What: A Texas appeals court ruled that clinics must get parents’ approval before prescribing birth control to teenagers in the state. Before this court case, federal and state law had been in conflict, with federal law saying parental consent was needed “to the extent practical.”
Why it matters: Texas has been trying for years to get this ruling, and it finally succeeded. Without access to abortion in the state, this move will likely lead to more unplanned pregnancies.
Source: The 19th
Sharing the stories of women who have had fibroids removed without pain medication or endometriosis symptoms ignored for years.
A deep dive on drinking and examining why people reacted far more swiftly to the news that smoking causes cancer than they have for alcohol—especially breast cancer.
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.
“They said ‘we think it’s very inappropriate for you to say so.’ I said ‘Why? I’m president, I want to protect the women.’”
Last year, the same agency got fierce criticism for saying menopausal woman should get talk therapy
A profile of Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick, a family medicine doctor and owner of a clinic in Arizona that performs abortions.
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.
An analysis of over 18,000 adults found that signs of sleep apnea are correlated with a higher chance of having dementia, especially among women.
A deep dive on the queen of menopause, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, and her push to get more women treatment for menopause symptoms.
There were millions of people who voted against abortion bans *and* FOR the man who put those bans in motion.
70% did not associate using marijuana with any negative side effects, even though it can be associated with preterm labor and low birth weight
Experts explaining that the global drop in fertility rates is partly a product of women having children later in life.
Eliza Barclay has a reported essay on her experience with several muscle injuries in her 40s
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.
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
Combing through the data to explain why most late term abortions happen (hint: it’s fetal anomalies and not convenience.)
Josseli Barnica was excited to be pregnant with her second child but suffered a miscarriage at 17 weeks. Instead of helping the miscarriage progress, doctors let her suffer for 40 hours because her fetus still had a heartbeat.
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.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is concerned about low fertility rates in the country, a hobby horse he shares with billionaire Elon Musk and Trump VP candidate JD Vance.
MAGA might dismiss this as a troll, but it’s always a joke until it’s not.