Final Years
Seaman lived in New York City, close to her three children, four grandchildren, two sisters, and two nephews.
Until the end of her life, she was writing articles and advocating for women's safety and participation in their own medical treatment. Seaman continued to write about hormonal contraceptives, childbirth, and the unwillingness of some doctors and pharmaceutical companies to disclose risks to patients and consumers, effectively denying them the ability to make informed decisions. On 27 February 2008, Barbara Seaman died of lung cancer. Hundreds of friends and family from around the country joined her family for a memorial service shortly after her death.
In June 2000, the New York Times published a piece by Seaman, "The Pill and I: 40 Years On, the Relationship Remains Wary".
She collaborated with Laura Eldridge on two books,The No Nonsense Guide to Menopause released in 2008 (Simon & Schuster) and Voices of the Women's Health Movement (Seven Stories Press) to be published in January 2012.
In 2009 the 40th anniversary edition of the Doctors' Case Against the Pill is scheduled for publication.
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