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Why We Love Birth Control
In recognition of World Contraception Day on September 26, and because Planned Parenthood is the expert on all things birth control, we’ve put together some resources about birth control, and are highlighting the reasons why having access to birth control is so important...
Cervical Cancer Among Latinx Communities
Cervical cancer is highly preventable. That is why it’s so alarming that Latins with a cervix are twice as likely to be diagnosed with cervical cancer than other individuals with a cervix...
What You Need to Know About Ovarian Cancer
Let’s talk ovaries. Specifically, let’s talk about one of the more difficult diseases to detect, until it’s in the advanced stages—ovarian cancer. September is Cancer Ovarian Cancer Month, and...
10 Ways to Support Your Local Planned Parenthood
Are you enraged about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade? Does the fact that unjust abortion bans are taking effect across the nation spark a fire of fury in your gut? We get it. Your emotions are valid, but rather than letting them burn you inside out, now’s the...
Could a Vasectomy Be Right For You?
For decades, the responsibility of taking birth control to avoid pregnancy has fallen on the shoulders of people with uteruses, or female reproductive systems. More recently, there has been a stark increase in interest among people with penises and testicles to...
Honoring Women’s Equality Day with Action
August 26 is Women’s Equality Day – a date which celebrates and commemorates the day the 19th amendment was passed in 1920, allowing some women the right to vote in the United States. The passing of this amendment was a culmination of decades of work by the suffragette movement. While this was a momentous moment for women’s rights...
How To Track Your Menstrual Cycle Without An App
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade ending the federal right to an abortion, there has been increased worry about how period tracking app data could potentially be used against people seeking abortion care. This has led many people to realize that they don’t know how to track their own cycle using an old school paper calendar, or without the use of technology. Not to worry...
A Guide to Having the Best “Hot Girl Summer"
When Houston-raised rapper and reproductive freedom advocate Megan Thee Stallion coined the phrase “Hot Girl Summer,” the nation was on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even as the pandemic dwindled by 2021, the full-throttle potential of the anthem was hard to be felt. Summer 2022 has arrived and social media has declared these next few months will be the “Hot Girl Summer” we’ve been patiently awaiting...
Thousands Gather in Protest of Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Access
On Friday June 24th the United States Supreme Court issued its final decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, ending our constitutional right to abortion. Within hours of the announcement, supporters...
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