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Fix PEPFAR Now to Prevent HIV Infections, Save Lives

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 10, 2008 - 10:38am

The Senate is moving closer to a vote on PEPFAR, but there is still time to fix the bill allowing the work horse of prevention to pull the cart of treatment, lightening the load by reducing the number of people infected. Congress has burdened the horse with ideology, and put the cart in front.

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1 Join Me On The Bridge: International Women's Day

By Zainab Salbi on March 5, 2010 - 12:40am | 0 comments

This International Women's Day remember the women in Rwanda and the DR of Congo - survivors of war and the sexual violence that so often accompanies war - and join Women for Women, International toimagine peace and promote women's independence.

Home Births Rise in U.S. And It's Not Because of Ricki Lake

By Amie Newman on March 4, 2010 - 8:30pm | 2 comments

Home births rise in the United States deflating the current myth that women chose out-of-hospital birth for "frivolous, selfish, or trendy reasons."

A Feminist Guide to the 2010 Oscars

By Sarah Seltzer on March 5, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments

The Academy Awards are often joked about as "our" [read: women's] Superbowl. I talked with Melissa Silverstein, editor of Women and Hollywood and guru for feminist film-buffs, about what feminists should be on the lookout for this Sunday.

2 What's the Typical Use-Effectiveness Rate of Abstinence?

By Heather Corinna on March 5, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments

That question probably either sounds like a really important one or a really stupid one, depending on your view. But I want the answer regardless, and am seriously tired of waiting for it. So I went ahead and asked it myself.

Young Women, Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion: Are We Achieving Global Goals?

By Maria de Bruyn on March 4, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments

Young women are the most vulnerable to maternal morbidity and mortality. A panel at the UN Commission on the Status of Women examines the reasons.

Loretta Ross On Anti-Choicers, the Media, and Race

By Cindy Cooper on March 4, 2010 - 7:00am | 4 comments

Loretta J. Ross is national coordinator of SisterSong Reproductive Justice Collective in Atlanta. So why is her voice largely missing in media reports about "black genocide" billboards in her own backyard?

3 The Right to Privacy and the Right to Speak Out

By Sarah Seltzer on March 4, 2010 - 7:00am | 1 comment

Feminists stand firm on never telling women what they should do, allowing them full choice about their bodies and lives. But we need to better support women when they speak about their experiences.

Nelson Restrictions Most Likely Outcome of Reconciliation Process

By Jodi Jacobson on March 3, 2010 - 12:00pm | 1 comment

Reconciliation to pass health reform will most likely result in adoption of the onerous "Nelson compromise" on abortion coverage, though Bart Stupak wants his own abortion ban.

Oklahoma Anti-Choice Legislators Waste Tax Payer Money Over and Over Again

By Amie Newman on March 3, 2010 - 5:25pm | 23 comments

Anti-choice legislators in Oklahoma are experts on at least two things: waste and distraction. And the state Supreme Court agrees.

4 Caution: Pregnancy May Be Hazardous to Your Liberty

By Lynn Paltrow and Farah Diaz-Tello on March 3, 2010 - 7:00am | 1 comment

With Congress deadlocked on health reform, some state legislators are working to make it more difficult for women to access health care and much easier for states to put them, and the people who help them, in jail.

Mississippi Advocates Defeat Bill to Criminalize Midwifery

By Amie Newman on March 3, 2010 - 7:00am | 4 comments

Mississippi advocates defeated a bill to criminalize certified professional midwives and are working to expand access to pregnancy and childbirth care.

Boehner Repeats False Claim that White House Health Plan Would Fund Abortions

By Jessica Arons on March 2, 2010 - 7:00am | 2 comments

At the recent health reform summit, Minority Leader John Boehner again repeated the misleading canard that the White House’s healthcare reform bill would allow public funding of abortions.

5 The Facts About Abortion Rates Among Women of Color

By Susan Cohen on March 2, 2010 - 7:00am | 1 comment

The abortion rate for black women is higher than for any other group. But anti-choicers exploit and distort facts to serve their agenda while ignoring the fundamental reason women have abortions: unintended pregnancy.

New York Times Article on Myth of "Racial Bias and Abortion" Omits Critical Analyses

By Jodi Jacobson on March 1, 2010 - 8:00am | 0 comments

In an examination of rumors being spread by anti-choicers that high rates of abortion among black women are due to a campaign of "racial genocide," the New York Times once again failed to provide relevant evidence, data or balance on issues of critical importance.

Minnesota Faces Crisis of Sexually Transmitted Infections

By Robin Marty on March 1, 2010 - 7:00am | 4 comments

To say that Minnesota is in a state of crisis when it comes to sexually transmitted infections is like saying sure, it gets a little cold here in the winter.

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