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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

Sexual & Reproductive Health
Sex and Sexuality

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

06.12.2017 White House lit with Pride colors

Refusal Laws Threaten LGBT Healthcare Access

State laws have been introduced that frame refusal to serve LGBT people and/or same-sex couples as Constitutionally-guaranteed “free exercise” of religion. These bills undermine efforts to improve LGBT access to culturally competent care.

Guest Author Sean Cahill

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

05.31.2017 A model of The Pill on a black background

Contraception is Preventative Care

Before the ACA, 55 percent of woman between 18 and 34 reported struggling with the cost of birth control at some point. By declaring contraceptives preventive care, the ACA guaranteed patients, regardless of their economic status, the ability to shape their own lives. This guarantee is in jeopardy.

Guest Author Jennifer Childs-Roshak

05.01.2017 Dollar bill folded into a the shape of a shirt against a blue background

Minimum Wage as Birth Control

Preventing teen pregnancy requires big picture thinking: policies that address the underlying social and economic problems – the minimum wage being just one of many – are more likely to achieve this goal than policies that focus on narrow targets such as sex education.

Guest Author Lindsey Bullinger

02.14.2017 Sarah Kliff and Ezra Klein from VOX, interviewing President Barack Obama at the White House

Sarah Kliff — Part One

Sarah Kliff talks with PHP editor-in-chief David K. Jones about her career and the challenges of ‘explaining the news.’

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

Editor David K. Jones

01.16.2017 A needlepoint of a uterus in pink and red thread on a grey fabric background

Reproductive Justice: What It Means and Why It Matters (Now, More Than Ever)

People may think reproductive justice is synonymous with reproductive rights, but the two are distinctly and philosophically different.

Guest Authors Osub Ahmed, Christy M. Gamble

12.16.2016 A billboard in Haiti showing various forms of birth control

Judge not.

What difference has the Global Gag rule made in the lives of real women around the world?

Guest Author Sera Bonds