Contraception
Surrogacy: The Next Frontier for Reproductive Justice
by Miriam Pérez, radicaldoula.com, feministing.com
February 23, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)
Surrogacy is a complicated subject, to say the least. It involves many of the issues central to reproductive justice—bodily autonomy, a woman’s right to abortion, definitions of parenthood, and custody of children. It’s also an option increasingly relied upon by gay couples—usually gay men—to create families. It invariably brings up concerns about racial and economic justice when the majority of surrogates are low-income and many are women of color. It’s an issue on which few reproductive rights and justice groups are working on but one that deserves our close attention.
North Dakota Senate Rejects Total Abortion Ban
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
April 7, 2011 - 9:12pm (Print)
An attempt to pass a bill that would charge anyone who killed a fertilized egg was tabled without a public vote.
Roundup: Four Percent of U.S. Population Identifies as LGBT
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
April 7, 2011 - 10:06am (Print)
Four percent of population is LGBT; Ohio student cannot distribute abortion/breast cancer flyers in a classroom; the Candies Foundation defends payment to Bristol Palin; should sexual orientation be included in medical records?
A Global Impact: Multipurpose Prevention Technologies
reader diary by Yukti Malhotra, Reproductive Health Technologies Project
April 6, 2011 - 11:54am (Print)
While women have made huge strides in the social, economic, and political spheres, our most fundamental right—the right to control our reproductive health—remains in serious jeopardy all over the world. Thanks to exciting new Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (MPTs), we have the potential to revolutionize a woman’s control over her reproductive life.
Roundup: Bristol Makes a Quarter Million as Abstinence Spokesperson
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
April 6, 2011 - 10:17am (Print)
The Candies Foundation pays Bristol $262k but grants only $35k for teen pregnancy prevention; the FBI releases 10-year old threats against Dr. Tiller; Delaware may enact parental consent; Illinois cannot force pharmacies to distribute emergency contraception.
(UPDATED) All Those Alternatives to Planned Parenthood? In Texas, At Least, They Don't Exist
April 5, 2011 - 10:13pm (Print)
Spending scarce time, money, and energy, Andrea Grimes goes on a hunt to find one of those many "alternatives" to Planned Parenthood anti-choicers claim will provide access to reproductive health care. Problem is, in Texas they don't exist.
(UPDATE AND ACTION) The Global Gag Rule: Life Sentence for the World's Poorest Women
by Danielle Zielinski, Population Action International
April 4, 2011 - 5:30pm (Print)
If budget negotiations lead to re-instatement of the Global Gag Rule, it will not reduce the deficit one penny. It will instead eviscerate family planning and force providers to choose between U.S. funding and serving women in need.
Ideological Earmarks and Deficit Hypocrisy
by James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth
April 4, 2011 - 3:13pm (Print)
On Tuesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will vote to eliminate a program based on evidence in favor of one with no evidence of effectiveness. Earmarks are ok, as long as they are ideological.
"La Operación:" How the Church Contributed to Sterilization Abuse in Puerto Rico
by Jill Morrison, National Women's Law Center
April 4, 2011 - 2:21pm (Print)
The Catholic Church inadvertently pushed women toward sterilization rather than risk committing a continuous offense against the Church.
Roundup: ACLU Suing Alabama Prisons for Treatment of HIV-Positive Prisoners
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
April 1, 2011 - 10:06am (Print)
Wisconsin library will show the anti-choice documentary, U.S. House committee passes bill preventing pre-tax dollars from being spend on abortion, ACLU sues Alabama prisons, and Virginia governor asks for abortion to be excluded from state insurance exchanges.
