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Pregnant Trans People Need Care, Not Media Circus

By Erin Wilkins, Family Tree Clinic

May 15, 2008 - 8:00am

Pregnancies, both planned and unplanned, happen to trans folks, too. It is imperative for reproductive health care providers to seek appropriate education and training in order to be able to provide comprehensive care to these patients.

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Birth Options Essential to Reproductive Justice

By Erin Wilkins, Family Tree Clinic

January 31, 2008 - 9:38am

The same oppressive cultural mechanisms that restrict women's abilities to make decisions about when to have children also affect their decisions regarding where, how, and with whom to birth those children.

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News & Commentary

1 Analysis of Fetal Homicide Bills Suggests Ulterior Motives

By Wendy Norris on March 15, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments

A slew of state bills to establish precedents for "fetal homicide" have at least one thing in common—little mention of the women actually involved in the incidents.

The Vanishing Anti-Choice Democrat: Rethinking the Party's Strategy

By Amanda Marcotte on March 15, 2010 - 7:00am | 1 comment

The share of people who are "liberal" but also anti-choice grows tinier by the day. Investments by the Democratic Party to recruit that vanishing population would be far better spent elsewhere

Have You Thanked an Abortion Provider Today?

By Robin Marty on March 15, 2010 - 7:00am | 2 comments

March 10th was "National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers," a day to remember the people who make the right to choose "real." But we need to be mindful every day of what providers do and what they sacrifice.

2 West Virginians For Life Skirts Lobbying Laws, But Courts Publicity

By Megan Carpentier on March 12, 2010 - 9:00am | 2 comments

Lobbyists for West Virginians for Life have failed to register in the state as required by a law intended to foster transparency. Is it ok to violate "man's laws" in the interest of "God's work?"

Get Real! He Said He'd Wait, But He Won't Stop Asking

By Heather Corinna on March 12, 2010 - 9:00am | 0 comments

What do you call it when someone asks the same question over and over again hoping to get a different answer? Pressure.

Sex: What Is It?

By Kathleen Reeves on March 12, 2010 - 9:00am | 39 comments

A survey from the Kinsey Institute tackles the murky, but vital, question of What Is Sex? and the answers underscore how changeable our definitions may be.

3 Banning Abortion: The First Step Toward Theocracy

By Amanda Marcotte on March 11, 2010 - 8:00am | 132 comments

Banning abortion should engender the same reaction as forcing women to wear the hijab, forcing kids to say the rosary in school, or banning non-kosher food from restaurants -- an outrageous violation of religious beliefs.

Once a Cesarean, Rarely a Choice

By Gina Crosley-Corcoran on March 11, 2010 - 8:00am | 4 comments

The National Institutes of Health convened a conference to discuss a hotly debated topic--vaginal birth after cesarean section. Feminists are working to ensure that the voices of mothers are heard.

On Stupak and VBAC: Women's Reproductive Choices As Bargaining Chips

By Rebecca A. Spence on March 11, 2010 - 8:00am | 2 comments

Whether in regard to access to VBAC or to abortion, legislators, like physicians, have an ethical and professional duty to protect public health and respect women’s rights, not to bow to lobbies who wish to own them.

4 Pro-Choice Candidate Will Challenge Stupak in Primary

By Jodi Jacobson on March 10, 2010 - 12:35pm | 57 comments

Connie Saltonstall, a former county commissioner, plans to run against Stupak for the Democratic nomination of Michigan’s First Congressional District. She told RH Reality Check "I am without a doubt pro-choice."

Facing the Real Threats: Achieving a Meaningful National HIV/AIDS Strategy for Women

By Naina Khanna on March 10, 2010 - 8:00am | 1 comment

Although HIV is considered a chronic manageable condition in the U.S., AIDS-related illnesses continue to be the leading cause of death among African-American women aged 25 to 34 years old.

Serious Weaknesses Plague HIV/AIDS Programs For US Women

By Brook Kelly on March 10, 2010 - 8:00am | 1 comment

US policy still ignores the deep structural challenges faced by women affected and infected with HIV in the United States.

5 Recognizing Abortion Providers

By Dr. Linda Prine on March 10, 2010 - 11:00am | 8 comments

Fourteen years ago, March 10 was chosen as the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers to honor those who continue our work despite the harassment meant to drive us away and to mourn those lost to violence.

The Billboard Circus and the Abortion Wars

By Carole Joffe on March 10, 2010 - 8:00am | 2 comments

The abortion wars rage relentlessly on, in the United States and elsewhere, and the only lesson to be drawn from recent federal and state legislative action is that the wars show no signs of abating.

Forty 4 Forty: Making Lemonade for Choice

By Lon Newman on March 10, 2010 - 9:30am | 1 comment

Picketers holding anti-abortion signs in front of our clinic seek to confuse the public about our services. We don't provide abortions. But the picketers underscore the true meaning of "anti-choice."

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