With the recent politicization of reproductive rights and fears about the defunding of Planned Parenthood, words such as “abortion” and even “sex” remain controversial.
NPR and ProPublica convened a diverse panel of experts including Columbia's Dr. Mary D'Alton to discuss what the health care system can do to protect more women from harm.
The first oral treatment for women with the common condition of uterine fibroids could be available as soon as summer 2018, with two other medications in the pipeline.
Giving birth to her first child at home without medication was a foregone conclusion for Margaret Nichols. Pain would yield to will, and that would be that.
