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UNFPA for an online forum on global women's health and the Republican and
Democratic Party platforms.
In our “Back to School” series, our correspondents analyze the future of sexuality education funding, look at the effects of federal abstinence-only policies in the states, and tell true-life tales of the sex ed classroom. It's all right here.
RH Reality Check is putting education and prevention back into the debate about reproductive health. Broadening the reproductive health dialogue beyond, but including, abortion is what most U.S. voters are looking for. Where do the candidates stand? Join us for an ongoing series looking into various sexual and reproductive health issues on the road to 2008 ...
When we think of reproductive health, it's usually in the context of female reproduction and sexual health. But men not only play an important role in women's reproductive health, they are faced with their own significant reproductive and sexual health issues. Don't miss RH Reality Check's series "Reproductive Health: Not Just for Women"!
Over the past two years, the number of women and girls infected with HIV has increased in every region of the world; people of color are also disproportionately affected. Prevention and treatment strategies must change in order to address the changing face of HIV/AIDS.
An HIV test may be routine or it may be frightening, but it's important -- and many people avoid or delay testing because of the stigma that still surrounds HIV. Don't miss RH Reality Check's series "HIV Testing: Not Everybody Does It, But Everybody Should."
Pregnancy and childbirth are a labor of love, but has our health care system prioritized profit to the exclusion of maternal and infant health? Don't miss RH Reality Check's series "Politics of Childbirth: Midwifery and Maternity Care."
With advances in science and medicine, new methods to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections are available. This series features articles on microbicides, an HIV vaccine, the "no period pill", female condoms and one-size-fits-all diaphragms!
Don't miss RH Reality Check's series "We Are Family."
Reproductive health for LGBT people is as diverse as our community and as varied as it is for heterosexual people. From creating family to accessing health care, reproductive justice is about the right to choose how we want to live our lives.
Don't miss RH Reality Check's feature series on women of color and reproductive justice. Check out perspectives from the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, Pro-Choice Public Education Project, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, International Coalition of Women Living with HIV/AIDS and reports from the SisterSong conference!
Like bills now moving through Congress, health care reform in Massachusetts sought to reduce the number of uninsured. But recent research shows that many of those now "insured" still can't access care or afford essential prescriptions.
The old adage, think globally and act locally, is key to addressing climate change. Community-based, integrated approaches and solutions are essential to adaptation.
One unintended consequence of Massachusetts’ innovative 2007 reform legislation is reduced contraceptive access for low-income women. We can't repeat this mistake nationally.
The primary care physician leading the Montana "personhood" campaign is under multiple investigations for Medicaid fraud: She allegedly insisted that patients pray with her.
The misuse of bio-terrorism laws to prosecute an HIV positive man is but one example of how efforts to criminalize HIV stigmatize individuals and simultaneously threaten public health.
Integrating reproductive and sexual health services with HIV prevention is essential to ending the AIDS epidemic. Yet US policies continue to hamper effective strategies.
Telemundo 52 recently reported on Alma Minerva Chacon, a woman who was terrorized by Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio by being forced to give birth in chains despite the pleading of nurses and other medical staff.
Known by most Americans for its gorgeous beaches and outstanding golf courses, South Carolina is unfortunately known to most public health professionals for its staggering rates of HIV and AIDS.
My son would have died under the Stupak Amendment. Help stop it from becoming law and ensure that you and I can make our own decisions about what is good for our families.
Progress on health reform legislation forces us to mobilize to prevent passage of the Stupak Amendment. But our next step must be to take stock of why and how we got here in the first place.
Just in case you had any doubt about the direct--and I mean direct--intervention of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops in curtailing women's rights in US health reform legislation, here is the latest evidence of how some representatives are working at what appears to be the behest of the bishops. Ben Nelson is holding a Senate Stupak Amendment until the Bishops "have time to review it."
Just in case you had any doubt about the direct--and I mean direct--intervention of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops in curtailing women's rights in US health reform legislation, here is the latest evidence of how some representatives are working at what appears to be the behest of the bishops. Ben Nelson is holding a Senate Stupak Amendment until the Bishops "have time to review it."
Today, the Senate passed the Mikulski Amendment ensuring that women's preventive health services like pelvic exams and STI testing are covered by all private insurers, at little or no additional costs to women.
