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GOP Blocks Extension of Unemployment Insurance

By Mike Lillis, New Journalist Fellow

October 14, 2009 - 7:00am

Last week, Senate Democrats proposed extending unemployment insurance by 14 weeks — with an extra six weeks for states with unemployment above 8.5 percent — only to have Republicans block the measure on the chamber floor.

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Up With Women in the Downturn

By Randy Albelda, Ms. Magazine

May 26, 2009 - 9:00am

Thanks to lobbying by women's advocacy groups, Obama's stimulus bill offered women a good deal in terms of targeted funds to sectors in which women are employed as well as in human infrastructure investments.

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Parroting Propaganda on Family Planning

By Julie Hollar, FAIR

April 6, 2009 - 8:00am

Of all the supposed "pork" in the proposed economic stimulus bill, perhaps none got so much media attention as the provision to extend family planning to more low-income women.

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Vasectomies Spike as Economy Sours

By Cristina Page, Moderator, OnCommonGround

March 30, 2009 - 8:00am

A spike in the number of men seeking vasectomies suggests that family planning is a critical step in financial planning.

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How Economic Recovery Helps Women, Families

By Nancy Duff Campbell, National Women's Law Center

February 19, 2009 - 9:00am

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides substantial economic help to women and families. Although it does not include all that we want, it represents a major re-ordering of priorities in funding.

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Contraception 101: The Econ Course Our Politicians Need

By Laurie Rubiner, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

February 18, 2009 - 9:00am

Last week Congress ditched a family planning expansion from the stimulus, saying it didn't belong in an economic recovery package. But young, unintended parenting is a key indicator for poverty.

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House Passes Stimulus Bill Without Republican Support

By Emily Douglas

February 13, 2009 - 4:07pm

The House of Representatives this afternoon passed the economic stimulus package without any Republican support.

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WSJ Argues More Kids Will Drive Domestic Consumption

By Lon Newman, Family Planning Health Services

February 10, 2009 - 9:00am

Family planning is voluntarily prevention of unintended pregnancies -- meaning women and their families are able to determine for themselves whether and when to have children.

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Roundup: More Takes on Contraception and Economic Stimulus

By Emily Douglas

February 6, 2009 - 11:03am

The real economic consequences of contraception; on family planning, Brookings has it both ways; slight increase in average age of first birth among American women; Freedom of Choice Act moving in New Mexico; Obama forging a new path on abortion?; Rita Henley-Jensen gushes over new Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

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$400 Million to Prevent STIs - Wasteful?

By Todd Heywood, New Journalist Fellow

February 5, 2009 - 9:00am

House Republicans recently announced their idea of what is wasteful in the stimulus bill. On the list? A proposal for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to get $400 million for STI screening and prevention.

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News & Commentary

1 (UPDATE and CORRECTION) White House Crafting Deal with Stupak on Executive Order

By Jodi Jacobson on March 21, 2010 - 10:18am | 2 comments

The White House is crafting a deal on an executive order to placate Bart Stupak on a bill that already includes the most wide-ranging restrictions on women's rights to choose since before Roe v. Wade.

Florida Agency Set to Ban VBAC in State's Birth Centers

By Anna Clark on March 19, 2010 - 3:55pm | 1 comment

This Wednesday, Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration is expected to permanently ban Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) in the state’s birth centers. Legal challenges are already in the works.

South Carolina House Passes Bill Banning State Coverage of Most Abortions

By Rachel Larris on March 19, 2010 - 4:04pm | 0 comments

On Thursday the South Carolina House approved an amendment to the state budget that would ban state insurance policies from covering abortions except to save the life of the mother.

2 Reproductive Justice for Latinas: The Struggle Continues

By Veronica Bayetti Flores on March 19, 2010 - 9:00am | 0 comments

Immigrant women face considerable obstacles in accessing health care, including low-paying jobs without health insurance and linguistic and cultural barriers. On Sunday, I will march for reproductive justices. Will you join me?

