by Editor | May 2, 2015 | Activism, Fertility, Health Care, Reproduction
Emma O’Brien and Sarah Whedon will present the workshop Full-Spectrum Doula Support at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research at The Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights, June 4-6, 2015, Suffolk University, Boston Learn...
by Holly Grigg-Spall | Jun 18, 2014 | Anatomy, Birth Control, Celebrities, Film, Independent Film, Media, Menstruation, Ovulation, Pregnancy, Reproduction, Sex
The recently released rom-com ‘Obvious Child’ has been discussed far and wide for its mature, sensitive and funny approach to the topic of abortion and yet I have not seen one comment on the fact that this movie also makes mainstream (and yes, funny) the topic of...
by Chris Bobel | Jan 23, 2012 | Activism, Reproduction
Do you see the connections between menstrual health awareness and reproductive justice? At re: Cycling, we sure do, because being critical of how menstruation is regarded (and managed)—from menarche forward—is one way we loosen the social control of women’s bodies. My...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 22, 2010 | Activism, Health Care, Law/Legal
It was 37 years ago today that the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, in which the Court held that a woman’s right to an abortion fell within the right to privacy protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. In commemoration of that decision and women’s...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 24, 2009 | Communication
I adore Penelope Trunk. I may not always agree with her, but I always read her column, and I’m glad she exists. Today, she wrote about the backlash she received for this recent tweet: She is a little stunned that there was such an uproar about her tweet: other...