access to contraception
By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor November 2, 2009 - 8:00am
eBay auction to support Roeder's defense on grounds of "justifiable homicide" proceeds despite earlier promise to nix it.
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor October 28, 2009 - 11:02am
Uganda experiences the highest unmet need for contraception in sub-Saharan Africa; a judge dismisses Christian adoption agency challenge of stem-cell research process; ACLU responds to criticism of Kentucky Courier-Journal editorial
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I really feel that we're continually fighting a rearguard here. Obama has maintained the status quo (probably) on the Supreme Court. I don't see a Freedom of Choice Act passing anytime soon. The anti-choicers are out to stop contraception generally, not just abortion, because pregnancy is supposed to be God's punishment for "easy women." Combined with Dr. Tiller's murder and the generally lukewarm response, along with the lack of training for new doctors in abortion care, I worry that we're going to be seeing a further decline in availability for quite some time.
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The National Abortion Federation estimates that as many as 4,000 CPCs operate in the United States, often using deceptive tactics like posing as abortion providers and showing women graphic antiabortion films. While there is growing awareness of how CPCs hinder abortion access, the centers have a broader agenda that is less well known: they seek not only to induce women to "choose life" but to choose adoption, either by offering adoption services themselves, as in Bethany's case, or by referring women to Christian adoption agencies. Far more than other adoption agencies, conservative Christian agencies demonstrate a pattern and history of coercing women to relinquish their children.
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor August 19, 2009 - 9:25am
Courtesy of our friends in the feminist blogger/journalist communities in Colorado and throughout the U.S., here are some potential benefits and some additional negative implications of recognizing zygotes, or fertilized eggs, as persons.
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Charles Wright, a 50-year-old gay man and former vice-president of Cleveland’s National Organization for Women, was assaulted by protestors outside a clinic at which he serves as an escort for women seeking services.
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By Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice July 13, 2009 - 7:00am
Pope Benedict recently claimed that the church does not "interfere in any way in the politics of States." However, recent evidence suggests that the pope's claims that church does not "interfere...in the politics of States" are more than a little disingenuous.
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The Chinese Government has decided to distribute free contraceptives to
the migrant population, a group previously denied access to the free condoms
distribution system.
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Regardless of age or
province of residence, all Spanish women will have access to emergency
contraception pill without a prescription. It will be in pharmacies by
August.
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By Alison Mondi, NARAL Pro-Choice Washington April 21, 2009 - 8:00am
In terms of benefits to recipients and tax payers, few social programs compare to public funding for birth control. It's a rare win-win in the realm of public policy and state spending.
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