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"In-person requirements for medication abortions place unnecessary burdens that are rooted in politics, not science." Claire Brindis and Leah Coplon on the safety of telemedicine medication abortion in Newsweek

"We can very accurately detect the presence of HIV in patients about 10 days after HIV transmission occurs. There is absolutely nothing that justifies this ban." Monica Hahn of HIVE: a hub of positive reproductive & sexual health on the FDA's blood donation restrictions for men who have sex with men in KQED

Check out Innovating Education in Reproductive Health 's new gender-inclusive series Sex & Gender 101 showing learners the first steps to creating trans-inclusive care.

Ina Park "uses science, compassion, humor, diverse stories and examples of her own shame-free living to take the stigma out of these infections." The New York Times reviewed "Strange Bedfellows"

"This challenging year has brought many surprises, but it wasn't unpredictable." Jody Steinauer introduces our community's work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and uprisings for racial justice in our 2019-2020 annual report https://bixbycenter.ucsf.edu//Bixby_Annual_Report_2019-20.

45% of the egg donors Diane Tober interviewed had between $10,000-100,000 in student loan debt, and some had even more. She wrote about her research and the implications of making decisions about egg donation under financial duress in Salon.

Learn about how abortion was portrayed in film and televisionfrom Vida and Mrs. America to Unpregnant and Never Rarely Sometimes Alwaysin ANSIRH 's 2020 Abortion Onscreen report https://www.ansirh.org//abortiononscreenreport2020final.pdf

Tomorrow! Join us to hear Ina Park of California Prevention Training Center in conversation about her new book "Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History and Surprising Secrets of STDs" with Deborah Cohan of HIVE: a hub of positive reproductive & sexual health at noon PT

New research from ANSIRH : Estimated 7% of US women will self-manage abortion Black + Hispanic women more likely than white women to have attempted self-managed abortion Women with lower incomes + those who face barriers to abortion more likely to self-manage ... https://www.ansirh.org//seven-percent-us-women-will-self-m

Jerry Nutor argued that scientists must share research findings with participants in The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/scientists-must-share-research-

Katie Brown spoke out against regulations to give employers free rein to deny birth control coverage based on claims of their religious or moral objections in Truthout https://truthout.org//your-bosss-personal-beliefs-should-/

Dan Grossman of ANSIRH talked about the politicization of abortion later in pregnancy and the impact of abortion restrictions on patients with Health.

Ina Park talked to The New York Times about challenges to STD testing during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on patients.

HIVE: a hub of positive reproductive & sexual health's Share Your Story, a blog by and for people living with and affected by HIV, is crucial in helping those affected by HIV to feel connected with community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

People need to travel far distances, often for multiple days at a time, delay care until later in pregnancy, and stretch already strained budgets to take off work and obtain child care just to obtain a pill or a medical procedure." Mai Fleming talked to Healthline about the challenges people already face getting abortion care, and how that would be impacted by the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Research from Alison El Ayadi found that mobile data capture among women undergoing fistula surgery in Uganda saved 1000 person-hours of transit and organizational time and provided social support.

Abortion restrictions are still under-portrayed in abortion stories in media. For most characters, their abortion is fairly easy to access." Gretchen Sisson of ANSIRH talked to Refinery29 about abortion road trip movies.

In 37 states, people 17 and under who need an abortion must involve one or both parents. There is another option called judicial bypass, but ANSIRH research in IL found that it delays young people by a week and requires them to travel long distances.

Watch Bixby members Monica McLemore and Brittany Chambers join a panel to share guidance on the how and why of authentic community-partnered research.

We have job openings for an Equity & Justice Specialist, Project Director and Director of Research Administration. Find out more and apply here: https://bixbycenter.ucsf.edu/work-us

Dr. Stephanie Frazin explained what to expect with different abortion procedures, discussed abortion stigma and answered user questions on the latest episode of Clue's Hormonal podcast.

The New York Times updated its analysis on the impact of overturning Roe v. Wade, based on research co-authored by Ushma Upadhyay of ANSIRH.

Researchers are looking for people to participate in a study on neonatal intensive care unit experiences of Black birthing people and family members. You can receive up to $75 in gift cards for sharing your opinion. See the flyer for more information about how to participate.

Are you a health care provider in Ghana or Kenya? Dr. Patience Afulani's research team wants to hear from you about how prepared you feel to manage COVID-19 and how it is affecting you. Find out more and take the survey here: https://covid-19africapreparedness.ucsf.edu/

Are you a pharmacist interested in learning about medication abortion? ANSIRH is offering a NEW 1 hour, online course (for CPE credit) that provides an overview of medication abortion and reviews current and future roles for pharmacists in its provision: https://bit.ly/3iNw5HD

From October 11th-25th, TEACH is hosting an exclusive three-episode podcast series to benefit their abortion training program. Find out more + support their work here: https://teachtraining.wedid.it/events/428