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.
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The term voluntary sterilization, referring to the choice to receive permanent birth control, arose as a contrast to the involuntary, or forced, sterilization that stems from the eugenics movement.
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.
Research shows hormonal contraceptives may have small but significant effects on behaviour.
As more younger, single men ask for one following the Supreme Court abortion decision, a urologist explains what to expect with a vasectomy.
Faith can inform opinions about abortion on both sides of the political debate, but the Bible itself says nothing directly about the topic, a biblical scholar explains.
Some reasons people oppose abortion seem to be at odds with other positions they hold. Evolutionary social science points to a surprising motivation for anti-abortion attitudes.
Same-sex marriage and contraception rights could be under threat, if the same legal principle is used as in the recent abortion case.
Many people do not realize they are delivering at a Catholic hospital, and others may not have a choice. But where one receives care has a profound impact on the birth control options they’re offered.
Medicinal plants and the associated indigenous knowledge could offer alternatives for women who lack access to modern contraceptives.
The Supreme Court is considering a case that could restrict abortions. One argument is that birth control eliminates the need for abortion. But contraception doesn’t offer an easy fix.
Growing applications of nanotechnology include using nanorods for male birth control. The technique has had some success in animals, and offers the potential of human male contraception.
In past rulings, the court has acknowledged that there’s a connection between the ability of women to control their reproductive lives and the economic health of the nation.
Benin’s new abortion law will take a woman’s educational, professional and material situation into consideration.
The legacy of eugenics is still active in the U.S. Paternalistic attitudes and policies on the reproductive agency of disabled people is one way it manifests.
The Affordable Care Act has allowed many preventive health services, including cancer screenings and vaccines, to be free of charge. But legal challenges may lead to costly repercussions for patients.
The Nigerian government must design more interventions to improve education, employment opportunities and the economy in order to control the country’s population growth.
Comprehensive sexuality education is needed to equip young girls and boys with pregnancy prevention knowledge before they have sex.
This research provides fresh insights into strategies that can be used to improve the lives of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa and around the world.
This is the story of Lucian Landau, the forgotten man who invented the technology that made Durex boom.
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Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
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Professor of Practice, University of Sydney
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Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
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Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor at Prince Henry's Institute, Hudson Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan
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Reader in Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Anglia Ruskin University
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Anthropologue et démographe, professeur émérite au Muséum national d’histoire naturelle et conseiller de la direction de l'INED, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Lecturer in the School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Sydney
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Finkel Professor of Global Health, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Health Sociologist, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Endocrinologist, Jean Hailes & Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Jean Hailes Research Unit, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
