Earlier this month the parliament in Rwanda lowered the legal age for accessing reproductive health care from 18 to 15 years old. The post Rwanda has expanded young people’s access to contraception appeared first on Safe Abortion Action Fund.| Safe Abortion Action Fund
And you better believe that the devil is rejoicing at our rebellion.| LifeSite
The U.S. government is preparing to destroy a $9.7 million stockpile of USAID-purchased contraceptives originally intended for global aid. The contraceptives in the stockpile could provide at least one year of coverage to over 650,000 women and longer-term protection for even more. The State Department has confirmed these plans, which would cost $167,000 of taxpayer […] The post $9.7 Million in Contraceptives Set for Destruction as Aid Freeze Continues appeared first on Feminist Majority ...| Feminist Majority Foundation
Testée pour la première fois sur l’humain, la pilule contraceptive masculine YCT-529 — sans hormones — s’est révélée sûre et bien tolérée. Cette avancée pourrait enfin élargir les options contraceptives disponibles pour les hommes.| Madmoizelle
Learn what's happening and what we can do to stop these contraceptives being destroyed. The post Why is the US government destroying millions of dollars of contraceptives? appeared first on MSI Reproductive Choices.| MSI Reproductive Choices
When a teenage girl wants to get an education and finish school, nothing should get in her way. For 19-year-old Adadechei, it wasn't that simple.| MSI Reproductive Choices
MSI responds to the US State Department's plan to destroy $9.7m of USAID contraceptive supplies, which are destined for women living in some of the most vulnerable communities. The post MSI statement on the planned destruction of USAID contraceptive supplies appeared first on MSI Reproductive Choices.| MSI Reproductive Choices
Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) offered free Plan-B and condoms to passersby just a few feet off of Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus on Feb. 19. This table was part of a larger campaign for reproductive health within the Fordham community. YDSA – a Rose Hill-based group – first vocalized their opposition to Fordham’s policies...| The Observer
Dialogue about the link between racism and ecological harm and how to repair relations between peoples and planet: recovering third world ecologies, making reparations, and reconceptualizing the human.| TWAILR
Why are these women smiling? What if every woman in the world had access to her choice of safe, effective contraception? So far, this is a dream, but two programs are helping this dream come true.| Population Matters-USA
In times of crisis, women and girls face higher risks of sexual violence and displacement. Their need for reproductive healthcare increases, just as services fall.| MSI Reproductive Choices
Hear from health providers and women on how contraception is building healthy families and hopeful futures.| MSI Reproductive Choices
MSI and partners are grappling with unprecedented aid cuts. Our frontline teams are doing all they can to be there for women and girls now.| MSI Reproductive Choices
Weight is a topic that stirs a lot of emotions, and for good reason. With society constantly bombarding us with images and messages of a single “ideal” body, it can feel impossible to navigate the conversation around weight without feeling inadequate or pressured. In this month’s column, we’re addressing some of the questions that come up when addressing weight fluctuations and subsequent weight loss.| Johns Hopkins University Student Well-Being
For women in the US, health insurance has come a very long way in the last decade, thanks in large part to the dramatic improvements and consumer protections brought about by Obamacare. This is particularly true in the individual market, where previous reforms and mandates had rarely applied.| healthinsurance.org
The research paper concluded that “the MSI PSS model has had a transformative impact on reproductive health services in Nigeria, resulting in increased contraceptive use and improved service quality,” with recommendations for how to ensure this impact is sustained.| MSI Reproductive Choices
A college date rape in the early 1960s leads to a lifetime of silence only to be broken by an unexpected letter.| The Contrary Perspective
People can walk into pharmacies without a prescription and walk out the same day with birth control in hand.| North Carolina Health News
Hingis and Sheila are friends who are both MSI clients and university students in Ghana. They share their hopes for the future and why they choose to use MSI’s services.| MSI Reproductive Choices
Anna provides contraception in Sierra Leone for MSI. She’s a force of nature, well known across the country for changing lives. She shares her story, and why she’s proud to provide contraception.| MSI Reproductive Choices
But most of all, the Washington Post article is concerning because it frames women’s fertility as a problem to be solved. A burden to bear. A mystery that women are foolish to even try to solve without the help of a pharmaceutical product. And I can’t help but think that is so incredibly backwards and harmful to women.| This Catholic Family
The population in Malawi has grown at an astonishing rate in the last 10 years. There is a very important message that needs to be shared here – of family spacing and the use of contraception. The speed that the population is increasing is very problematic for such a poor country, not simply in terms of cash and service provision,… The post Midwife in Malawi (part 11) – family spacing appeared first on Walking With You.| Walking With You
From Scientific American : Today, conversations around abortion in modern Christianity tend to take as a given the longstanding moral, relig...| womenofhistory.blogspot.com