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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

The placenta is cut, dried and ground before it's put into pills and ready to be eaten.

Unusual birth trends: Eating placenta

Sammy minsk April 17, 2018

Cultural traditions of childbirth vary worldwide, from shaving heads to painting the mother's body. But one, to many, may be particularly gruesome: eating the placenta, called placentology. Formed...

Access denied: abortion services missing in rural areas

Access denied: abortion services missing in rural areas

Jordan Allison February 25, 2015

Abortions in Arizona | Create infographics If you want an abortion in Southeast Arizona, you’re out of luck. And for some women in the state, access to the health care could be stymied by Arizona...

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