Birth Control Promoted in Afghanistan...

In a country with the world’s second highest maternal mortality rate, health professionals are partnering with religious leaders to distribute condoms and promote spacing births. Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest fertility rates, averaging more than six babies per woman. The maternal...

Unsafe Abortions Kill 70 Thousand Women ...

Duh. Via Steve Rhodes @ Flickr.The Guttmacher Institute reports that as countries reduce restrictions in their abortion laws, the abortion rate has decreased. More good news: the drop in the unintended pregnancy rate and, in turn, the abortion rate can also be attributed to increased use of contraception....

Newsflash: Withdrawal Method More Effect...

I know, right? Shocked the hell out of me, too. Today’s New York Times Health section ran a startling article about a new study that measured how effective the withdrawal method was at preventing pregnancy. It was sent to me by friend and frequent commenter Elibard, who knows entirely too much...