Tag: contraception
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Permanent Contraception Trends | Baby News
In the US, Since the Dobbs decision which allows states to restrict or outright ban abortion, many young Americans between the ages of 18 and 30 years old have chosen permanent contraception: tubal ligation rose around 55% more than expected, while vasectomies rose around 67% more than expected based on pre-Dobbs trends. Similar trends are…
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Olivia Rodrigo and the National Abortion Fund | Baby News
Singer Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS World Tour kicked off in February of 2024. She is donating a portion of her proceeds to the Fund 4 Good to supporting reproduction rights of women. Rodrigo is also working with the National Network of Abortion Funds which provided free contraception and educational materials during her concerts, including condoms, lube,…
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Netherlands Compulsory Contraception Then and Now | Baby News
In the 1960s and 70s, the Danish government forced IUDs on Greenlandic women and girls against their will and they are now speaking out. This has highlighted more recent legislation in the Netherlands which effectively forced contraception on vulnerable women. Since the Compulsory Mental Health Act (Wvggz) in 2020, Dutch courts have ordered at least…
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Iowa Attorney General withholds payments to SA victims for emergency contraception | Baby News
Iowa’s Attorney General, Brenna Bird, continues to withhold payments to victims of sexual assault to cover emergency contraception. Under her predecessor, Tom Miller, sexual assault victims could get the partial cost of emergency contraception (retails ~ $50), and rarely*, abortion services, covered. *Timely emergency contraception prevents conception thus preventing pregnancy and abortions. Bird has claimed,…
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Baby-Eating Witches, Surrogacy, Fertility, Baby Scoop, Old West Midwife, #moms | Rabbit Holes Ep 3
This is Rabbit Holes, a semi-regular reaction-style series about the baby-related stories I’ve found interesting and think you’ll find interesting too. Let’s get started! Table of Contents Baby Eating Witches Archaeologists in Poland have been excavating the town square of Bochnia, where in 1679, three women accused of being baby-eating witches were burnt at the…
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