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Roundup: Senate Republicans "Lower Expectations" On Supreme Court Nominee Fight

By Emily Douglas

May 19, 2009 - 9:55am

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Republicans "lower expectations" for Supreme Court nomination fight; economic insecurity, adoption, and abortion; experts react to the news that percentage of births to unwed mothers has risen sharply; Tennessee abortion amendment passes House.

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The Economic Crisis: A Generation of Reproductive Health "Horror Stories"

By Carole Joffe, University of California

January 7, 2009 - 8:00am

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From surrogacy and egg donation to inducing labor, the economic crisis is driving women to do things with their bodies that they otherwise would not do.

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In Hard Times, Treating Women's Private Decisions With Empathy

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

October 14, 2008 - 7:00am

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In a broken economy, do Americans realize that moralizing about sex doesn't address people's real needs?

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Home Economics: Planning for Parenting

By Anna Clark, RH Reality Check

September 23, 2008 - 7:00am

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Ready to raise a family? Parents and parents-to-be are facing a brutal economic moment and longstanding workplace and government policies that don't support them in building their families. What solutions do our presidential candidates offer?

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