Thursday, October 8, 2026

Tag: reproductive health

Glyphosate levels 40 times higher in period products than legal limit...

Conducted by PAN UK and Women's Environmental Network, the study said that millions of women and girls could be at risk of exposure to glyphosate, which is linked to life-threatening illnesses.

Trump administration to burn $10 million in contraceptives meant for global...

Despite offers to deliver them at no cost, the Trump administration is incinerating nearly $10 million in contraceptives—enough to cover years of reproductive health needs in low-income countries—as part of a broader rollback of U.S. foreign aid programs.

Study finds 13 percent rise in infant mortality in Texas following...

A new study reveals a significant increase in infant deaths in Texas after the state’s near-total abortion ban, highlighting the far-reaching consequences of restrictive abortion policies.

Vanishing clinics: The stark reality of abortion access in post-Dobbs America

The closure of 65 independent reproductive care clinics since June 2022 leaves 14 states entirely without abortion clinics.

Watch: These Tucson teens are making sure they don’t leave reproductive...

Find out how young people in Tucson are taking charge of their health.

Putting out a Garbage Fyre: How reproductive rights advocates countered a...

“What it’s about is reproductive and pregnancy outcomes and valuing them all...We need to be a society that values that decision for you because we’re a society that values healthy outcomes."

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The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Kjetil Ree / CC BY-SA 3.0

Supreme Court justices send mixed signals as Boulder climate case reaches argument

A ruling for the oil companies could reach more than two dozen similar climate suits, none of which has gone to trial.
Early voters wait inside a polling place in Florida. Photo: Alex Johnson / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lawsuits ask courts to bar armed federal agents from polling places before the midterms

New Mexico has already barred them by state law, and the Department of Homeland Security says it has no plans for operations at polls.

Material Insecurity and the Foundations of Democratic Participation

Democratic participation depends on more than voting rights: people also need material security, practical knowledge, social belonging, and a sense of agency that human ecology education can help cultivate.
Nursing home workers on strike against HealthBridge in Connecticut, in an earlier dispute. Photo: Dannel Malloy / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Workers at six Chicago-area nursing homes set an October 16 strike date

The union says Landmark pays below the industry standard, and the parent company had not responded when the notice was reported.
A solar farm near Golmud, China, seen from orbit. Photo: Planet Labs, Inc. / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

China? A Rising Imperial Power?

Well, Yes... and Strangely, No