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January 22 marked what would have been the 50th anniversary of constitutionally protected abortion rights in the US had the Supreme Court not overturned Roe v. Wade, and Lizzo made clear that she's ...

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A man dressed as Santa Claus validates a little girl’s decision to not sit on his lap and talks about bodily autonomy in a viral video. In a TikTok posted over the weekend, mom Katie Love ...

Here's a news item no one saw coming: A man was deemed unworthy of heading the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) because he didn't demonstrate sufficient respect for Americans' rights to take ...

Intersex advocate Pidgeon Pagonis detailed their activism and the intersex bodily autonomy movement on Monday in Fisk Hall. The event comes as part of the Center for Awareness, Response & Education’s ...

This op-ed is part of an investigative series and new documentary, The A-Word, by The Independent examining the state of abortion access and reproductive care in the US after the fall of Roe v Wade.

The right to make decisions about your own health care seems like it would be a foundation of our society. Unfortunately, patient autonomy is too often infringed upon from the church to the courtroom ...

Respecting autonomy in anorexia must not lead to abandonment, as supporting choice and preserving life can and should coexist ...