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Roundup: Cuccinelli At It Again

by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check

August 25, 2010 - 9:55am (Print)

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli declares the state has the authority to regulate abortion clinics as if they were hospitals; and Elisabeth Hasselbeck supports gay marriage?!

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Forty 4 Forty: Making Lemonade for Choice

by Lon Newman, Family Planning Health Services

March 10, 2010 - 8:30am (Print)

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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(VIDEO) End Sidewalk Bullying at Women's Health Centers

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

January 21, 2010 - 11:20am (Print)

A new video by Kate Ranieri examines sidewalk bullying by anti-choicers at women's health clinics and calls for advocates to demand an end to such practices.

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Attorney/Clinic Escort/Self-Described Male Feminist Speaks Out on Abortion and Contraception

by Sarah Erdreich

October 21, 2009 - 9:35am (Print)

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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Why I Escort: A Day in the Life of ClinicEscort

by ClinicEscort

September 24, 2009 - 6:00am (Print)

Last Saturday, I spent my morning in the company of nearly two dozen lurkers, skulkers, stalkers, harassers, and creeps... and I can't wait to do it again. As the "40 Days for Life" campaign kicks off, one escort tells their story.

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Roundup: UN Confirms Commitment to Sexual Health Education

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

September 8, 2009 - 12:50pm (Print)

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

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

August 31, 2009 - 12:00pm (Print)

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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Trusting Women

reader diary by StephatPPHS

April 13, 2009 - 12:27pm (Print)

When women who regret their abortions take to the streets...

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New York City Bill Would Protect Clinic Patients from Harassment

by Haydee Morales, Planned Parenthood of New York City

March 27, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

The last thing anyone needs in this recession is another barrier standing in the way of health care, especially when that barrier takes the form of threats, intimidation, and physical barriers to clinics.

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New York City Council Hears Testimony on Clinic Access Bill

by Emily Douglas

November 18, 2008 - 6:35pm (Print)

The New York City Council today heard testimony on a bill that would improve access to women's health clinics and make it easier to prosecute harassers who protest outside of clinics.

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