reproductive health

As Ukraine's birth rate plunges, here's what one doctor is doing to reverse the trend

5:00am October 22, 2024

Ukraine is suffering from more than a Russian invasion. Births have plummeted. But many families with help from the government and doctors are trying to buck the trend and have a child in wartime.

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Federal judge blocks some rules on abortion pills in North Carolina

11:23am June 05, 2024

by Associated Press

A federal judge has permanently blocked some efforts in North Carolina to restrict how abortion pills can be dispensed.

Researchers have detected microplastics in human testicles.

Plastic junk? Researchers find tiny particles in men's testicles

11:44am May 22, 2024

by Will Stone

The new study has scientists concerned that microplastics may be contributing to reproductive health issues.

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Health & Safety

You asked, we answered: Questions you might be too shy to ask your gynecologist

11:34am May 21, 2024

Painful periods, low libido, pap smear anxiety — when it comes to talking to your gynecologist, no question should be off the table, says Dr. Rachel Bervell. She answers questions from our audience.

After an alarming spike in 2021, maternal mortality numbers the next year went back down, according to a report released Thursday. CDC Director Mandy Cohen says the rates are still too high.

Health & Safety

The CDC says maternal mortality rates in the U.S. got better, after a pandemic spike

1:54pm May 02, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest CDC report.

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In 'The Unexpected,' Emily Oster tackles the emotional toll of difficult pregnancies

10:14am May 02, 2024

by Scott Detrow

The economist made a name for herself using data to challenge the accepted rules of pregnancy. Now, she's returning to the topic with a book on how to navigate its complications.

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Vice President Harris speaks to reporters after her visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Saint Paul, Minn. on March 14.

Politics & Government

Harris visited an abortion clinic, a first for any president or vice president

5:54pm March 14, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

Vice President Harris toured a Minnesota abortion clinic during a trip to the Twin Cities on Thursday. It's believed to be a first for a vice president or president.

Olivia Rodrigo performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton, on June 25, 2022, in Glastonbury, England.

Olivia Rodrigo concertgoers got a show — and free emergency contraceptives

3:49pm March 13, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

As part of an initiative for reproductive health care access, advocacy groups handed out emergency contraception pills and condoms to fans at the Olivia Rodrigo concert in St. Louis on Tuesday night.

Abortion access advocates are chanting and waiving signs outside the Florida Supreme Court. Inside, justices have just heard arguments on the ballot language for a proposed state constitutional amendment that would protect abortion access up to the point of viability.

How states giving rights to fetuses could set up a national case on abortion

4:29pm March 05, 2024

by Regan McCarthy

Fetal personhood made headlines recently when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos are "extrauterine children." The ruling raised questions across the country about fetal personhood.

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French lawmakers applaud after National Assembly President Yael Braun-Pivet announced the result of the vote during a joint session of parliament in the Palace of Versailles, southwestern of Paris, on Monday, to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution.

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France makes history by enshrining abortion rights in its constitution

2:57pm March 04, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

French lawmakers passed a bill to enshrine the right to an abortion in the constitution, a historic move prompted by concerns over the rollback of abortion laws in the U.S.

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