SRHM Podcast

This episode is an AI recording of the paper 'Missed period? The significance of period-tracking applications in a post-Roe America' by Bridget Kelly, the Director of Research for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Population Institute, Washington, DC, USA, and Maniza Habib, a Research Associate, Population Institute, Washington, DC, USA. The paper sheds important light on the possibility of misusing personal health data collected by period tracking apps to implicate a person of an abortion in states where it is illegal, post-Roe v Wade. It explores how if users could be assured that their sensitive health data are protected, period-tracking apps could be a valuable instrument in helping to safeguard bodily autonomy. To ensure the safety of users and enable period-tracking apps to perform their originally intended function of empowering menstruators, a series of actions will need to take place, which are discussed in detail in this episode. Link to the paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26410397.2023.2238940#d1e245

This episode of the SRHM podcast is a recording of an important webinar hosted by SRHM on the (mis)use of evidence in contested rights on Wednesday 20 November 2024. In this online event, we heard from the authors of the commentary published in the SRHM Journal ‘The (mis)use of evidence in contested rights: the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls’ report on “prostitution and violence”' and the Global Co-ordinator of The Global Network of Sex Work Projects. The paper is available online and is open access. Thecommentary raises concerns about the basis on which a recent report on ‘prostitution and violence,’ by a UN human rights expert, rests its arguments. In this webinar, the authors will argue that criminal law which makes both the buying and selling of sex a crime hurts the very people who are most at risk, and that ‘trafficking’ is not the same as ‘sex work’. In a time where human rights as a space of dignity and freedom are under attack, it is critical to raise these concerns and build the case for good practices to support the future of human rights. Useful links: SRHM Commentary: ‘⁠The (mis)use of evidence in contested rights: the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls’ report on “prostitution and violence⁠”' by Susana T Fried, Alice M Miller, Rupsa Mallik, Ivana Radačić & Esteban Restrepo-Saldarriaga

This episode is an AI recording of a highly insightful paper by Catherine Rousseau, a PhD candidate at the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences at Ottawa University, titled Cimate change and sexual and reproductive health: what implications for future research? As the world grapples with the increasing challenges of climate change, researchers are observing an increase in mental health issues, anxiety, and environmental concerns that can influence people's sexual and reproductive health - an issue often overlooked in research. The paper discusses the need for a comprehensive approach to address climate-related concerns with respect to SRH to guide future research, and address how climate-change-related impacts manifest in the lives of individuals and communities. Link to the paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26410397.2023.2232196#d1e122

On this Friday 8 November 2024, Intersex Day of Solidarity, SRHM is pleased to release a new podcast episode with Morgan Carpenter and Mauro Cabral Grinspan as they discuss the evolution of the intersex rights movement, it's successes and it's current challenges. Morgan Carpenter is an Associate Professor and bioethicist at Sydney Health Ethics in the University of Sydney School of Public Health and Executive Director of Intersex Human Rights Australia. Mauro Cabral Grinspan is an Argentinian intersex and trans activist and Principal Consultant, and Project Coordinator for a new international project aimed at dismantling human rights violations in medical settings on people with innate variations of sex characteristics at Intersex Human Rights Australia. Useful links: SRHM Blog: ⁠⁠Intersex Awareness Day and list of intersex related papers from the SRHM Journal⁠⁠ Call for Papers: SRHM accepts papers on all topics related to sexual and reproductive health and rights in our annual Open Issue and welcomes more commentaries, research and perspectives on intersex human rights.