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Reimagining Sexual and Reproductive Health Without U.S. Involvement
The Helms Amendment and the Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule, are moot without U.S. aid funding
USAID Cuts Could Sever HPV Prevention
Slashing global aid will limit access to the HPV vaccine and widen disparities in cervical cancer
Gender-Based Violence in Kenya and U.S. Foreign Aid
Losing U.S. support will jeopardize access to essential services in Kenya that combat gender-based violence and femicide
Defending the Global Right to Choose
Academics and UN bodies should strategize to counter the renewed threat to women's rights
When Endometriosis Causes Mental Illness
Despite endometriosis's links to psychiatric conditions, health systems fail to train doctors to spot these connections
"Power of Joy": New Film on Childbirth During Ethiopia's Civil War
The documentary follows a girl who survived a harrowing childbirth to become an ambassador for women's health
The Dangers of Birth Control Misinformation Post-Roe
Incorrect information and a lack of education on contraception has created the perfect storm for misinformation
Argentina's Abortion Law Three Years Later
The country's abortion law has reduced fertility rates and preventable deaths among girls ages 10 to 14
A Kansas Physician on Post-Roe Abortion Care
An OB-GYN explains the realities of abortion care after Dobbs and how providers are handling the patient overflows
India Is Unprepared for a PCOS Crisis
Further research and evidence-based guidelines could help reconcile the increasingly common endocrine disorder
A Nightmare for Pregnant Women in Gaza
An on-the-scene health worker explains how Gaza could lose a generation if pregnant women remain at risk
In Climate Fight, Focus on Women and Girls
Zimbabwe's Lunia Centre is tackling climate change's spillover effects on women and girls
Empowering Native Mothers Through Midwifery
A nurse-midwife from the Navajo Nation on why there's now enough data to advance Indigenous birthing policy
U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Emergency Abortion Care
In Idaho v. United States, the stakes are high for health workers, pregnant patients, and abortion care