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Men Can Help Plan Families, Too

Amanda Stukenberg on June 17, 2008 - 8:00am
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As long as male reproductive health care is synonymous with just STD screening rather than comprehensive clinical services, it should come as no surprise that men shirk responsibility both in preventing pregnancy and in embracing fatherhood.

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Half the Man His Father Was?

Charlotte Brody and Julia Varshavsky on June 17, 2008 - 8:00am
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Studies are showing dramatic drops in sperm counts and rising rates of reproductive health problems for men throughout industrialized countries. Are environmental contaminants partially to blame?

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The Trade: Guns for Vasectomies

Deepali Gaur Singh on April 4, 2008 - 9:40am
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In the Madhya Pradesh state of India, the administration is offering men guns in exchange for vasectomies. But in choosing to meet targets rather than educating communities, the administration is hardening stereotypes of manliness, placing communities in even more vulnerable positions.


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The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations

Amanda Marcotte on February 12, 2008 - 9:53am
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Many men are perfectly competent at swallowing a pill every day on time, and plenty of them have partners who trust them to do it. So where's the male birth control pill?


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Men Can Help Prevent Unintended Pregnancy, Too

Brian Nguyen on February 12, 2008 - 9:52am
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If ever there was a perfect time for men to band together against a loss of fatherhood, that time is now -- with their demand for access to emergency contraception. Those who feel that they have been hurt by abortion have more reason than anyone else to spread knowledge of Plan B and support its widespread provision to men.

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