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Will the Senate Stand Against Stupak?
November 13, 2009 - 3:56pm (Print)
"That's the price of healthcare reform." That's what pundits have told those of us making a fuss over the Stupak amendment, but is it?
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An RH Reality Check Farewell
August 28, 2009 - 2:43pm (Print)
A farewell, and a thank you, the incredible community of reproductive justice advocates and writers gathered around RH Reality Check.
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VIDEO: Rachel Maddow Interviews Dr. Leroy Carhart
August 28, 2009 - 8:40am (Print)
Last night Rachel Maddow continued her dogged reporting on the extreme anti-choice right, covering Operation Rescue's upcoming protests against Dr. Leroy Carhart's Nebraska clinic.
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Roundup: Remembrances of Sen. Kennedy Highlight Civil Rights Accomplishments
August 27, 2009 - 9:53am (Print)
Remembrances of Sen. Ted Kennedy highlight his civil rights accomplishments; Miami appeals court hears arguments on anti-gay adoption laws; will health care reform include coverage for contraception and fertility treatments?
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On Women's Equality Day, Sebelius, Barnes and Tchen Pushed on Reproductive Health Care Coverage
August 26, 2009 - 3:15pm (Print)
On a conference call in honor of Women's Equality Day, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Melody Barnes and Tina Tchen were repeatedly pressed on reproductive health care coverage under health care reform.
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Sen. Edward Kennedy Loses Battle with Brain Cancer
August 26, 2009 - 7:01am (Print)
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) died late last night, at 77, of the brain cancer he had fought since May 2008.
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Roundup: TIME Analyzes Government Role in Abortion Access in Health Reform Proposals
August 25, 2009 - 9:00am (Print)
TIME examines government's role in facilitating abortion access in health care reform proposals; medication abortion has not expanded access as expected; Australian provider refuses to prescribe RU-486 until legal protections are enacted.
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Female South African Athlete Asked to Prove Gender
August 21, 2009 - 10:53am (Print)
Just how many experts does it take to assign someone a gender? The female South African winner of the 800m race at track and field world championships in Berlin has been asked to prove that she is a woman.
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Roundup: New York Times Focuses on "Saving the World's Women"
August 21, 2009 - 9:10am (Print)
New York Times examines empowering the world's women; Michele Bachman: "Keep your laws off my body!"; Operation Rescue lodges complaint over Carhart's clinic.
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Roundup: North Carolina Ruling Upholds Same-Sex Adoption
August 20, 2009 - 9:19am (Print)
North Carolina court upholds same-sex adoption; Oklahoma ruling on abortion law to be appealed; high percentages of women in certain countries believe domestic violence can be justified.
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