Connecticut
Teen Tanning and Abortions Go Together In Connecticut
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
June 14, 2011 - 4:20pm (Print)
An amendment to add a parental consent for abortions law kills a law that would require consent for teens who want to use a tanning bed.
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House Bill Would Decimate Women's Health Care in Cities and Rural Areas, Governors and Mayor Say
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
February 22, 2011 - 4:28pm (Print)
The Governors of Connecticut and Vermont and the Mayor of New York City described the devastating effects the GOP's cuts to Title X and Planned Parenthood would have on women in their states.
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Morning Roundup: Emergency! Women Must Be Forced into Ultrasounds
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
January 25, 2011 - 11:48am (Print)
Two men can be listed on the birth certificates of their twins in Connecticut, Saletan looks at the Gosnell case, the "state of the unborn," Rep. Smith's new protected class of people, and Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) declares forced ultrasound bill to be an "emergency."
Majority of Sexually Active Teens in Connecticut Use Condoms; Rates of Teen Sex Decline
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
September 7, 2010 - 9:26pm (Print)
Although there are still signs that comprehensive sex ed is necessary, a growing number of teens report engaging in less risky sexual behavior.
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Reproductive and Sexual Health in the States: Two Steps Forward, Several Steps Back
by Rachel Gold and Elizabeth Nash, Guttmacher Institute
April 26, 2010 - 11:02am (Print)
By the end of March, 825 measures had been introduced in the 44 legislatures that have convened so far in 2010.
Connecticut Bishops Not the Victims
by Andrea Lynch, RH Reality Check
July 3, 2007 - 9:00am (Print)
Connecticut Catholic Bishops' claim that they are the real victims of new legislation that stops Connecticut hospitals from denying emergency contraception to women who have been raped.
