This Week in Sex: States Improve Sex Ed, Vibrator Patent Ruling, and Genitals...
This Week in Sex is a weekly summary of news and research related to sexual behavior, sexuality education, contraception, STIs, and more. Colorado Sex Ed Law Signed by Governor In January, RH Reality...
View ArticleThe UK’s Deplorable Witch Hunt Against Asian Women
If you are concerned about gender discrimination—that is, discrimination against girls and women—what would you do? Would you work to ensure that girls and women had equal access to education,...
View ArticleWhy the European Parliament Shouldn’t Criminalize Buying Sex
A decision due soon from the European Parliament could trigger a wave of legislative change about how sex work is policed in Europe. Following a debate scheduled Monday about a report submitted by UK...
View ArticleThis Week in Sex: Loud Lovemaking Lands British Woman in Jail
This Week in Sex is a weekly summary of news and research related to sexual behavior, sexuality education, contraception, STIs, and more. Survey: Most Teens Get Information About Health and Sexuality...
View ArticleEngland Plans to Approve Home Use of Abortion Medication
People in England who are less than ten weeks into pregnancy will soon be able to take the second of two abortion pills at home, rather than making two trips to a clinic to take the medication—a...
View ArticleCheap Tests Just As Good
These are tough times, and people are looking to save a few dollars wherever they can. Around New York, I’ve noticed that even my gastro-snob friends are keeping their designer wallets shut. Why go...
View ArticleStudy: Abortion May Affect Future Pregnancy
According to a new Canadian study, having an abortion could potentially put woman at risk for problematic pregnancies if they decide to have a child later on. The Guardian reported totay that the...
View ArticleTreating Violence Against Sex Workers as a Hate Crime
This article is part of a series published by Rewire in partnership with the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) to commemorate the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers,...
View ArticleCase of Self-Induced Late Abortion Raises Troubling Questions About British Laws
Last week a 35-year-old British woman was given an eight-year jail sentence for causing her own abortion one week before full-term. Sarah Catt, from North Yorkshire, England, had, earlier in 2009,...
View ArticleNow All British Conservatives Want to Weigh In On Limiting Abortion Rights
British conservative leaders are gathering this week and the country’s 24-week abortion limit pops up over and over again in the headlines. Recently, Maria Miller, the newly designated Minister for...
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