Judy Norsigian
Executive Director, Boston Women’s Health Book Collective
Judy Norsigian, executive director and a founder of the Boston Women's Health Book Collective, is a co-author of "Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause" and "Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth." Judy speaks and writes frequently on abortion and contraception, sexually transmitted infections, genetics and reproductive technologies, tobacco and women, women and health care reform, and midwifery advocacy. She served on the board of the National Women's Health Network for 14 years and currently serves as a board member for Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research.
Control the things you can about your diet and environment, and get politically active around the things you can’t.
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One in three babies is delivered via Caesarian section. “This is unacceptable and of course it’s going to produce harm.”
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7 min
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Mainstream media messages lead us to be totally dissatisfied with who and what we are—and make us into consumers of products and procedures rather than contributors to our community.
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11 min
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How women should think about their role in a society where prescriptions are everywhere.
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6 min
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When the collective started forty years ago, there was a “knowledge gap” and a dearth of information about women’s health issues.
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8 min
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A conversation with the Executive Director of the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective.
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34 min
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