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Stories by Molly M. Ginty

Molly M. Ginty is a freelance writer based in New York.

Tough Economy Tightens Surrogacy Market

Increasing numbers of infertile people have been using surrogacy to have children, but a tougher economy is pushing it further out of reach.
Posted on Jun 26, 2008

'Abortion Pill' Awaits New Political Treatment

Controversy over the "abortion pill" has stymied scientists' ability to research its potential to treat breast cancer and other diseases.
Posted on Jun 12, 2008

The Health Risks of Racism

Is inequality making us sick?
Posted on Oct 9, 2007

Silicone Breast Implants Face Hearings in Congress

After the FDA lifted a 14-year ban on silicone breast implants many women are weighing the devices' potential side effects.
Posted on Feb 17, 2007

How Environmental Pollutants Are Causing Reproductive Problems

Across the U.S., female animals exposed to toxic chemicals are suffering from a flurry of health problems, from shrunken ovaries to spontaneous abortions. What does this mean for female humans?
Posted on Dec 20, 2006

Life Before Roe v. Wade

More than thirty years later, three people who helped provide abortions before Roe tell their stories.
Posted on Jan 20, 2006

Through the Back Door

While the FDA delays over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception, eight states are taking matters into their own hands.
Posted on Nov 10, 2005

Women on the Front Lines

With 240 female U.S. soldiers injured and 33 killed so far in Iraq and Afghanistan, some military analysts are calling for a review of U.S. policy on women in combat.
Posted on Mar 22, 2005

A Day Without Roe

Reproductive rights advocates brace themselves for the real possibility that – in the next four years of Bush's presidency – abortion will become illegal again in the United States.
Posted on Nov 9, 2004

Stem Cells May Swing Voters

With women more likely to support further research on embryonic stem cells, the issue has the potential to widen the gender gap in this election.
Posted on Oct 1, 2004

Prevention and Cure

Herpevac promises to protect female teens from herpes. But experts are wrestling with how to finance and administer a vaccine designed for a sexually transmitted disease.
Posted on Mar 11, 2004