal case in the United States.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  21. all by myself
    Here’s Why Your Period Isn’t Really Synced Up to Your Friends’A study found women’s menstrual cycles don’t sync up.
    By Lisa Ryan
  22. women’s health
    Missouri Lawmakers Joke That Women Who Want Abortions Should Get Them at the ZooThey lamented that zoos are more regulated than abortion clinics.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  23. Shonda Rhimes Is Joining Planned Parenthood’s National Board“The fact is that women’s health is under fire right now.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  24. More Than 1 in 5 U.S. Adults Were Infected With HPV Between 2013 and 2014The figure increases to 42 percent for all forms of genital HPV, according to a CDC report.
    By Lisa Ryan
  25. politics
    Trump Administration Strips Reproductive-Health Organization of U.S. FundsThe move is a blow to women’s health care around the world.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  26. politics
    New Arizona Law Requires Doctors to Treat Fetuses ‘Born Alive’ During AbortionsWhich almost never happens.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  27. This New State Law Requires Doctors to Investigate Women Seeking AbortionsHB 1434 purports to ban sex-selection abortions, but requires doctors to go through women’s medical records.
    By Lisa Ryan
  28. 52 Percent of Men Say They Don’t Benefit From Women Accessing Birth ControlHow do they think this works?
    By Claire Landsbaum
  29. GOP Senator Apologizes After Mocking Breast-Cancer Screening Coverage“I sure don’t want my mammogram benefits taken away.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  30. politics
    The New Health-Care Bill Could Mean Insurance Doesn’t Have to Cover PregnancyRepublicans are lobbying to ditch Obamacare’s essential health benefits.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  31. politics
    Mike Pence Is Receiving a ‘Working for Women’ AwardOkay, then.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  32. Nearly 25 Million Women in the U.S. Don’t Have Access to Infertility ServicesA new study found 40 percent of women of reproductive age lack access to assisted-reproductive-technology clinics.
    By Lisa Ryan
  33. Kansas Lawmaker Compares Planned Parenthood to Nazi Concentration CampState Senator Steve Fitzgerald made the comment after learning a donation had been made in his name.
    By Lisa Ryan
  34. politics
    Defunding Planned Parenthood Would Lead to Thousands More BirthsEspecially for low-income women.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  35. Failed Fertility Treatments May Increase Your Cardiac Risk, a New Study FoundA study found women who don’t get pregnant after fertility treatments may be at risk, but researchers say that shouldn’t deter you from seeking them.
    By Lisa Ryan
  36. politics
    GOP Lawmaker Wonders Aloud Why Men Should Pay for Prenatal CareRepublican Representative John Shimkus objects to certain “mandates” in Obamacare.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  37. drugstore doctor
    Will Cranberry Juice Cure My UTI?Experts reveal whether it really can help treat and prevent these uncomfortable infections.
    By Lisa Ryan
  38. huzzah
    Birth Control Is More Effective Than Before, a New Study FoundFailure rates of contraceptives have dropped in recent years.
    By Lisa Ryan
  39. Ebola Fighter Dies After Hospital Staff Refuses to Help HerShe was a Time magazine 2014 Person of the Year.
    By Lisa Ryan
  40. Inside the Extra-Exclusive World of Boutique Egg-FreezingThe Silicon Valley take on the fertility clinic feels “more like a café” than a medical facility.
    By Angelina Chapin
  41. women’s health
    ‘Abortion Reversal’ Bill Based on ‘Junk Science’ Passes Indiana’s House“This is for the women who take the first step and regret it.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  42. Oklahoma Anti-Abortion Lawmaker Says Women Are Merely ‘Hosts’“What I call them is, is you’re a ‘host.’”
    By Lisa Ryan
  43. horrible things
    Michigan Woman Forced to Give Birth on Floor of Jail CellThe sheriff defended the decision.
    By Jenni Miller
  44. cabinet of horrors
    Trump’s New Health Secretary Could Be Disastrous for WomenThe Georgia congressman is almost as bad as Mike Pence.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  45. Here’s How Jobs With Heavy Lifting or Night Shifts Can Harm a Woman’s FertilitySuch positions can reduce a woman’s egg reserves.
    By Lisa Ryan
  46. skin deep
    We Finally Know How Gabrielle Union Ages Slower Than Everyone ElseThe answer does not involve lemon water or sweating.
    By Kathleen Hou
  47. This New Arkansas Law Could Allow Fathers to Block AbortionsEven in cases of spousal rape or incest.
    By Lisa Ryan
  48. What Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Neil Gorsuch Could Mean for Women’s HealthGorsuch could pose a risk to reproductive rights.
    By Lisa Ryan
  49. Erin Andrews Opens Up About Her Battle Against Cervical CancerThe diagnosis came after her peephole-video trial.
    By Lisa Ryan
  50. Contrary to What Spicer Says, Taxpayer Dollars Don’t Fund Abortions OverseasDissecting Sean Spicer’s statement about the Mexico City Policy.
    By Lisa Ryan
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