The Supreme Court’s ruling on mifepristone keeps the drug accessible for now, but its future is still in limbo.
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If the ruling to reverse the use of mifepristone stands, it will not only severely restrict abortion access for women throughout the US – it will have far-reaching effects on health care.
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.
For many who must travel to get an abortion, the financial burden of the trip can be overwhelming.
The continuing precarity and vulnerability to violence has long term consequences for these women’s health and well-being.
Medicinal plants and the associated indigenous knowledge could offer alternatives for women who lack access to modern contraceptives.
Mobile health or mHealth is an appealing way to reach adolescents because it offers opportunities to deliver and monitor health interventions at a much lower cost.
La nouvelle loi béninoise sur l'avortement prendra en considération la situation éducationnelle, professionnelle et matérielle de la femme.
The average Nigerian woman or child faces a host of hindrances in accessing health services.
Parents have the primary role of educating their children about their sexuality. But cultural beliefs and taboos about sex can work strongly against their efforts.
Since an infant was found in a recycling bin last fall in Saskatoon, advocates have renewed their campaign for baby hatches, places mothers can leave newborns safely and anonymously.
Hormone-based contraceptives are in short supply.
Students in Nigeria used home remedies to prevent pregnancy after sex and had doubts about the efficacy of medically approved pills.
Election news coverage of party positions on abortion may confuse the public about the reality and legality of access in Canada.
Women should not be blamed for getting pregnant accidentally, because factors outside their control are frequently at play.
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Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Senior Research Fellow, Jean Hailes Research Unit, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Anglia Ruskin University
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Postdoctoral fellow, University of Ibadan
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Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Reproduction, University of Waterloo
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Professor, North-West University
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Lecturer, University of Nigeria
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Professor of Women's Public Health, Institute of Clinical and Applied Health Research, University of Hull
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PhD, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Policy research officer, African Population and Health Research Center
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Programme Leader, Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor of Demography and Social Statistics., Obafemi Awolowo University
