"We are actively recruiting partners to do this across the United States," the organization's senior campaigner, Kelley Dennings, told CG.
"While it's too early to conclude anything from this data — like that microplastics are involved in prostate cancer development — nevertheless, I think it is still scary that they're in so many prostates," study lead author Stacy Loeb told the Urology Times.
"Fundamental to abortion care is … infrastructure," Marisa Falcon, a practical support organization expert, told CG on the threshold of a major winter storm expected to bring power outages, transit disruptions, and business closures to much of the U.S.
The Guttmacher Institute's Candace Gibson spoke with CG about how water policy — not based on evidence of environmental harm & proposed across the US — could impact abortion. That's not to say all enviro policy is bad for repro rights. In France, Belgium, even the US, it may still help protect them.
"There are still questions around what causes endometriosis [...]," Julia Froese told CG. "Researching the mechanisms through which microplastics act to influence fertility can help us determine if they could have a combinatory effect when paired with other risk factors."
Global health consultant Medha Gandhi shared with CG about the importance of "reframing" SRH research and programming to include everyone and meet local needs.
"The medicines in the 20 relocated shipments, due to non-compliant storage, cannot be brought back into circulation. On the other hand ... "
"Too often you will call a woman to come for a checkup and she will say, 'There’s nothing coming out from the sea so we don’t have enough, I can’t come.'"
"This study gives the sector a powerful multi-country evidence base — which is essential for policy and donor investment decisions."
