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Gender Justice: The lack of gender equality in health care is life-threatening

Meredith Varner April 16, 2021
My body and right to health care are dictated by far too many people.
A protester dressed as a handmaid stands outside the Massachusetts State House in support of the Act to Remove Obstacles and Expand Abortion Access on Oct. 25. The Massachusetts House of Representatives will vote on a budget amendment this week that, if passed, will expand abortion access. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts House votes to expand abortion access

Taylor Brokesh November 13, 2020
The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted Thursday to allow patients 16 years and older to seek an abortion without parental consent and make the procedure legal after 24 weeks for fetuses with a fatal abnormality. 
A Boston University study released Thursday found that almost one-third of pregnant women have been told by their maternity care providers that their babies may be large, which sometimes leads to interventions in the pregnancy. PHOTO COURTESY PIXABAY

Pregnant women often misinformed about fetal size, BU study finds

Lauren Fogelstrom October 13, 2015

Three researchers at Boston University’s School of Public Health published a study Thursday that found that pregnant women’s perception of fetal size may erroneously influence how they choose to give...

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