Sexual & Reproductive Health

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'Menstrual Health Is a Fundamental Part of Public Health'

Fellow Dani Weissert

The Toxins Lurking in Your Tampons

Fellow Jude Sleiman

Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Fellow Dani Weissert

Age Doesn’t Protect: The Rise of STIs in Older Adults

Fellow Dani Weissert

A Deadly Oversight: Unintended Consequences of Restricting Abortions

Guest Author Alyssa Amendola

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09.07.2017 Dark street lit up by flashing lights from several emergency vehicles

Neighborhood’s Effect on Pregnancy

Genetics, age, nutrition, and diet can contribute to low birth weight. Recent research suggests another factor to consider—the level of crime in the mother’s neighborhood.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

08.31.2017 A girl getting HPV vaccination

Sexual & Reproductive Health
Sex and Sexuality

What Works? Improving HPV Vaccination Coverage

Here are common strategies that health plans can implement.

Guest Authors Judy Ng, Kat Sobel, Lindsey Roth, Sepheen Byron, Megan Lindley, Shannon Stokley

08.30.2017 Graphs showing trends in ages of motherhood

Older Moms

Shifting social and cultural norms continue to alter patterns of motherhood. The rate of women having babies for the first time in their 30s has risen steadily since 1975.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

08.08.2017 a person holding a sign and holding a stick

Sexual & Reproductive Health

Reproductive Health Care Requires Reproductive Justice

How does research shed light on inequalities in reproductive care, and influence mainstream feminist discourse?

Guest Author Ashley Houston

06.19.2017 Protesters with sign saying Reproductive Justice For all, Safety over Politics

Arguments, Evidence, and Abortion Policy

The claim that induced abortion harms women’s health is a line of reasoning that has emerged as state legislators increasingly seek to enact laws to regulate the provision of abortion. The problem is that it is not grounded in fact.

Guest Author Marian Jarlenski

06.13.2017

Cartoon drawing of a man and a woman with Sex? written in English and Arabic

In Search of Sex-Ed

Sexual education remains a topic shrouded in controversy in Lebanon’s patriarchal, male-dominated culture. In response to the alarming lack of sexual and reproductive health knowledge in the Lebanese community, a number of individuals and organizations have been diligently working to provide the public with reliable, comprehensive SRH information.

Guest Author Loulwa Soweid

06.02.2017 Graph showing percentages of women who gave birth in the period 2005-13, by health insurance type and month before or after delivery

Uninsured Moms

The instability in insurance coverage for women during pregnancy and after childbirth can result in differential access to essential health care, impacting the health of both mothers and newborns.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

06.01.2017 a blue and green planet

Duty Bound and Globally Gagged

While details of a Trump-style Global Gag Rule remain unclear, the executive order has the potential to devastate the health of men, women, children, and families alike.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

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