News & Announcements

August 20, 2013 – AJPH selected a collection of articles and other materials, compiling a comprehensive list of resources on abortion and reproductive rights. An introduction and overview of the AJPH articles included in this collection can be found in Associate Editor Sofia Gruskin's January...

July 23, 2013 – North Dakota Judge Wickham Corwin has ruled against the 2011 law that would have effectively banned medication abortions in the state. Judge Corwin stated that the law is ‘simply wrong-headed’ and does not ‘logically address any concerns’ or do anything...

May 3, 2013 – Ibis Reproductive Health is extremely disappointed that the Obama administration will appeal US District Court Judge Edward Korman’s order to make over-the-counter (OTC) emergency contraception available to women of all ages. Further, the FDA’s decision to comply...

April 8, 2013 – In 2011, Texas enacted some of the most restrictive health legislation in the country, including slashing the family planning budget by two-thirds. Researchers at Ibis, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham formed the Texas Policy...

April 22, 2013 – Elizabeth Rosenthal’s Sunday Review article, “Is it time for off-the-shelf birth-control pills?,” examines the possibility of moving oral contraceptives (OCs) over the counter (OTC) in the US.