Tag Archives: reproductive health
Burma’s Ongoing Reproductive Health Disaster
What would your life be like if you were a young woman living in one of the longest-running conflicts in the world? According to a new report from Ibis Reproductive Health, looking at the state of reproductive health of women living inside eastern Burma and those who’ve fled to Thailand, it’s likely that you would [...]
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Study: Abortion is safer than giving birth
A new study has revealed that abortion is a procedure that is not only safer than giving birth, but people are 14 times more likely to die during childbirth than during an abortion: Dr. Elizabeth Raymond from Gynuity Health Projects in New York City and Dr. David Grimes of the University of North Carolina School [...]
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Apple’s Siri is suspiciously clueless about reproductive health
It seems the iPhone’s new interactive app Siri isn’t all that helpful when it comes to women’s health. Here are the answers that a commenter at the Abortioneers got to some pretty basic questions. Q: I am pregnant and do not want to be. Where can I go to get an abortion? “I’m really sorry [...]
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Texas GOP rep says it straight: “Of course this is a war on birth control”
In case you didn’t know, reproductive health centers are currently taking a huge hit in Texas, thanks to Rick Perry and the rest of the conservative state legislature. While funding for family planning centers has been cut by two-thirds this year, a network of crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) have received a boost of funding by [...]
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No-duh contraception reminder of the day: Birth control costs money