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New Jersey Democrats advance bill criminalizing interference with abortion, transgender healthcare
A New Jersey Assembly committee on Monday advanced a Democratic-backed bill that would criminalize individuals who interfere with access to transgender and reproductive health care. The Assembly Appropriations Committee approved the measure along party lines, clearing the way for a potential full vote in the Legislature later this week before reaching Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill for her signature. If enacted, the measure would make New Jersey the first state in the nation to explicitly...
New Jersey Democrats advance bill criminalizing interference with abortion, transgender healthcare
A New Jersey Assembly committee on Monday advanced a Democratic-backed bill that would criminalize individuals who interfere with access to transgender and reproductive health care. The Assembly Appropriations Committee approved the measure along party lines, clearing the way for a potential full vote in the Legislature later this week before reaching Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill for her signature. If enacted, the measure would make New Jersey the first state in the nation to explicitly...
‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous
Draft treaty claims sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African familyAn African treaty that rejects longstanding international human rights obligations moved a step closer to becoming policy this week as governments across the continent met in Ghana. The draft African charter on family, sovereignty and values, seen by the Guardian, asserts that African values and culture are under attack from “foreign ideologies” and urges states to withdraw from any...
‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous
Draft treaty claims sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African familyAn African treaty that rejects longstanding international human rights obligations moved a step closer to becoming policy this week as governments across the continent met in Ghana. The draft African charter on family, sovereignty and values, seen by the Guardian, asserts that African values and culture are under attack from “foreign ideologies” and urges states to withdraw from any...
Melinda Gates donates $215 mn for women’s health, dares others billionaires to follow
Melinda French Gates has a lifetime giving of $52.6 billion (Forbes data as on February 2026). The American philanthropist and Bill Gates’ ex-wife has donated mostly to nonprofits focused on global health and development, particularly initiatives supporting women and girls. In a latest, French Gates has announced $215 million additional funding to Washington–based Pivotal Philanthropies to focus on women’s reproductive and midlife health.
A transient epithelial plasticity state defines the developmental window for uterine gland specification
Uterine gland development and function is essential for reproduction and womens health, yet the epithelial cell states and signaling interactions that govern gland fate specification are not well understood. Here, integration of single cell and spatial transcriptomics with organoid culture, lineage tracing, and genetic and hormonal perturbation models were used to define mechanisms regulating postnatal uterine epithelial differentiation. A developmentally restricted epithelial plasticity...
New bulk-billing contraceptive centres aim to combat information void
Federal government hopes bulk-billing contraceptive centres will empower more women Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:20am In short: Experts have reported that fewer young people worldwide are using hormonal contraceptives, including long-acting reversible contraceptives like the IUD or Implanon, and uptake is even lower in Australia than in comparable countries. They point to barriers like cost, availability of services, and a lack of information, with added misinformation meaning people are less able to...
RFK Jr’s FDA to study if abortion pill mifepristone is safe despite it being on market for over 25 years: report
RFK Jr’s FDA to study if abortion pill mifepristone is safe despite it being on market for over 25 years: report Roughly 7.5 million women have taken the pill over the past 25 years - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reportedly opening up a politically-charged investigation into the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone — a drug long considered to be the gold standard for early medical abortions. The investigation, spurred by conversations with...
Aid cuts are making tablets needed to help fight stillbirths and mothers dying harder to buy
Aid cuts are making tablets needed to help fight stillbirths and mothers dying harder to buy Exclusive: Data from the UN show that the money spent on supplies of folic acid, which can help reduce the risk of anaemia and then possible haemorrhage or stillbirth, are falling – at least in part thanks to aid cuts. Rachel Hagan speaks to health workers and experts who say this backs up what they seeing on the ground - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The midwife knew what was happening before...
Trump administration refuses to distribute up to $10m in contraceptives bought as aid: ‘It’s as simple as that’
Trump administration refuses to distribute up to $10m in contraceptives bought as aid: ‘It’s as simple as that’ The confirmation to Congress by the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has sparked anger among politicians and humanitarian organisations given the needs of vulnerable people around the world - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Marco Rubio has told Congress for the first time that the United States will not distribute contraceptives globally, as nearly $10 million worth of...