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Over 9 million young people seek higher education through community colleges each year, but their reproductive health needs are often overlooked. In the wake of SCOTUS overturning the constitutional right to abortion, contraceptive access has been even further undermined. The

Earlier this month, the CAPTC released the December 2024 Newsletter. In honor of World AIDS Day, the newsletter focuses on HIV/AIDS related work or resources at the CAPTC. Scan the QR code or go to: https://t.co/K0Rqfcp1ed.

.@gesisson of @ANSIRH discusses her book "Relinquished" and how our culture decides who deserves to be a parent on @NPR

Our second episode with Rachel Gross is out! Take a listen to learn more about the #clitoris, #menopause, the pelvic floor, and #pleasure. You can listen on all your favorite platforms, or head to https://t.co/pk8TnFW0hD!

Television this year featured at least 67 abortion plotlines, the highest number recorded since we started tracking plotlines yearly in 2016. Check out this year's Abortion Onscreen report, featuring shows on @StreamOnMax, @netflix, @BravoTV, and more.

.@CaliforniaPTC is hiring a Communications Intern for Spring 2025 to work on projects like social media, podcast production, and online course production. Learn more and apply here:

People who have experienced medical mistreatment are more likely to consider having a self-managed abortion, says ANSIRH researcher Lauren Ralph. 22% of study participants had experienced ridicule or humiliation in a previous healthcare encounter. https://t.co/5hZHxiGtXL

New research with fishermen in western Kenya found that the "promoter" model, with known peers sharing HIV self-testing information and test kits, shows promise for engaging men in testing

Misinformation and legislative attacks on contraception threaten progress to make birth control more accessible. Cynthia Harper talked about recent wins and challenges in @NewYorker

Abortion care and gender-affirming care both have very, very low rates of regret. The Turnaway Study found that after five years, 95 percent of participants still felt abortion was the right choice for them. https://t.co/ehwVeztYrl

In 2022, I reported that many experts were concerned the Dobbs decision could lead to a rise in coercive or overly directive approaches to contraceptive counseling: https://t.co/XeXSLC4vl2 A new study from @UCSFBixby bears this out

.@MarshallProj reports that hospitals give pregnant patients medications, then report them for positive drug tests. @triciaewrightmd highlighted the lack of clarity around reporting: "It’s all up to individuals who make their own interpretations."

“Research has shown … policies that stigmatize and punish pregnant people for their substance use actually seem to make things worse rather than better." - @DrSCMRoberts in @Salon.

Ob-gyn residents struggle to get the training they need in states that ban abortion. "This will certainly have an impact on the communities where they practice medicine, " Dr. Emma Chew Murphy told @namesjules in @MDLinx

“Contraception is not directly implicated in these abortion restrictions, and yet it's profoundly impacted." Yasaman Zia talked about her new research on the impacts of the Dobbs decision on birth control with @nicolekarlis at @Salon

🚨New Episode Alert!🚨 The Coming Together Podcast has released the long awaited second part of our discussion with @rachelegross. The clitoris, vagina, and all their friends finally get their time in the spotlight! #pleasure #sexualanatomy #clitoris

"Every strategy to overcome barriers and expand avenues to this essential health care service must be explored." @DrDGrossman & Emma Chew Murphy write about over-the-counter medication abortion to expand access in @JAMAInternalMed

“That creates this sort of vacuum where there can be the potential for more coercive or directive counseling when it comes to contraception." Yasaman Zia talked with @CodyMcDevitt about new research on the impacts of the Dobbs decision on birth control

Providing abortion pills before someone is pregnant – aka advance provision – reduces delays in accessing abortion care. @DrDGrossman shared that prescribing advance provisions off-label, a very common FDA-approved practice. https://t.co/K690drW61o