The History of the Birth Control Pill, Part 5: Clinical Trials
Gregory Pincus, Min-Chueh Chang, and John Rock were hired by Margaret Sanger and Katharine McCormick to develop the birth control pill. Welcome to the fifth installment of our series chronicling the...
View ArticleEight Great Heat-Friendly Contraceptives
I don’t know if any of my fellow Arizonans have noticed, but it’s hot. It’s been hot. And all sources tell me that it’s likely to remain hot for a couple of months yet. There are, of course, things we...
View ArticleAffirming the Autonomy of Indigenous Women
November is National American Indian Heritage Month. As we celebrate the positive sides of Indigenous Nations’ histories, we must acknowledge that the U.S. government has both robbed Native Americans...
View ArticleThe Clash of Population and Prejudice in Madrigal v. Quilligan
Mural (detail) in Boyle Heights, East L.A. Photo: Mictlan Murals In August 1973, Guadalupe Acosta was admitted to the county hospital in East Los Angeles. She had been suffering from labor pain for...
View ArticleMeet Our Candidates: Jennifer Pawlik for State Representative, LD 17
The time to fight back — and fight forward — for reproductive justice is fast approaching. The stakes are high in this year’s state election, with candidates for governor, secretary of state, attorney...
View ArticleWorld Contraception Day: An Opportunity to Solidify Your Birth Control Knowledge
Today is the 11th anniversary of World Contraception Day, first celebrated in 2007 when it was introduced by the World Health Organization, International Planned Parenthood Federation, and a coalition...
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