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#reproductive — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #reproductive, aggregated by home.social.

  1. 9th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on #Church's Standing to Challenge #HealthInsurance Mandate

    In March 2025, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision held that the #AssemblyofGod Church which opposes #abortion and some forms of #contraception lacked standing to challenge Washington's #Reproductive Parity Act which requires #health #insurance carriers to provide coverage for #contraceptives and #abortions.

    religionclause.blogspot.com/20

  2. The justices will consider whether to revive a bid by First Choice Women's Resource Centers to block a records request made by Democratic #NJAG Matthew Platkin as part of a probe into whether it unlawfully deceived [#fraud] #donors & potential #clients into believing the facilities offered #abortions & other #reproductive #healthcare services.

    #SCOTUS #law #ReproductiveRights #WomensHealth #AbortionIsHealthcare #MaleSupremacy #FarRight #NAR #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt

  3. #Demography and #reproductive #rights are environmental issues: Insights from #sub-Saharan Africa

    Sub-Saharan Africa’s #population is growing three times faster than the rest of the world with an average of 4.6 births per woman in 2021. By comparison, the fertility rate in Canada was 1.3 births per woman in 2022.

    The region is projected to continue to be the fastest growing in the world, with a population increasing from 1.2 billion in 2021 to 2.1 billion in 2050.

    #Sustained and rapid population #growth has deep implications for #development, exacerbating #social, #economic and #environmental challenges from food #insecurity and gender #inequity to environmental degradation.

    English theconversation.com/demography

    French theconversation-com.translate.

    #Afrika #Afrique #Africa #افريقيا

  4. A specific type of #neuron in the #brain affects the release of #hormones that control #ovarian function, such as follicular development and #ovulation in females. These findings could help researchers understand and treat #reproductive disorders in both #animals and #humans.
    #Biology #Medical #Veterinary #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2023/12/bio12272302

  5. "We summarize the toxic effects of #microplastics in cells, organoids, and animals. These effects consist of oxidative stress, #DNADamage, organ dysfunction, metabolic disorder, immune response, #neurotoxicity, as well as #reproductive and developmental toxicity. In addition, the epidemiological evidence suggests that a variety of #ChronicDiseases may be related to microplastics exposure."

    pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/envhe