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Contraception
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Recent Scholarship on International Issues in Abortion and Other Reproductive Health Services
Suzanne Belton, et al.. have posted Attitudes Towards the Legal Context of Unsafe Abortion in Timor-Leste on SSRN. Here is the abstract:The new Penal Code in 2009 was an opportunity for…
Mass Torts Law Blog
Courts in the United States Have Consolidated NuvaRing® Lawsuits on Both the State and Federal Levels
As we have discussed in previous posts, pending lawsuits against the manufacturers of NuvaRing®, state that the birth control product has led to severe side-effects such as: heart attack, stroke,…
New Jersey Law Blog
Courts in the United States Have Consolidated NuvaRing® Lawsuits on Both the State and Federal Levels
As we have discussed in previous posts, pending lawsuits against the manufacturers of NuvaRing®, state that the birth control product has led to severe side-effects such as: heart attack, stroke,…
Mass Torts Law Blog
New Jersey State Supreme Court Grants Mass Tort Designation to YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella® Cases
As we have discussed in previous posts, studies have shown that the ingredients contained in the birth control products YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella® have been linked to various forms of…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Study Find Indigenous Women in Bolivia Have Same Rate of Wanted Births as Nonindigenous Women, But Lack Access to Contraception
Guttmacher Institute news release: Indigenous Women in Bolivia Do Not Desire Larger Families Than Non-Indigenous Women: A new studyof couples in Bolivia finds that indigenous and nonindigenous womenhave nearly the…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Department of Defense will Stock Health Facilities with Emergency Contraception
This is a welcome (and long overdue) development, especially given the lack of abortion access at U.S. military facilities.Wash. Post: Pentagon to stock health facilities with morning-after pill, by Rob…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Researcher Publishes Study on Coerced Reproduction
Newsweek: Coerced Reproduction, by Sarah Kliff: Experts are studying a phenomenon that brings a whole new meaning to the term 'unwanted pregnancy.' About a decade ago, Elizabeth Miller remembers seeing…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Co-Founder of NARAL Passes Away at 102
The Huffington Post: Ruth Proskauer Smith, 1908-2010, by Kelli Conlin: Ruth Proskauer Smith, a founding hero of the reproductive rights movement, died last night at 102 years of age.As we…
Mass Torts Law Blog
Claims against the makers of YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella® Will Be Consolidated Before Judge Moss in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
A large number of claims against the makers of defective birth control products, YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella®, for injuries ranging from internal organ damage to deep vein thrombosis have been…
New Jersey Law Blog
Claims against the makers of YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella® Will Be Consolidated Before Judge Moss in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
A large number of claims against the makers of defective birth control products, YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella®, for injuries ranging from internal organ damage to deep vein thrombosis have been…