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How the Dobbs Ruling Will Affect People with Substance Use Disorder

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In 2011 , 45% of pregnancies in the United States were unintended, and, because there was a protected right to reproductive freedom, 42% of these were terminated through abortion at the request of the birthing parent. A Long History of Wrongful Prosecutions.

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Q&A with PFC Director of Global Health and Rights Project, Alicia Ely Yamin

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Frequently labelled a scholar-activist, she combines academic research and scholarship that bridges law, development, and public health with grassroots work and policy advocacy. Although I’m the only Senior Fellow focusing on global health work at PFC, affiliated researchers also contribute enormously to GHRP. 1991), M.P.H.

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Egg Freezing in Israel: Legal Framework and Women’s Viewpoints

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Giant corporations such as Apple and Facebook have offered funding for social egg freezing to their female employees while provoking ongoing bioethical and public debates regarding their implications, including; medicalization , (dis)empowerment , “appropriate” motherhood , medical risks, and success rates.

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