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The body isn’t the only thing that changes when a woman is pregnant. A new study conducted by researchers at UC Santa Barbara mapped how the brain responds to rapid hormone changes during pregnancy. Pregnancy is a “transformative period in a person’s life accompanied by profound hormonal and physiological changes,” study co-author Dr. Laura Pritschet said in a conversation with …

Republicans blocked a Democrat-backed bill on in vitro fertilization (IVF) from proceeding on Tuesday, which has already failed in the upper chamber. The bill failed to garner the 60 votes necessary in the procedural vote, failing 51 to 44. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced he was scheduling an additional vote on the measure in a letter to senators …

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to bring a Democrat-backed bill designed to federally protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) to the floor for a test vote this week after an unsuccessful attempt to advance a Democrat-backed birth control bill last week. As the days wind down to the 2024 general election, Senate Democrats are emphasizing reproductive rights such as …

Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new initiative is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone. While a site offering counsel and general information for potential lovebirds is online, a dating app is also in development. City hall hopes to offer it later this year, …

Republicans slammed a bill being considered by the Senate on Wednesday afternoon, saying their Democrat counterparts are “fearmongering” over access to contraception “to score cheap political points.” “There is no threat to access to contraception, which is legal in every state and required by law to be offered at no cost by health insurers,” more than 20 Republican senators said …

Democrats’ contraception bill failed a key procedural vote on Wednesday as Republicans slammed the broad proposal over parental rights and religious liberty implications. The Senate voted 51-39 against moving forward with the “Right to Contraception Act.” The bill needed to garner 60 votes in order to move forward in the upper chamber. JON TESTER CAMPAIGN ADMITS ‘HARD TRUTH’ SENATE RACE …

Florida recently became the first state to allow cesarean sections (C-sections) to be performed outside of hospitals, as reported by KFF News. New legislation enacted in March 2024 allows physicians to deliver babies — either naturally or via C-section — at “advanced birth centers.” Women who are deemed at “low risk of complications” are eligible to receive these services in …

The flimsy white paper sheet wasn’t enough to hide the rattle of my shaking knees. After five pregnancies that ended in miscarriage and a few ultrasounds accompanying each one, sitting in an exam chair was not a neutral experience for me. I had done my best to keep my expectations low, but the longing I felt to meet this baby …

Two Republicans are pushing new legislation to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) across the country just months after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling determined frozen embryos are legally people and made those who destroy them liable. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined with Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., to introduce the bill that would enshrine protections for the fertility procedure …

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed several bills late Friday from the final batch of the year’s regular legislative session, including legislation that focuses on protecting access to contraceptives, as well as a measure that would have allowed small businesses to hostskill games, which are similar to slot machines. The vetoes came after Youngkin, a Republican, first proposed amendments thatthe legislature …