April 22, 2010. Today, women in the women’s movement and people of the civil rights movement mourn the passing of a great leader, Dorothy I. Height. She was a community activist and stood my Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr. during his historic “I have a dream” speech,… Read More
The first time I saw my own cervix was at the Chico Feminist Women’s Health Center in 1975 (now Women’s Health Specialists). A health worker in the clinic demonstrated on herself how to insert the speculum, and using a flashlight and mirror, she looked at her cervix. She beckoned me… Read More
Access to abortion services will be continuously under debate about how the logistics of the reform will take place, and the effects of banning coverage for abortion under the Stupak Amendment. Watch the video by the Center for Reproductive Rights on YouTube. Don’t let… Read More
Welcome to the Women’s Health Alerts and News Blog. Women’s Health Specialists is dedicated to providing women with information and options so that they can make the most informed decisions about their health care. WHS Health Alerts and News strives to inform and guide women on pertinent… Read More
On April 13, 2010, the Governor of Nebraska signed an anti-abortion law that will take effect in October. The law makes it illegal to perform abortions after 20 weeks gestation, or after “viability” which is generally thought to be 22 weeks. The only provision for having a legal abortion after… Read More
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The ads wrongly suggest the pills are approved for relieving premenstrual syndrome, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a letter dated October 3, 2008. The ads also minimize the drug’s risks, the agency said. Yaz contains drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol, and is different than other birth… Read More
Rebecca Chalker’s article, “The ‘Perfect’ Porn Vulva: More Women Demanding Cosmetic Genital Surgery” was recently published in August. It is available to read on AlterNet, and exposes the increase in cosmetic genital surgeries among women, the financial incentives of physicians and women’s mystification about their bodies. Rebecca is the author of The Clitoral Truth… Read More
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I was also 18, and was trying to figure out what I wanted to do in life. At that time, having a child was not something I was ready to do. I do not regret having an early abortion. I feel that women should have the right to reproductive services,… Read More