Resurrected CO "Egg-as-a-Person" Initiative Could Make Ballot

By Wendy Norris on March 19, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments

A ballot measure seeking to give constitutional rights to fertilized eggs may rise again. And if not by sheer volume of petition signatures, proponents will sue the state to advance the cause.

(VIDEO) So... About that Video

By Heather Corinna on March 19, 2010 - 7:00am | 1 comment

Heather critiques a sexuality education video from a national organization which, she argues, unnecessarily perpetuates negative stereotypes about both men and women.

3 Where the Wild Things Weren't: Daily Beast's Women's Summit Avoids Controversial Realities

By Megan Carpentier on March 18, 2010 - 7:00am | 1 comment

The Daily Beast's first Women in the World Summit played stuck to lowest-common denominator issues, and avoided the "scary" and "controversial" (read: political) realities of women's lives.

Risky Business: Pregnant in America

By Amie Newman on March 18, 2010 - 7:00am | 8 comments

Pregnant women in the U.S. have a greater risk of dying from pregnancy or childbirth related complications than women in 40 other countries around the world. It's past time to fix this.

Youth Lead Advocacy For Sexual and Reproductive Health

By Maria de Bruyn on March 17, 2010 - 9:19pm | 0 comments

Youth advocates at the 54th Commission on the Status of Women challenged a multi-generational, multinational audience to examine their own thinking about sexual and reproductive health and rights.

4 In Absurd Move, Canada Drops Family Planning from Maternal Health Plan

By Jodi Jacobson on March 17, 2010 - 2:52pm | 3 comments

The Canadian government is excluding family planning from its initiative to save the lives and improve the health of mothers in poor countries. One small problem: You can't address maternal mortality without family planning.

"Slow Death by Rubber Duck:" What We Don't See Can Hurt Us

By Miranda Spencer on March 17, 2010 - 7:00am | 4 comments

Want to know about the effects on human health of environmental toxins? A new book provides the perfect primer.

"We're Not Dolls! Don't Play With Women's Lives"

By Tatiana Mckinney on March 17, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments

A demonstration on the steps of Brooklyn's Borough Hall on March 10 raised awareness of the effects of HIV and AIDS on women and girls.

5 Midwives Barred From California Hospital

By Amie Newman on March 16, 2010 - 7:07pm | 5 comments

Midwives in California are fighting for their right to be reinstated at a hospital where administrators have so far provided no proof for their abrupt dismissal, saying only it was for "patient safety."

Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Worth the Risks?

By Pamela Merritt on March 16, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments

News that there may be a link between hormone replacement therapy and lung cancer has renewed questions about the use of hormones to treat the symptoms of menopause.

Adulthood and the Right to Make Our Own Choices

By Anat Shenker-Osorio on March 16, 2010 - 7:00am | 6 comments

What does it mean when a group is systematically denied the right to marry? Or when another group is denied the right to determine what happens to their bodies? At some level, even if only unconsciously, it means we think they aren’t adults.

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Pelosi's Last Stand: Offers Executive Order on Abortion In Exchange for Health Bill Passage

Amie Newman, Managing Editor
Mar 20 2010 - 4:35pm | comments (5)

As the hours tick by, House Speaker Pelosi is determined to pass health reform - without added abortion restrictions but with the possibility of an executive order from President Obama restating restrictions on federal funding of abortion. Will Stupak and his anti-choice holdouts accept?

Canada "Opens Door" to Family Planning Programs in Global Effort to Reduce Maternal Death

Jodi Jacobson, Editor, RH Reality Check
Mar 19 2010 - 12:00pm | comments (0)

In response to severe criticism of its rejection of family planning as part of global maternal health programs, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper now says that the "door is not closed" on providing contraception.

Roundup: Stories That Remind Us Why Healthcare Reform is Needed

Rachel Larris, RH Reality Check
Mar 19 2010 - 10:16am | comments (0)

While Congress counts votes for healthcare reform, New Jersey debates eliminating family planning funding, and South Carolina's budget is tough for those with HIV/AIDS.

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