Category Archives: Reproductive Health

Texas Parents Go Mama-and-Papa-Bear on Behalf of Transgender Son

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Valerie Tarico

Religious Right politicians hoping to exploit transphobia may be up against one of the most powerful forces in the world: parental love. Jo and Jon Ivester have words for North Carolina Governor McCrory and religious right legislators who called an … Continue reading →

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A Tidal Wave of Zika Brain Damage? It Doesn’t Have to Go That Way

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Valerie Tarico

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  Delaware’s healthcare upgrade offers a highly effective model for protecting American families. Picture your next child or grandchild, or your neighbor’s child, with a head size “minus five to six standard deviations below the norm.” Cringing? According to experts, … Continue reading →

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Orca Whales, Caribou, Abortion, and You

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Valerie Tarico

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What do whales, caribou and humans have in common? Abortion as an adaptive response to ill health and resource scarcity. Spontaneous abortion, also known as miscarriage, is an ordinary but important part of normal reproduction—one of several ways that nature … Continue reading →

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The Silly Sexist Conceit of Fetal Personhood

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Valerie Tarico

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The notion that life begins at conception is a variation on a very ancient cultural theme: penis worship. I’m slow sometimes, but after years of writing about abortion rights it finally occurred to me that “life begins at conception” is … Continue reading →

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Better Birth Control for Men – How Would It Work? What’s in the Pipeline?

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Valerie Tarico

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Most people think of contraception as an issue of women’s health and rights. But for millennia, men too have wanted choices—the means to decide whether, when, and with whom they father a child. Coitus interruptus or the “withdrawal method” was … Continue reading →

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