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The Population Council Celebrates International Women’s Day 2025

On International Women’s Day, researchers from across the Council shared how their research priorities can advance women’s and girls’ health and rights and what actions are needed to make progress.
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To Protect Access to Medication Abortion in the United States, Make the Misoprostol-Only Regimen a Reality

The US Food and Drug Administration should authorize and allow pharmacists to prescribe and dispense a misoprostol-only regimen for medication abortion.
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Statement on the US Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Restricting access to legal abortion increases unsafe abortions and pregnancy-related deaths.
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Bad COVID Public Health Messaging Is Blocking Our Path to a “New Normal”

Critical long-term changes in how the United States disseminates public health information are needed.
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COVID-19 Hospitalizations in the United States: Where Are the Data on Race?

Discussing the gaps in COVID-19 hospitalization data on race.
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The Gendered and Public Health Consequences of Anti-Asian Racism in America

Insights about the intertwined effects of racism, violence, and health outcomes for Asian women.
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Tackling the U.S. Coronavirus Data Catastrophe

US COVID-19 data remain fragmented and incomplete at national, state, and city levels.
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Two Hundred Thousand and (Not) Counting

Continued weaknesses in COVID-19 data reporting on key sociodemographic indicators.
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One Weak Link and the Whole Thing Falls Apart

Calling for a more structured, uniform, comprehensive approach to collect, report, and analyze COVID-19 data.
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We Need a Pro-Poor and Pro-Black Response to COVID-19

Importance of a US national response to COVID-19 that addresses inequalities faced by Black and Latinx communities.
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Statement of Solidarity

The Population Council commits to being an active agent of positive change.