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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space · Jul 11, 2026
"At a time when abortion is unavailable to many and contraceptives could be next on the chopping block, it can feel like there are only two camps: those who champion birth control, warts and all, and those who criticize it with hopes of making it go away. But there is a quieter third camp: scientists, doctors, and public health researchers who are scrutinizing birth control not to get rid of it, but to make it better." https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/hormonal-birth-control-iuds-depression-anxiety-mental-health-tiktok/ #ReproHealth #contraception #MentalHealth
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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space · Jun 27, 2026
"Taking hormone-based birth control as a younger woman appears to protect the brain, maintaining the size of regions vital to memory, cognition and information, researchers report in the July 1 issue of the journal NeuroImage." https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-06-25/estrogen-birth-control-may-protect-womens-brains-as-they-age #PublicHealth #ReproHealth #FamilyPlanning #contraception #WomensHealth #BrainHealth #dementia
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Project Gutenberg @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social · May 06, 2026
God Bless the Pill: Meet the Devout Catholic Who Invented Oral Contraception Samira K. Mehta Explores the Christian Theological Justifications For Birth Control https://lithub.com/god-bless-the-pill-meet-the-devout-catholic-who-invented-oral-contraception/ #science #contraception
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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space · May 01, 2026
"Asked at a Congressional hearing about appropriations for family planning in May 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said: 'There's no plan to spend that money. We're not going to be in that business globally. We're not going to do it.'" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-s1-118041/family-planning-birth-control-condoms-aid-cuts-rubio #healthcare #GlobalHealth #USAID #ForeignAid #ForeignAssistance #CHW #midwives #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #contraception #FamilyPlanning
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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space · Mar 17, 2026
"A group of 128 Democratic members of Congress is calling on the federal government to prevent a funding shortfall for reproductive health clinics in two weeks." https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5745199/title-x-birth-control-sti-clinics-trump-rfk-jr-hhs-house-dems #healthcare #HHS #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #contraception #FamilyPlanning #prevention #PrimaryCare
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