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- October 15, 2026
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Reproductive Rights and Healthcare on the Ballot

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In the upcoming November mid-term elections in the U.S., voters in three states (Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia) will vote on measures meant to protect abortion rights while voters in one state (Missouri) will vote on an anti-abortion measure that would undo the right to reproductive freedom previously established by a state ballot measure. The Guttmacher […]

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- September 1, 2026
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How’s That Abortion Ban Going?

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After the Dobbs decision, near or total abortion bans were enacted in 13 states. It was generally expected that the abortion rate in those states would go down. However, the number of abortions has gone up in states that enacted bans. NPR looks at possible causes. One may be the MAHA and pro-natal movement spreading […]

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- August 1, 2026
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The Menopause Market

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Although it will eventually affect half the population, until recently menopause research has been minimal. Women were told menopausal symptoms were just a part of aging and to endure them. In the past few years, the demand for better care has transformed menopause care into one of the fastest-growing sectors of women’s health. The market […]

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- June 15, 2026
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Losing Time While Doing Time: Is Egg Freezing a Reproductive Right?

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Rachel Smith is currently incarcerated in Queensland, Australia. She is serving a ten-year sentence for drug trafficking. Since she will be between 39 and 41 years old when she is released, she sought to freeze her eggs while in prison but was denied because Queensland law treats egg freezing as a form of assisted reproductive […]

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- May 15, 2026
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Sperm Count and Being “Under-Babied”

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At a White House event on maternal health, the Trump administration addressed the record low birth rate in the U.S. Dr. Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said that 1 in 3 Americans either don’t have any children or have less children than they would normally have or, as he put […]

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- May 1, 2026
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The Gen Z Divide

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Religion, age, and politics are the biggest influences on a person’s opinion regarding abortion and reproductive rights, but gender is also a component. There is a sharp divide between Gen Z women and men over reproductive rights. In a recent survey, 76% of Gen Z women believe that abortions should be legal while only 59% […]

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- May 1, 2026
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New Contraception on the Block

Vasalgel is a non-hormonal and long-lasting male contraceptive that has just entered human clinical trials. It works via an injection into the vas deferens, aka the “sperm duct”, a long, muscular tube that transports sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct and urethra prior to ejaculation. Vasalgel blocks sperm while allowing other fluids to […]

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- April 15, 2026
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The Catholic Church and Healthcare

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A Catholic nursing facility in Hawthorne, New York serving patients with incurable cancer filed a federal lawsuit against New York State. The state requires care facilities to assign rooms according to a patient’s gender identity and allow them to use restrooms that align with their gender identity. The lawsuit claims that doing so is against […]

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- April 1, 2026
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Closer and Closer to The Handmaid’s Tale?

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As Hard Copy reported in January, much of the fight over reproductive rights is currently being fought in the courts and legislatures. There is not strong support for abortion bans and restrictions from voters so anti-reproductive rights activists must go through legal and legislative channels. While some states are looking to make it harder for […]

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- March 15, 2026
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Reproductive Coercion Worldwide

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A report from the Guttmacher Institute discusses how anti-rights groups in the US, who claim to be protecting women, are claiming that abortion pills are a form of reproductive coercion in order to support proposed bans on abortion pills. Speaking of reproductive coercion, in the wake of the dissolution of USAID, a paper traces the […]

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