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Morning Roundup: Virginia Targets Abortion Clinics
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
February 25, 2011 - 10:22am (Print)
Virginia is poised to enact regulations that would close all but five abortion clinics in that state, a town in the Philippines now requires a prescription for condoms, Medicaid considers STD screenings for the elderly, and an anti-choice plea to John Boehner.
Sanders, Brown, Grijalva and Conyers: "Hands Off Social Security"
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
September 30, 2010 - 2:04pm (Print)
A group of Senators and Representatives have a message for the deficit reform commission and the White House: Keep your hands off Social Security.
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Roundup: "Pro-life" Medical Practices Deny Birth Control Scripts
by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
August 15, 2008 - 11:24am (Print)
Valuing Tradition, Valuing the Elderly
by Danielle Toppin, RH Reality Check, Caribbean
January 31, 2008 - 8:43am (Print)
In a number of communities across the Caribbean, we have come to place an extremely high value on youth, moving away from traditions that elevated our elders to a place of respect, and in essence silencing their voices and increasing their vulnerability.
