What: California joined New Jersey in making birth control prescription-free in 2024, with a new law that took effect this week.
Why it matters: Like in NJ, the law will help people access birth control pills without having to spend time (or in some cases, money) seeing a health care provider.
Source: Jefferson Public Radio
Eliza Barclay has a reported essay on her experience with several muscle injuries in her 40s
What: The New York Times combs through VP Kamala Harris’ record on abortion from her days as a prosecutor, finding an “unwavering conviction” that women
Georgia state officials shut down an entire committee dedicated to reviewing maternal mortality in the state, after ProPublica reported in September on the deaths of two women as a result of the state’s abortion ban.
The New York Times analyzed over 600 speeches (!!!) from Donald Trump on abortion and shows visually just how much his rhetoric has changed.
Actress Florence Pugh discussed living with PCOS and endometriosis, and her decision to freeze her eggs at 27 years old.
A deep dive on the queen of menopause, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, and her push to get more women treatment for menopause symptoms.
MAGA might dismiss this as a troll, but it’s always a joke until it’s not.
While around 80% of Medicaid patients paid nothing for labor and delivery, 60% of people on commercial insurance paid $1,000 or more out of pocket.
Women with type 2 diabetes who got a GLP-1 medication were less likely to develop new fibroids than women who just took metformin, a diabetes medication.
A study looks at which birthing position (i.e. lying down, standing up) women prefer most in labor, measured in part by which women report the highest levels of satisfaction with their labor.
A recent documentary on menopause made a big splash, but some experts are criticizing it for overstating the risks of cancer and heart disease associated with hormone replacement therapy.
An essay from Rachel Manteuffel on her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment that manages to be funny while also tackling the wrenching choice to have chemotherapy or not after a mastectomy.
Reproductive rights groups are not ready to embrace compromises on abortion, IVF, and birth control access, arguing that they could harm access to reproductive care.
This is a story that captures the moral challenges and nuance that arise when you mix the law and pregnancy.
A study published in JAMA found cannabis use during pregnancy is associated with immediate risks, such as low birth weight and preterm birth.
There were millions of people who voted against abortion bans *and* FOR the man who put those bans in motion.
At one point during the campaign RFK Jr. backed a national abortion ban, and he regularly spreads debunked conspiracies about childhood vaccines.
The head of Donald Trump’s transition team was on CNN last night, and he spent a lot time praising RFK Jr.’s debunked theories that childhood vaccines cause autism.
Advances in neonatal care now make it possible to save extremely premature babies, some born as early as 22 weeks.
How hormonal changes during menopause, particularly the decline in estrogen levels, can lead to muscle pain and body aches.