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26 votes
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Near-total abortion ban takes effect in Poland amid protests
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The rise and fall of Roe v. Wade
Part 1 (55 minutes): The hosts take on one of the Supreme Court’s most famous decisions, Roe v. Wade. In this first episode of a two-part series, they look at the legal and factual origins of Roe...
Part 1 (55 minutes):
The hosts take on one of the Supreme Court’s most famous decisions, Roe v. Wade. In this first episode of a two-part series, they look at the legal and factual origins of Roe v. Wade. They also discuss how Roe was weaponized by the conservative legal movement to rally against an interpretation of the Constitution that allows for flexibility in favor of a far more rigid approach.
Part 2 (61 minutes):
In the second part of a two-episode series on abortion rights, the hosts discuss Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a 1992 case in which the Supreme Court made it easier for states to restrict abortion access so long as abortion regulations don’t create an “undue burden.” The vague standard set lawmakers on a new path of attacking abortion access and fueled anti-abortion groups’ efforts to spread stigma and misinformation, setting up Roe v. Wade for a death by a thousand cuts.
(it's impossible to link to podcasts in a simple or easy way...if anyone has a better way of doing this I'm all ears...)
5-4 (pronounced "five to four", as in the vote total of a closely-divided court case from 9 justices) is one of my favorite podcasts. It's lawyers dissecting Supreme Court cases in a way that is very understandable to non-lawyers, from an explicitly and unabashedly left-wing perspective.
This is an extremely informative primer on the entire arc of abortion rights in the US, from the actual case everyone has heard of (Roe v Wade in the 1970s) to the case in the 1990s that actually superseded Roe and a case from last year that was seen as a victory because it upheld a previous case but it also contained a poison pill that significantly weakened that precedent.
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Online misinformation fuels a fight over folic acid: Low folate has been linked to birth defects, but some practitioners are urging pregnant people to avoid supplements
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In historic decision, Argentina legalizes first trimester abortion outside rape and threat to the mother's life
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"Women feel they have no option but to give birth alone": The rise of freebirthing during the pandemic
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Educational and fun podcast episode about vaginal health: Dr. Jen Gunter with Jameela Jamil
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Scottish Parliament unanimously passes a bill to provide menstrual products for free across the country
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A look at the future of abortion from Colorado
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Polish government delays abortion ban after two weeks of protests across the country
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Chrissy Teigen describes losing baby in heartbreaking detail: "Utter and complete sadness"
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What happens to abortion access in the US if Roe v. Wade is overturned?
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Whistleblower complaint alleges mass hysterectomies at ICE detention center
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The reverse birth tourists: Americans are choosing to have babies abroad to avoid the crushing maternity and childcare costs in the US
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Using the menstrual cup and open menstrual discussion
I'm a female working in the construction field and was wondering how to dispose of my feminine products discreetly and hygienically in a portable potty with a crew full of males where male...
I'm a female working in the construction field and was wondering how to dispose of my feminine products discreetly and hygienically in a portable potty with a crew full of males where male toxicity exists... 'twas weird.
I've been meaning to make the jump to the menstrual cup (due to my sustainability inclinations), but due to laziness/squeamish reasons, I didn't make the jump until I realized how practical it was with my profession!
I'm able to keep it in for a half day before emptying, so it's awesome for the jobsite! I can urinate with it too! which is also awesome... and! NO SMELL! I feel so much cleaner now. and the internal pressure kinda releases some cramps... not all the cramps, but some! And it's totally comfortable to work out in (for reference: I do outdoor running). Not to mention, there's way less waste and cost! (And for those who find bodily fluids cool, the thick, deep, dark red that you see when you empty makes me feel powerful, like you can conquer anything... in reality, I just sit with my Chimmy plush and wait for my significant other to plop chocolate goodies in my lap.)
The only downside I could find is that it took some time to get used to (about 1 cycle) and I can't hold my pee (I know I'm not suppose to anyway, but it's a nice privilege... these pipes had some major damage).
Anyway, any cycle stories/tips/tricks? embarrassing moments? origin story?
I'll go first, my mom was in a ferocious fight with my older sister for spending the night with some guy or whatever. As my mom was ripping my sister's clothes/throwing her out the house, I got my first period. I had to interrupt the fight to ask what I should do... middle child problems! I guess I found a good way to break up a fight...35 votes -
My friends and I swap nudes as a form of pandemic self-care
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Why you should not put garlic in your vagina, as a treatment for yeast or anything else
@Jennifer Gunter: Why you should not put garlic in your vagina.A thread.Garlic contains allicin, in THE LAB it MAY have antifungal (i.e. anti yeast) properties. This is in a lab, not even in mice. Just a dish of cells. Your vagina is not a dish of cells. #vaginaisanogarliczone 1/8
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Two nurses denied jobs as midwives in Sweden because of their refusal to perform abortions have lost their legal action against Sweden at the ECHR
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Over the past year, 34-year-old pastor Mark Lee Dickson has convinced twelve towns in Texas to pass ordinances banning abortion. For women in those towns, fear and confusion reigns.
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She wanted a 'freebirth' with no doctors. Online groups convinced her it would be OK.
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‘I was risking my life’: Why one in four US women return to work two weeks after childbirth
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Is cannabis the answer to everything?
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The abortion war goes local as ACLU lawsuit seeks to thwart town’s ban
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The female problem: How male bias in medical trials ruined women's health
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Demand for gynecological "premarital exams" in Utah worries sexual health experts
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No body's business but mine: How menstruation apps are sharing your data
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Suicide rate for girls has been rising faster than for boys, study finds
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New Zealand Abortion law to change in sweeping reform: "Abortion should be treated as a health issue"
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How health officials in pro-life states are quietly dismantling abortion access
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'I lost everything': The obscene cost of being a woman with a chronic health problem
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With recent confirmation that periods have no health benefit, an increasing number of women are using contraception to stop them altogether
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Twenty-two states considered eliminating the ‘tampon tax’ this year. Here’s what happened
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The medical ethics of fertility clinics refusing to treat prospective mothers they consider too large
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Data bleeding everywhere: A story of period trackers
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The subtle ways cities are restricting abortion access
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Ten years after abortion doctor's brutal murder, one woman carries the fight for reproductive rights
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Abortion clinics reported a surge in trespassing, vandalism and a historic high of picketing
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Our fury over abortion was dismissed for decades as hysterical
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Men cause 100% of unwanted pregnancies
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Defend Your Clinics: It’s time for an abortion rights movement that’s not directed from the top-down. Clinic defense is a crucial part of that mass, democratic, and militant movement.
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The logic of Alabama’s abortion law should permit you to claim a fetus on your taxes and collect insurance if you miscarry
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The fringe rightwing group changing the UN agenda on abortion rights
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Millions of women take folic acid for a healthier pregnancy. Thank Lucy Wills: in the 1920s, she discovered the “Wills Factor” in Marmite
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The US movement against female genital mutilation is at a crossroads
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Getting diagnosed with ADHD at 25 changed everything
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The unspoken effect of childbirth
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The data all guilt-ridden parents need: What science tells us about breast-feeding, sleep training and all the agonizing decisions of parenthood
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A bill banning most abortions becomes law in Ohio
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How doctors and the church conspired to stop an 11-year-old girl from having an abortion after rape
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Trump Administration blocks US funds for Planned Parenthood and others over abortion referrals
15 votes