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Preserving Ovaries, Preserving Health

By Alison Ojanen-Goldsmith, Independent Consultant

May 12, 2009 - 9:00am

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In light of new research, will women be informed that preserving their ovaries may preserve their health?

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A Cleaner, Greener Planet

By Aparna Krishnaswamy and Elizabeth Arndorfer, Reproductive Health Technologies Project

April 22, 2009 - 8:00am

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As pro-choice individuals and organizations who believe in enabling people to decide when the time is right (and when it is not) to have children, environmental efforts are not just nice "add-ons" but a fundamental part of our mission.

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Abstinence Causes Breast Cancer! Or, How to Distort Facts to Suit Your Own Agenda

Reader diary posted by Miranda Spencer

April 13, 2009 - 10:58am

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In a reader diary post, Miranda Spencer says Jill Stanek contorts an investigative piece on the role of environmental factors in heightening breast cancer risk into an apologia for abortion.

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Can Chemical Abortions Be Linked to Midwestern Agriculture?

By Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

April 8, 2009 - 8:00am

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Driving across a rural Iowa highway, anti-abortion signs are almost as common a sight as farmers spraying crops. Now there is a growing body of evidence linking the substances sprayed on fields to human reproductive health issues, including unintended abortions.

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Overlooking Evidence: Media Ignore Environmental Connections to Breast Cancer

By Miranda Spencer

March 2, 2009 - 9:00am

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Research is finding that the causes of breast cancer may include timing and pattern of exposure to certain chemicals. You won't find that in the headlines.

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Vatican: Choosing to Lie Rather Than Respect Women

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

January 14, 2009 - 9:00am

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Why, when it comes to reproductive rights, does the Vatican turns its back on millennia of teaching about the satanic nature of lying?

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The Vatican's Misleading Birth Control Story

By Jennifer Rogers, Reproductive Health Technologies Project

January 12, 2009 - 9:00am

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While there is evidence that estrogenic contaminants are impacting the environment, there is no evidence that oral contraceptives are the main culprit. And what about the benefits of contraception to the environment?

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Catholics United Against Abortion and...McCain?

By Amie Newman, RH Reality Check

September 17, 2008 - 6:31pm

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Many Catholic voters support common sense public policy on reproductive and sexual health issues. A new television ad sheds light.

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Half the Man His Father Was?

By Charlotte Brody and Julia Varshavsky

June 17, 2008 - 8:00am

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Studies are showing dramatic drops in sperm counts and rising rates of reproductive health problems for men throughout industrialized countries. Are environmental contaminants partially to blame?

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Washington Post Examines Plastics Safety

By Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check

May 9, 2008 - 4:07pm

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Is your Tupperware safe? The Washington Post examines the debate over the safety of common plastic products.

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