Women's Health

2012 was a banner year for antiabortion laws

States passed 43 provisions restricting abortion last year, and zero to improve women's access to reproductive care

Katie Mcdonough Topics: Abortion, Reproductive Health Care, Women's Rights, Women's Health, Contraception, the war on women, family planning, Todd Akin, richard mourdok

The American Academy of Pediatrics joins the FDA in calling for unrestricted access to the morning-after pill

Katie Mcdonough Topics: Food and Drug Administration, emergency contraception, the morning-after pill, Women's Rights, Women's Health, Plan B, Barack Obama, American Academy of Pediatrics

The article based on unpublished research was swiftly decried and mocked online

Natasha Lennard Topics: Election 2012, Women's Health, women, Hormones, Media Criticism, CNN

A company claims its new undergarment could save your life VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Topics: innovation, technology, Breast cancer, Science, Health, Women's Health

Pro-choice advocates argue new standards could force most clinics out of business

Associated Press 16 Topics: Abortion clinics, Women's Rights, Women's Health, Virginia, Abortion, Karen Remley

Increasingly, men and women are playing the sex addiction card when they're caught cheating. Is it a legit excuse?

Scott Alexander Hess, The Fix Topics: Sex Addict, Women's Health, Sex Addiction, Hillary Clinton, addiction, The Fix, Bill Clinton, Sex

Women on Waves sails to countries where abortion is illegal to provide services from international waters

Natasha Lennard Topics: Morocco, Women's Health, Abortion, Islam, Muslim Women, Women on Waves