Indigenous people have long spoken about coercive practices of officials and experts around birth control, as late as the 1960s. Now historians are finding evidence in the government’s own records.
Spencer and Gabby Goidel hadn’t planned to become activists.
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I’m a scholar, not an activist or an advocate. But now one of the most intimate, personal events of our lives had been turned into a political event by the state’s highest court.
Protecting the planet for future children might mean having fewer children.
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Fewer than one in 100 people who use IUDs and contraceptive implants become pregnant each year, making them the most effective contraceptives. But they can be difficult to access. Here’s why.
Government investments in infrastructure in Nigeria will remain insufficient as urban populations grow.
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Childbearing goals have remained remarkably consistent over the decades. What has changed is when people start their families and how many kids they end up having.
Lack of pharmaceutical industry interest has stymied the development of new male contraception options.
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There hasn’t been a new form of male birth control since the 1980s. More contraception options for all partners could help reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies.
Adolescent girls are disproportionately affected by sexual and reproductive health issues. These proposed law substantively addresses these disparities.
Rap songs about abortion are rife with raw emotion.
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Medicinal plants and the associated indigenous knowledge could offer alternatives for women who lack access to modern contraceptives.
Protestant Christians have been debating – and more often than not, supporting – modern contraceptives since they first appeared.
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Conservative Christians have cheered restrictions on some birth control. But many decades ago, Christian leaders’ support helped contraceptives become acceptable in the first place.
Outrage: pro-choice protesters in New York react to the leaked Supreme Court opinion .
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Boniface Ushie, African Population and Health Research Center e Kenneth Juma, African Population and Health Research Center
For countries that look to the US for guidance and for funding, the consequences will go beyond abortion.
Women’s need for contraception and contraceptive use must be an ongoing priority.
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University