By Judy Butler and Adriane Fugh-Berman

From Oprah to Axios, Katie Couric to CNN, Ms. to NPR, stories are popping up about proposed state laws regarding menopause.

New Jersey and other states have introduced so-called “menopause awareness and support” bills, but the spin that it’s a growing movement may be, well, just spin.

It’s certainly the narrative promoted by members of Let’s Talk Menopause (LTM), a project funded by companies that sell menopausal hormone treatments. Most of the articles about proposed menopause laws are either written by or feature Let’s Talk Menopause members – many of whom have substantial individual conflicts of interest as well.

Media coverage

Here’s the problem. By reflecting industry positions, media coverage not only conveys the message that there is wides

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