Virginia’s vagina-violating ultrasound law
Lizz Winstead: Governor McDonnell frets that his ultrasound law violates the US constitution. Let me tell you, Bob, it violates a lot more than that
Women say no to ‘state-sponsored rape’
Should women be forced to endure a vaginal ultrasound before being allowed to have an abortion? Legislators in Virginia think they should but opposition is mounting
Q&A with Naomi Wolf: the breast implant scandal
Naomi Wolf: Even before PIP, there was masses of evidence of silicone implant failure. Why does profit come before women's health?
The silicone breast implant scandal
Naomi Wolf: The US and UK authorities must think women are either stupid or worthless to permit this shameful profiting from their suffering
Chemo in pregnancy does not necessarily harm baby, says study
Children born to women undergoing cancer drug treatment show normal results in physical and mental development tests
Female hair loss: causes and treatment
For decades, Katherine Baldwin has worried about her thinning hair. Learning about androgenetic alopecia has helped her come to terms with her hair loss and take control of her treatment
Women with diabetes warned to take precautions when having a baby
Diabetic mothers-to-be have high risk of giving birth to children with congenital abnormality, study says
I still think about the ‘what ifs’ behind my maternity care
Emma Cook: I am plagued by memories of the care I received from hospital midwives before my emergency caesarean
Comment is free readers on … body image
The people's panel: As an inquiry into self-image coincides with a protest against dieting, five readers tell us their experience
Breast implants are not for me
It's not just breast implants that give me the vapours. Any sort of body chopping, snipping, reshaping, sucking out of fat or even piercing does it too