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Women and Weed: Findings from Formerly Forbidden Research

December 20, 2020 by Kristine Shields 1 Comment

  Part 1. Differences in Men and Women and Weed  Current legal status U.S. First banned for use in the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act, cannabis remains under the regulation of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) under Schedule I of the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 (with amendments through ... Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Reproductive Health Tagged With: cannabis, CBD, health, marijuana, medical marijuana, THC

The meaning of “Virgin” morphed – we should reclaim the original intent

November 30, 2020 by Kristine Shields Leave a Comment

Two Happy Virgins

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Filed Under: Reproductive Justice Tagged With: goddesses, intercourse, sex, virginity, virgins, young women

We’re Actually in the Middle of two Pandemics

October 7, 2020 by Kristine Shields Leave a Comment

Do you have coronavirus fatigue? Are you tired of talking about the coronavirus pandemic? Yeah? Let's talk about the other pandemic instead. What other pandemic, you say? The STI pandemic. What STI pandemic, you say? The STI pandemic that no one’s talking about. What’s going on ... Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Reproductive Health Tagged With: Covid-19, pandemic, sexual health, STDs, STIs

STD, STI, or maybe STID? Stumbling over terms hinders communication

September 15, 2020 by Kristine Shields Leave a Comment

STD: sexually transmitted disease — a term used since the mid-1970s for an infectious disease that is usually transmitted during oral sex, anal sex or other intimate contacts with the genitals. It is generally thought that the change from venereal disease (VD) to STD was intended to decrease the ... Continue Reading »

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Gagging on the Gagging of International Women’s Health Care

August 13, 2020 by Kristine Shields Leave a Comment

Three politically-driven policies have not only gagged women’s health care providers but have caused an increase in what they sought to prevent. The most recent, and most egregious, is Trump’s gag rule (I’m sure he thinks it is the biggest and the best). And all for naught. The Helms Amendment ... Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Reproductive Justice Tagged With: abortion, global health, reproductive rights, women's health

Conservative Policies Increase American Babies’ Risk

July 13, 2020 by Kristine Shields

Please don't miss the frightening message from a reader at the end of this page. The Zika crisis has exposed the consequences of religious opposition to affordable and accessible birth control methods in Latin America. Over 4000 babies with Zika-related birth defects have been born in Brazil ... Continue Reading »

Filed Under: Reproductive Health, Reproductive Justice Tagged With: abortion, babies, birth defects, family planning, outbreak, pregnancy, reproductive rights, Zika

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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Reproductive Health
  • Women and Weed: Findings from Formerly Forbidden Research
  • We’re Actually in the Middle of two Pandemics
  • STD, STI, or maybe STID? Stumbling over terms hinders communication
  • Conservative Policies Increase American Babies’ Risk
  • Four Recommendations For Choosing your Birth Control Method

REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE

Reproductive Justice
  • The meaning of “Virgin” morphed – we should reclaim the original intent
  • Gagging on the Gagging of International Women’s Health Care
  • Conservative Policies Increase American Babies’ Risk

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