Tag: Reproductive Health

July 11, 2022

A wave of red states have severely limited access or criminalized abortion following the Supreme Court’s ruling late last month. Currently, 11 states have banned abortion entirely or have severely restricted the procedure, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Roughly half […]

April 20, 2022

With an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision that is likely to further restrict abortion access, two new studies from The Ohio State University provide insights into what additional limits on abortion care could mean, particularly for those who will have […]

November 17, 2021

The Safe Alliance in Austin, Texas, helps survivors of child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence. Before Texas’ new abortion law took effect, the organization counseled a 12-year-old who had been repeatedly raped by her father. Piper Stege Nelson, chief […]

April 1, 2021

New research, led by scientists at the University of Nottingham, suggests that the environment in which men live may affect their reproductive health. The research, published in Scientific Reports, looked at the effects of geographical location on polluting chemicals found […]

September 24, 2020

California will allow public health officials to participate in a program to keep their home addresses confidential, a protection previously reserved for victims of violence, abuse and stalking and reproductive health care workers. The executive order signed by Democratic Gov. […]

September 20, 2017

Cesarean deliveries in most developed countries, including Canada, are at least 10 to 20 per cent higher than recommended by the World Health Organization, and many efforts to decrease unnecessary C-sections have failed. But a new University of British Columbia […]