August 16, 2010
Boots, one of the major pharmacies in the UK, will soon allow sales of emergency contraception (EC) through their website. People say this will lead to more promiscuity, STIs, and even younger girls being at risk.
Tags: birth control,
birth control access,
buy emergency contraception online,
emergency contraception,
pre-teen sex,
sexual health education,
sexually transmitted infections,
teen sex,
teenage pregnancy,
UK,
unplanned pregnancy
July 9, 2010
No kidding?! I think we all knew that being a teenage mum was a problem. Both the mum and baby are likely to be underweight (and all the problems that come with that). But what can we do about it? Researchers looked at 50,000 women between 14 and 29 to see how their pregnancies fared. ...
June 27, 2010
The problem with biological clocks is that for all their tick-tick-ticking, you never know when they will go off. That dilemma is a thing of the past as doctors can now reveal when a women will become infertile, and when they will go through menopause. This discovery will change the world, just wait and see. ...
Tags: babies,
blood test,
can't get pregnant,
family planning,
fertility,
infertility,
IVF,
menopause,
pregnancy,
test tube babies,
too old,
unplanned pregnancy
June 17, 2010
Last year British kids almost got sex education as a requirement in their school curriculum from age 15. But it was dropped right before the election. Now, a public health advisory group (NICE) has again said that sex education should start from age five. It’s time to stop talking and get on with starting the program! ...
May 17, 2010
The British army has started a sexual health campaign urging female soldiers to carry condoms to prevent unwanted pregnancies and STIs. But I have to ask, why should this be the woman’s responsibility alone? It takes two to tango and she’s not going to get pregnant or HIV by herself. Surely a campaign targeting all ...
March 11, 2010
You probably know how we at Morning Quickie like to follow what’s going on in America around abortion law. I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it looks like women in Utah are now going to be charged with murder if their miscarriages are caused by “intentional or knowing” acts. This all ...
Tags: abortion,
America,
babies,
conservatives,
feminism,
human rights,
intentional miscarriage,
jail,
legislation,
miscarriage,
murder,
pregnancy,
sexual health education,
unplanned pregnancy,
Utah,
women's rights