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New Reproductive Health Act Takes Effect in Michigan

WEBNick Youngson, Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED. This week, Michigan’s new Reproductive Health Act (RHA) took effect. The passing of the …

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Members of Congress Reintroduce the Women’s Health …

WEBOn Tuesday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D …

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Lack of Access to "Non-Essential" Healthcare Severely Impacts

WEBAs COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, many states have shifted healthcare policies to place a greater focus on those who have been infected. In order to …

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Study Finds Continuing Gender Gap in Medical Research

WEBIn response to this report, presented at the Women's Health Summit in Boston on Monday, Senator Elizabeth Warren has publicly stated her intention to push …

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President Biden issues new Executive Order on access to …

WEBPhoto by Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition on Unsplash On Friday, President Biden issued an Executive Order demanding strengthened access to …

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National Clinic Access Project

WEBThe National Clinic Access Project (NCAP) assists independent clinics and physicians as well as affiliated clinics, both non-profit clinics as well as for-profit. NCAP began as the …

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Dr. Patricia Bath: The ‘Woman who Changed the World’ through …

WEBBath retired in 1993 from UCLA Medical Center and was elected to the honorary medical staff. She was named “Howard University Pioneer in Academic Medicine” and one of the …

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Global Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights

WEBGlobal Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights. Ninety-nine percent of pregnancy related deaths occur in the developing world. Each year, 529,000 people die worldwide due to …

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Feminism is for Men, Too

WEBHow community organizers are engaging men and boys in the fight for gender equality Around the world, advances in gender equality have reached a …

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Doctors Warn That Measure 1 Would End In Vitro Fertilization in …

WEBDoctors at North Dakota’s only clinic offering in vitro fertilization (IVF) are speaking out to warn voters that Measure 1, a proposed personhood amendment in the …

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Equal Pay Day: Healthcare Workers Deserve Equal Pay (And Then …

WEBOn average men in the healthcare field earn around $86,219 a year, while women only make an average of $45,976 a year. Registered nurses make around …

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New York Strengthens Sexual Harassment Laws

WEBOn Wednesday, the New York state legislature passed landmark legislation that provide stronger protections for survivors of sexual harassment, making it easier to bring sexual …

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Groundbreaking Feminist Clinic is Closing

WEBThe Women’s Choice Clinic of Oakland, known as the United States’ oldest feminist health clinic, will be closing as a result of the declining economy. Linci Comy, …

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Monitoring Clinic Violence

WEBThe National Clinic Violence Survey is compiled by the staff of the Feminist Majority Foundation’s National Clinic Access project, measuring anti-abortion violence and …

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Women Experiencing COVID Symptoms Are Disbelieved

WEBThe story of one woman, Ailsa Court of Portland, Oregon, illuminates an issue that has existed far before the COVID-19 pandemic – disbelieving women’s pain. …

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International Summit of Women Leaders in New York

WEBWomen leaders from around the globe are holding a summit today in New York, focusing on women”s roles in global security. The two-day “International Women …

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Violence to Abortion Providers

WEBFor nearly four decades reproductive health clinics and abortion providers throughout the United States have been under attack. There have been thousands of violent incidents …

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Cancel All Power Trips

WEBAudre Lorde said it best: “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” We women struggle for equality in our lives, yet we operate within …

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