Until the mid-20th century, birth in the United States for Latinx Indigenous peoples was an ancestral ceremony guided by midwives and traditional healers.

A history of device oversight by the US Food and Drug Administration traces regulatory changes in response to injuries caused by Dalkon Shield intrauterine devices.

Dr Julia Feinstein joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “What Might It Mean to Have a Right to Bear a Pregnancy Peacefully?”

This commentary on a case considers how physicians should respond when their pregnant patients’ health is physically and socially compromised.