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(AUDIO) Laurie Rubiner: Stupak Amendment a Hobson's Choice

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

November 10, 2009 - 10:29am

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Laurie Rubiner, Vice President of Public Policy at Planned Parenthood, spoke with WNYC's Brian Lehrer about the Stupak-Pitts amendment on Monday morning.

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NYT: Abortion Fight Complicates Debate on Health Care

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

September 29, 2009 - 10:23am

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A front page story in today's edition of the New York Times highlights access to abortion as a potential roadblock to acheiving health insurance reform.

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VIDEO: Scaring Breast Cancer Patients with Health Care Reform

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

September 2, 2009 - 8:46am

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Last night Rachel Maddow called out a new TV ad that claims that "government control of health care could have meant that 300,000 American women with breast cancer might have died."

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Change to Commenting Procedure on RH Reality Check

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

August 18, 2009 - 5:00pm

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To encourage participation we have always allowed anonymous commenting. But anonymous commenting also has its drawbacks. We have decided it is time to require registration to comment on RH Reality Check. Read more here...

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VIDEO: Rachel Maddow on Scott Roeder's Recent Correspondence with Militant Anti-Choicers

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

August 11, 2009 - 9:29am

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Last night Rachel Maddow reported on the contacts Scott Roeder has had with other anti-choice extremists while in prison awaiting trial.

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VIDEO: You'll Be "Forced to Pay for Abortions" says Anti-Choice Healthcare Attack Ad

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 30, 2009 - 11:54am

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The Family Research Council has released an ad attacking health care reform, specifically the mythical assumption that proposed health care reform would force Americans into an insurance policy that covers abortion care.

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Roundup: Ryan-DeLauro Abortion Reduction Bill to Be Re-introduced Today

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 23, 2009 - 9:01am

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The Ryan-DeLauro bill, aimed at reducing the need for abortion by supporting pregnant women and their families, to be re-introduced today; Group asks justice department to do more to protect abortion clinics; and much more.

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VIDEO: Senator Lindsay Graham to Support Sotomayor

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 22, 2009 - 3:11pm

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Senator Lindsay Graham announced today on the Senate floor his intention to support the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to sit as a justice on the Supreme Court.

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Norma McCorvey, aka "Jane Roe," Arrested at Sotomayor Hearing

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 13, 2009 - 10:16pm

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Norma McCorvey, the "Roe" in Roe v. Wade, was arrested at the confirmation hearing of Sonia Sotomayor among a wave of anti-abortion protesters who lined the sidewalks outside the Senate office buildings.

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Crisis Pregnancy Centers Media Conference Call

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 9, 2009 - 11:23am

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RH Reality Check hosted a media conference call with experts and advocates speaking about the deception and misinformation spread by crisis pregnancy centers, a timely issue as Congress considers whether to continue federal funding. Listen to it here!

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