access to birth control
"Many Women Who Get Pregnant are Blasted Out of Their Minds When They Have Sex, They're Not Gonna Use Birth Control Anyway."
Amidst a series of snarky comments to Leslie Marshall, Bill O'Reilly slips in his ignorant two-cents about government-funded birth control according to the recent recommendations made by the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Reproductive Health Report.
Transcending the Piecemeal Approach to Contraceptive Access
reader diary by Angela Hooton, National Institute for Reproductive Health
July 21, 2011 - 12:49pm (Print)
Advocates' success in winning contraceptive access has often been hard fought on a state-by-state basis, with many challenges along the way. But in adotping the Institute of Medicine's recommendations, the Obama Adminsitration can transcend this piecemeal approach by enacting comprehensive, nationwide reform.
Birth Control and Health Care Reform: Don't Base Access to Contraception on a Wing and a Prayer
by Rev. Tomi Jacobs-Ziobro, Concerned Clergy for Choice
June 27, 2011 - 7:08pm (Print)
My personal life experience and my work as a pastor show that an unplanned pregnancy can quickly complicate the life of a woman and her loved ones. It’s only right to make contraception available under health reform to all who desire to use it.
Gloria Steinem on Birth Control and Climate
In an interview with ABC this past November (11/29/2010), Steinem says global warming is like a nuclear holocaust slowed down slightly. See full episode and/or more of her interviews discussing ecofeminism here at the ABC homepage.
NARAL Petition at Engendering Progress: Sign Before It's Too Late
Sign the petition! Join us on Thursday, March 24th.
Protection Denied: Condoms Under Lock and Key at CVS
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
June 16, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
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Legislators Ban Emergency Contraception in Honduras
by Angela Castellanos, RH Reality Check, Latin America
June 8, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
Stigma Threatens Reproductive Health Care Access in Rural Iowa
by Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow
June 1, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
Can We Shame Our Way Out of Teen Pregnancy and Parenting?
May 6, 2009 - 2:40pm (Print)
After Years of Decline, Teen Pregnancy and Births Back on the Rise
by Sarah Brown, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
May 6, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
