women's health
An Open Letter to My Vagina: Sex, Pain, and Vaginismus
Overcoming the condition that makes sex as painful as the very first time, every single time.
Pulling Out, the Pill and Us: Why Aren’t Australian Women Using IUDs?
Five years of worry-free sex for less than $10. So why isn't anyone using them?
What It's Like to Have Endometriosis, the Disease That Makes Your Periods Hell
While Lena Dunham recently made headlines for the little-known condition, she's not alone. One in ten people with a uterus will suffer from endometriosis at some point, including me.
How the Philippines's Strict Laws Have Driven Women to Seek Backstreet Abortions
In our new documentary 'Year of Mercy,' Jo Fuertes Knight investigates how strict new reproductive health laws are having fatal consequences in the Philippines.
Memo to Americans Afraid of Donald Trump: Cape Breton Is Not a Progressive Paradise
It's still definitely better than living under a Trumptalitarian regime.
A Comic That Shows the Tough Reality of Getting an Abortion in Brazil
After learning she's pregnant, Cynthia encounters emotional and logistical obstacles when trying to access safe and legal abortion services in Brazil.
Planned Parenthood Will No Longer Accept Reimbursement for Fetal Tissue
Planned Parenthood says they're "taking [the] smokescreen away" from Republicans who want to use the legal reimbursement system as a way to rally people against the non-profit.
Actually, Republicans Are Losing the War on Planned Parenthood
Despite months of attacks against the women's reproductive health giant, Republicans haven't actually accomplished much.
How One Man Ran the World's Only Menstruation Museum from His Basement
The story of a 73-year-old bachelor, a massive collection of menstrual memorabilia, and the museum that may one day rise again.
Nothing to See Here: Pictures of Women and Their Menstrual Blood
"I thought, 'there's no way in fucking hell anyone's going to do this with me,'" said Vancouver photographer Jackie Dives.
Why Are Australians So Freaked Out by IUDs?
While intrauterine devices are now as popular as condoms with American teens, less than 3 percent of Australian women use them.
In Victoria, Harassing Women at Abortion Clinics No Longer Counts As Free Speech
The government has signalled support for a bill that priorities safe access to medical treatment over the right to protest.