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Human reproduction

Pregnant women hold their medical cards and wait for their turn to be examined at a government hospital on World Population Day in Hyderabad, India, Friday, July 11, 2014. 
Reproductive rights
As India becomes the world’s most populous nation, engaging men in family planning ‘will be a game changer’
In this photo taken Wednesday, April 13, 2011, a graffiti against revealing the gender of unborn fetuses stands outside a clinic in Morena in the Central Indian State of Madhya Pradesh. 
Abortion
India’s abortion law still lacks a rights-based approach, gynecologist says
In this June 16, 2021, file photo, a migrant family from Venezuela move to a Border Patrol transport vehicle after they and other migrants crossed the US-Mexico border and turned themselves in Del Rio, Texas.
Abortion
Undocumented women face shrinking options for reproductive health care under Texas abortion law
Mother plays with toddler
Reproductive rights
China’s Gen X moms turn to IVF in desperate quest for a second baby
Women with green bandanas protest in a crowd
Health & Medicine
Abortions rise worldwide when US cuts funding to women’s health clinics, study finds
A woman walking towards a lake
Her Body, My Baby
In Ukraine, surrogacy is legal, but some ask if it’s exploitation
A model of a fetus
Health & Medicine
The South Korean government is reviewing its 1950s abortion ban
Denisse
Justice
Meet the women who escorted Jane Doe to her abortion
iSPCs
Science
In the future we will be making babies from skin cells, an author predicts
Infant in delivery room
Medicine
C-section babies don’t get exposed to birth canal bacteria. But can science fix that?
Health
Catholic leaders battle against free birth control in the Philippines
A woman walks on the shore of the Mediterranean in Tel Aviv.
Health
Facebook can learn from Israel when it comes to freezing women’s eggs
Abortion in Ethiopia — Khadija's hands
Health
Doctors in Ethiopia are looking past their religious beliefs on abortions to save lives
Public sector doctors
Health
A Dutch physician is making abortion drugs more accessible to women around the world — by mail
Investigative journalist Kathryn Joyce (Photo: courtesy Kathryn Joyce)
Conflict & Justice
Abortion Foes in Mexico Borrow Tactics From US Allies
Health & Medicine
In a land of kids, infertile couples face stigma, challenges
Lifestyle & Belief
Fertility Treatment for HIV-Positive Women in Africa
Health & Medicine
Part III: Infertile in a Land of Kids
Health & Medicine
World Population Day brings family planning issues into focus
Global Politics
Texas abortion bill enters round two as special session begins
Health & Medicine
Northern Ireland sees first abortion clinic open
Global Politics
Undocumented immigrants in Texas blocked from abortion services by checkpoint
Lifestyle & Belief
Pope to skip Mexico City on Latin America trip
Health & Medicine
Romney, Obama tangle on issue of access to contraception
Environment
One man’s sperm bank donations spawn more than 70 kids
Global Politics
Several states pass new laws limiting abortions
Global Politics
Freezing embryos, delaying parenthood
Health & Medicine
Outsourcing pregnancy to India
Turkey bans trips abroad for artificial insemination
Health & Medicine
In-vitro fertilization (IVF) for the poor
G.O.P Reopens Fight on Abortion Limits to Court Conservative Base
Conflict & Justice
Palestinians Smuggling Sperm Out of Prison
To Avoid Planned Parenthood, Texas Launches State Women’s Health Program
Conflict & Justice
The First Abortion Clinic in Northern Ireland Opens Doors
Conflict & Justice
Uruguay Lawmakers Legalize Abortion
Conflict & Justice
Dutch ‘Abortion Ship’ Barred from Morocco Port
Arts, Culture & Media
The Legacy of the World’s First IVF Mother
Global Politics
Pope to Skip Mexico City on Latin America Trip
Abortion Fight in Texas Threatens Women’s Health Care Options
Anti-Abortion Bill Divides GOP in Ohio
Senate to Vote on Contraception Mandate
Conflict & Justice
No Redheads Wanted At The Sperm Bank
Conflict & Justice
States Cut Funding to Planned Parenthood
Conflict & Justice
Growing Number of States Restricting Abortion
New Study Finds Estrogen Lowers Breast Cancer
The Debate Over Defunding Family Planning Programs
Illegal Abortion in Mexico
Illegal Abortion in Mexico
Generation Next: Designer Babies
Global Politics
Examining the ethics behind the test tube baby phenomenon
Health & Medicine
America’s first test-tube baby, now 29, gives birth
Arts, Culture & Media
HBO documentary underscores the battle over abortion
Global Politics
Abortion funding complicates senate health negotiations
Global Politics
Abortion enters health care debate
Environment
A New Way to Make a Baby? Creating Sperm in the Lab
Conflict & Justice
On the Frontlines of Abortion Clinics’ Battles
Global Politics
Targeting Abortion Doctors
Global Politics
Church weighs in on Poland IVF debate
Global Politics
Low Cost IVF
Health & Medicine
Safer abortions in Zambia