gender health

Some state lawmakers have suggested restricting access to the intrauterine device known as IUD; many reproductive health advocates fear the overturning of Roe v. Wade would embolden those efforts. | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SUPPLIES COALITION/UNSPLASH

12 Oregon insurers fail to pay full cost of eligible reproductive services, audits find

Three insurers did not pay for eligible contraceptives or allow 12-month refills, and three did not resolve consumer complaints.

Feb 7, 2023

Planned Parenthood facilities, like this one in Southeast Portland, provide the majority of abortions in Oregon. | LYNNE TERRY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon Workgroup Recommends Stronger Protections For Abortion Doctors

The workgroup spent the summer analyzing state laws and resources for abortion and gender-affirming care.

Dec 8, 2022

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They Trusted Their Prenatal Test. They Didn’t Know the Industry Is an Unregulated “Wild West.”

With no regulation, the risk of false positives and other faulty results from prenatal screenings has been known for years.

Dec 6, 2022

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Her Child Was Stillborn At 39 Weeks. She Blames A System That Doesn’t Always Listen To Mothers.

Every year more than 20,000 pregnancies in the U.S. result in a stillbirth, but not all of these tragedies were inevitable.

Nov 15, 2022

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Abortion Issue Helps Limit Democrats’ Losses in Midterms

Backlash over the Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn 49 years of abortion rights helped buck a historical trend.

Nov 10, 2022

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Abortion Bans Skirt A Medical Reality: For Many Teens, Childbirth Is A Dangerous Undertaking

The U.S. has one of the highest teen birth rates among developed nations.

Oct 11, 2022

A new study by public health officials in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties showed that common death investigation software is contributing to the problem of death certificates misgendering transgender and nonbinary decedents. Pictured, the Washington County Public Safety Building./Courtesy photo

Most Transgender, Nonbinary People In Portland Metro Misgendered In Death Records, Study Finds

Researchers compared ten years of medical examiner’s narratives to death certificates, and found they frequently did not match.

Oct 5, 2022
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Oregon’s First LGBTQ+ Recovery Community Organization Launches In Portland

In a state where places for people in recovery to find community are rare, True Colors will offer programs and activities in an inclusive environment.

Sep 29, 2022
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Genetic Tests Create Treatment Opportunities And Confusion For Breast Cancer Patients

Experts are torn on when and how to deploy all the new tests available, including for those diagnosed with breast cancer.

Sep 22, 2022

U.S. SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM HAS PROPOSED A 15-WEEK NATIONAL ABORTION BAN./GAGE SKIDMORE/CREATIVE COMMONS BY-SA 2.0

U.S. Senate Republicans Shy Away From Proposed 15-Week National Abortion Ban

Some say they want to leave the issue to state lawmakers instead of taking it up in Congress.

Sep 15, 2022