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How Women Deal with Unwanted Pregnancies When Abortion Isn't Legal
If a Donald Trump presidency leads to restricted abortion access, here's how women in America have ended their pregnancies on their own.
Your Local Health Clinic Probably Needs More Help Than Planned Parenthood
Rallying behind Planned Parenthood is great, but if you want to save your right to abortion or birth control, you should be supporting your local health clinic too.
The Rush to Get an IUD Is Very Real
Since election day, women's health clinics have been squeezed to keep up with the demand for long-acting reversible contraception devices, like IUDs.
The World's First Vaccine for Toxic Shock Syndrome is in the Works
In its first phase of clinical trials, the new vaccine proved to be safe, effective, and yielded virtually zero side effects.
This Woman Is Fighting Fitness Double Standards in the Marines
Major Misty Posey wants to make female Marines stronger, one pull-up at a time.
Meet the Woman Fighting to Normalize Toplessness
"I don't have slogans painted on my body. I don't carry signs. There are times for that, but to normalize bare-chestedness, you have to do normal things."
Catholic Hospitals Are Still Denying Women Pregnancy-Related Care for 'Moral Reasons'
Now, the ACLU is suing healthcare giant Dignity Health for denying women tubal ligations and other contraceptive care.
Why Women Need to Drop the 'Chill' Act and Embrace the Hysterical
The pressure to be "chill" is just the modern iteration of calling women "crazy" and "hysterical."
Is Toxic Shock Syndrome on the Rise Among Young Women?
Last month, four teenagers in Western Michigan were diagnosed with toxic shock syndrome from using tampons. Why are so many young women still getting TSS?
What Happens When Porn Stars Get Pregnant?
"How do you think you're gonna raise a child when all you do is suck dick for a living?"
A Brief History of Anti-Rape Devices
Inventions ranging from chastity belts to penis-slicing devices have been patented for decades. The question is how much these devices could actually do to prevent rape.