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Georgia Reports Huge Disparities in Maternal Mortality

By Marsha Walton ● Health & Science ● June 16, 2015

The state that ranks worst in the nation for maternal mortality is beginning to grapple with data. Its first findings indicate that pregnancy can be fatal far more often for women of color.

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Tweeters Celebrate Swift, Steep Tumble of Tim Hunt

By Eryn Ashleigh Mathewson & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● June 11, 2015

Science watchers on Twitter are overjoyed. In the span of just a few days–far less time than it took Larry Summers to leave Harvard–a Nobel laureate resigned over comments about “the trouble with girls in science.”

Lung Cancer Lurks in Worsening Female Health Data

By Allison Stevens ● Health & Science ● June 9, 2015

Tobacco ad jingles that spurred female smoking during the 1970s are echoing darkly in current U.S. health data. “You’ve come a long way, baby,” could now be applied to U.S. women’s near parity with men in dying from smoking-related illnesses.

Women of Color Lead Reproductive Justice Fight

By Nancy Reiko Kato & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● June 7, 2015

These activists fight for reproductive issues often overlooked by other advocates, such as forced sterilization and services for undocumented immigrants, says Nancy Reiko Kato in this excerpt from the anthology “Talking Back: Voices of Color.”

Obama Pressed to Act on Post-Rape Abortion Aid

By ALANA ESPOSITO ● Politics ● June 4, 2015

Religious and human rights advocates are calling on Obama on June 4 to take executive action to ensure access to abortion for women and girls raped in conflict. “We know he is listening,” says one organizer.

Abortion Clinic Boss Dons Bullet-Proof Vest; Uses Decoys

By David S. Cohen, Krysten Connon & Por Alison Bowen ● Health & Science ● May 24, 2015

Kristina Romero is just one of the many abortion providers across the country who deals with risks, from stalking to her children’s lives being threatened, say David S. Cohen and Krysten Connon in this excerpt from “Living in the Crosshairs.”

DIY Abortions Can Have Legal Complications

By Carol Downer & Por Alison Bowen ● Health & Science ● May 21, 2015

Legal problems were limited in the reproductive sovereignty movement decades ago. But in the absence of knowledgeable support groups, which were crucial for us, the current trend in DIY medication abortions could be riskier.

Latina Health Champion Spotlights Cancer Risks

By Liza Gross ● Health & Science ● May 17, 2015

Ysabel Duron, founder of Latinas Contra Cancer, is on a mission to lower cancer mortality among Latinas. In this five-question interview she talks about what works and problems, such as scarce research, that desperately need a remedy.

Medical Researchers Still Skip Gender-based Data

By Miranda S. Spivack & Por Alison Bowen ● Health & Science ● May 12, 2015

A problem flagged by Dr. Bernadine Healy, the National Institutes of Health’s first female leader, more than two decades ago, continues and it’s detrimental for all women, particularly so for women of color.

India Faces Reminders of Failing Maternal Safety

By Swapna Majumdar ● Health & Science ● May 11, 2015

When the World Health Assembly convenes May 18 in Geneva, public health campaigners will try to highlight something very wrong in India: the high number of poor and marginalized women still dying of preventable causes linked to childbirth.