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Roundup: UN Confirms Commitment to Sexual Health Education

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

September 8, 2009 - 12:50pm

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The United Nations Population Fund reaffirms its commitment to finalizing international sexual education guidelines; efforts to correct misinformation campaign in health reform debates continue.

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Nebraska Police Brace for Onslaught at Carhart Clinic

By Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

September 8, 2009 - 7:00am

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Will Bellevue, Neb., become the new Wichita as the epicenter of the anti-abortion protest movement? Not if Herb Evers can help it.

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Without Providers, There is No Choice

By Julia Kaye, National Women's Law Center

September 3, 2009 - 7:00am

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A steady decline in abortion providers, due to violence and/or the threat thereof, and a shortage of new providers among young doctors and medical students, underscores that legality does not guarantee access.

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Carhart Stands Firm Amidst Protests

By Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

September 3, 2009 - 7:00am

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The biggest "pro-life" proponent in Bellevue, Neb., didn't join the phalanx of 65 anti-choice protesters on the sidewalk next to Dr. Leroy Carhart's clinic over the weekend. He was too busy providing reproductive health care to dozens of women inside.

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Roundup: Clinic Protest; Roeder Bible Study; Australian Woman Threatened by Complicated Pregnancy Waits for Government to Act

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

August 31, 2009 - 12:00pm

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The clinic protest that was not: Pro-choice advocates far outnumber those seeking to disrupt services in Nebraska; Scott Roeder attended bible study group with "anti-government" philosophy; Queensland woman with serious pregnancy complications denied access to safe abortion unless government officials act.

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Nebraska Attorney General Lambasts Carhart, Supports Aim of Extremist Anti-choicers

By Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

August 28, 2009 - 9:00am

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Radical anti-choice groups have found a disturbing ally in Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, whose public statements reveal strong support for their agenda. Also read Wendy's tweets from the Carhart clinic here.

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Kansas City Star: Extremists, Militants Frequently Contact Roeder in Jail

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

August 10, 2009 - 10:00am

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The list of those visiting and communicating with the man accused of killing Wichita abortion provider George Tiller reads like a who's who of anti-abortion militants, reports Judy L. Thomas of the Kansas City Star.

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Courting Reproductive Justice: 30 Years of Linda Greenhouse

By Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

July 24, 2008 - 7:00am

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As New York Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse retires, looking back on some reproductive rights cases she covered reveals an alarming trajectory.

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