Marie Stopes launches first UK TV ads for abortion services
Controversial campaign aims to 'empower women to reach confident, informed decisions about their sexual health'. By Mark Sweney
South Africa, Aids and the World Cup
Alice Klein: Don't blame women for South Africa's Aids problem: it's the men who pay for sex and a government that makes prostitution illegal
Outcry over abortion advert is about power, not saving foetuses
Laurie Penny: Prolonging ignorance of women's health reveals much about the prejudices of the 'pro-life' lobby
Abortion ad blocked in Northern Ireland
Channel 4 has banned Marie Stopes advert from being broadcast in Northern Ireland, where abortion is still illegal
Abortion services to be advertised on UK television for first time
Planned screening provokes an enthusiastic welcome from advocates of women's sexual health, and outrage from anti-abortion groups
Why many women are unable to have a second child
If you have one child, surely you can have another? Not necessarily. Maggie O'Farrell on the hidden anguish of secondary infertility
Why do so many women have depression?
Kira Cochrane: Novelist Allison Pearson is the latest in a long line of high-profile women to talk publicly about their depression. So what's wrong?
The race to discover Viagra for women
According to some accounts almost half of all women suffer from sexual dysfunction. But does it really exist? And would a female Viagra make any difference?
My week: Ruth Otto, mammographer
Breast cancer screening is an intimate job. Some women will tell you their life stories in three minutes
The women who want to be obese
This week, Donna Simpson announced her plan to be the fattest woman in the world. But are 'gainers' who purposefully overeat risking their health or liberating themselves?