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2010 NOW Conference Spotlights Body Image
This weekend, the National Organization for Women (NOW) is hosting their annual conference. This year, the theme is “loving our bodies, changing the world.” We decided to look at a variety of viewpoints regarding body image this week, in honor of the upcoming...
The Next Step for the Birth Control Pill: Over-the-Counter?
Why not? That’s the question that Kelly Blanchard, president of Ibis Reproductive Health, asks in a recent New York Times op-ed. She argues that there’s no real reason against making the birth control pill available over the counter, and there would be great benefits...
Men who have Sex with Men Still Prohibited from Donating Blood
On June 11th the Federal Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability refused to recommend a change in restrictions that would allow men who have sex with men (MSM) to donate blood. The review began after Senator John Kerry and seventeen of his colleagues sent...
“Campaign to End Chronic Pain in Women” Formed
In mid-May, a group of advocacy organizations launched the “Campaign to End Chronic Pain in Women.” These organizations include the Endometriosis Association, the TMJ Association, the National Vulvodynia Association (NVA), and the CFIDS Association of America. The...
Office of Legal Counsel: VAWA Applies to Same-sex Violence
On June 9th, the Office of Legal Councel (OLC) for the U.S. Department of Justice released an opinion (actually dated April 27th, 2010) asserting that the criminal provisions of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) apply to “otherwise covered conduct when the...
