Articles by Anne Marie Williams, RN, BSN
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4.9KHuman InterestHero New Jersey police officer saves newborn baby girl’s life after her birth at Penn Station
One New Jersey baby girl’s birth certificate is going to list a unique location for place of birth: a New Jersey train...
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2.0KIssuesSeizures, blood clots, and depression: Why many women in the UK are leaving the Pill behind
In 2018, the BBC published several articles noting that British women were beginning to trend away from the birth control pill and were instead...
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6.3KIssuesFormer Planned Parenthood manager: Contraception and abortion are ‘two sides of the same coin’
The summer 2020 issue of the 40 Days for Life quarterly publication, “Day 41,” featured a guest column written by former Planned...
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1.5KActivism‘Alive and vibrant’: More than 40,000 people tune in for Ireland’s virtual Rally for Life
Despite a change in venue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 40,000 pro-lifers across Ireland tuned in to a live-streamed Rally...
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1.7KAnalysisUsing reproductive technologies to avoid suffering has led to suffering of its own
The coronavirus pandemic has served for many as a forceful reminder of our mortality as humans. A recent Wall Street Journal article...
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4.0KIssuesThe truth: Birth control doesn’t actually ‘regulate your period’
A common myth is that birth control pills or hormonal birth control can “regulate” a woman’s menstrual cycle. Since the birth control...
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1.9KNewsbreakFlorida abortion advocacy group slams pregnancy centers, tells teens how to avoid parental consent
In response to Florida’s recent passage of a parental consent law, an abortion advocacy group called Floridians for Reproductive Freedom has set...
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2.8KIssuesHow to really revolutionize sex education: Teach women about their own bodies
A recent article at Verily addressing “sex ed that girls actually want to learn” explored the ways that incorporating fertility awareness can revolutionize...
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2.7KHuman Interest‘God put me here for a reason’: Soccer star with limb difference meets very special fan
As a defender for the Orlando Pride women’s soccer team, 26-year-old Carson Pickett is no stranger to the spotlight. But last year,...
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1.9KIssuesProgressive author admits that the birth control movement has ‘racist foundations’
A recent article on the progressive-leaning website Blood + Milk points out that “[t]he language we use when talking about birth control, especially as...
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2.7KHuman InterestMotherhood and professional success aren’t mutually exclusive
Many modern-day feminists consider female fertility and both childbearing and childrearing to be impediments to personal and professional fulfillment. Yet for others who consider themselves feminists...
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4.9KInternationalFor decades, the U.S. has sent unsafe contraceptives rejected by the FDA to developing nations
An eye-opening article from the November/December 1979 issue of Mother Jones suggests that for decades, the United States has had a “double...
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2.6KIssuesSex ed is failing girls by not teaching them how their bodies work, says co-founder of charity
Chelsea VonChaz, co-founder of #HappyPeriod, recently spoke about the “Anti-Black History of Birth Control” on an Instagram Live video with Ricki Lake,...
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3.2KHuman InterestThis 99-year-old abortion survivor is France’s oldest practicing physician
At 99 years old, Christian Chenay is France’s oldest practicing physician, and he’s even been called an “inspiration” by French president Emmanuel...
