Why Contraception is a Health Issue for Everyone
Some of the media coverage of Tuesday’s arguments before the Supreme Courton the contraception mandate tended to pit women’s rights activists against social … More The post Why Contraception is a...
View ArticleCollective Outrage: Commentary on This Week’s Supreme Court Decisions
Reactions to the Hobby Lobby and clinic buffer zone rulings, and how the rulings will affect access to contraception and clinic safety. More The post Collective Outrage: Commentary on This Week’s...
View ArticleMass. Governor Signs Abortion Clinic Access Bill into Law
Protesters who block access can be ordered to remain 25 feet away under the new law, written in response to the Supreme Court decision on buffer zones. More The post Mass. Governor Signs Abortion...
View ArticleWomen’s Contraceptive Coverage Under Attack Again
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on religiously affiliated organizations' objections to the ACA's contraceptive coverage mandate. Although there is accommodation for groups to opt-out, some...
View ArticleLegally Mandated Abortion Info is Often Inaccurate
Sixty-six percent of all women seeking abortions live in states that have informed consent laws that mandate that women seeking abortion receive information on fetal development and alternatives to...
View ArticleThe Fight to Keep It Safe and Legal: A History of Abortion
A new article on the history of abortion in the United States, updated by OBOS contributors Marlene Gerber Fried, Carole Joffe, and Laura Kaplan, documents the ongoing fight to keep abortion safe,...
View ArticleIn June, Dig Deeper Into Abortion Access for Low-Income Women
This month, two important discussions about abortion access and the impact of specific anti-choice regulations called TRAP (targeted regulation of abortion providers) are happening in two very...
View ArticleWhen Ideology Trumps Evidence: Abortion Access and Undue Burden
The current legal standard for evaluating the constitutionality of an abortion law is to examine whether the law in question places an “undue burden” on women. Public health researcher Emily...
View ArticleIn Rejecting Abortion Restrictions, Supreme Court Shuts Down Dubious Claims...
This week the Supreme Court ruled firmly in favor of protecting women’s access to safe, legal abortion care. It was a decision to behold. Amie Newman explains why. More The post In Rejecting Abortion...
View ArticleSafe and Supported: Inside the DIY Abortion Movement
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...
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