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Outrage after man appointed Scotland’s first 'period dignity officer'

Critics, including former tennis star Martina Navratilova, say the job of a period dignity officer should have gone to a woman instead.

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Access to free period products becomes legal right in Scotland

Local authorities and education providers in Scotland now have a legal duty to provide free period products to anyone who needs them.

$A UK study found vegetarian women to be 33 more at risk of hip fractures later in life than regular meat-eaters.$

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Why being a vegetarian woman may be bad for your health later in life

Scientists think women following a plant-based diet aren’t getting enough nutrients linked to bone and muscle health.

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European lawmakers demand that abortion be an EU fundamental right

European lawmakers condemned the US Supreme Court ruling that ended constitutional right to abortion.

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Conscious Travel

Will travellers boycott the US because of its stance on abortion?

As the US moves to criminalise abortion across many states, is it possible that the Roe vs Wade decision could affect tourism recovery in America?

Conscious Travel

Are babymoons safe? One woman’s trip to Malta has lessons for us all

After a woman was refused treatment in Malta because of the country’s strict anti-abortion laws, should pregnant women be reconsidering babymoons?

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Maltese doctors call for abortion ban review after US woman's ordeal

A new court filing argues that Malta’s blanket ban on abortion is failing to protect women's health and is putting doctors in impossible situations.

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Good News: Laughter is the best medicine and plants grow in lunar soil

Technology reveals millennia-old secrets, we have grown plants on the moon's soil and three other positive stories.

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Bloody good policy? The countries that have tried menstrual leave

As Spain debates days off work for period pain, here’s a list of the countries that already tried offering "menstrual leave".

Europe Decoded

Abortion access: How do the US and Europe compare?

Unlike the US, European countries have used the power of legislation to enshrine abortion access in law.

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Americans protesters take to streets after Supreme Court abortion leak

Thousands of people gather to protest after a leaked Supreme Court draft ruling indicated the imminent end to nationwide legal abortion, long viewed as a basic freedom by tens of millions of Americans.

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Smear tests could help identify risk of ovarian and breast cancer

Scientists may be able to predict the likelihood of developing cervical, ovarian, breast and womb cancers using a new test on cells taken from routine smear tests.

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Pregnant women with COVID ‘more likely’ to have premature birth

A team of researchers compared almost 250,000 pregnancies, to observe the impact of COVID on expectant mothers.