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Weekly Pulse: Angry Mobs Demand the Status Quo

By Lindsay E. Beyerstein, The Media Consortium

August 6, 2009 - 7:00am

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The summer break will give healthcare reform's opponents more time to spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Disinformation is already running wild.

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Anti-Choice Amendments Fail in Senate HELP Committee

By Emily Douglas

July 13, 2009 - 4:18pm

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Today, the Senate HELP Committee defeated a handful of anti-choice amendments to the Affordable Health Choices Act, its version of health care reform legislation.


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Burmese Migrants Rely on NGOs for Care and Supplies

By Leila Darabi

June 18, 2009 - 8:00am

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Adolescent refugees from Burma living in Thailand rely on community-based organizations, pamphlets and posters for sexual and reproductive health information and supplies like condoms.

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Nursing Crisis Looms over Iowa

By Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

May 19, 2009 - 8:00am

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Shortages of nurses continue to cause concern among elected officials and health care analysts in Iowa, increasing pressure for solutions.

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Roundup: Church and Politics, Future of Supreme Court

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 6, 2008 - 10:36am

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Wading into the brackish waters of church and politcs; Election important to future of Supreme Court; Closer look at the 'rape exception' in South Dakota abortion ban; Services fall short for rape victims; Editorial boasts benefits of family planning; Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to discoverers of HIV and HPV; and more.

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Provider Conscience or God Complex?

By Jesse Taylor

August 28, 2008 - 7:00am

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The new HHS provider conscience regulations aren't a problem simply for women of childbearing age. Your body is now the tableau of conscience for whatever doctor or pharmacist you draw.

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Provider Ignorance, Bias Turn Lesbian Patients Off Health Care

By Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check

August 19, 2008 - 7:00am

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The lesbian community faces unique challenges when accessing health care, from widespread provider misconception about STI risks for women who partner with women to doctors who tailor their medical advice to stereotypes they have of lesbians' lives and needs.

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Strategic Health Communication in a New Age

By Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia

April 23, 2008 - 8:48am

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To respond effectively to the epidemics of AIDS and TB around the world, a strategy for communicating messages that influence individual behavior change, community attitudes and socio-political dynamics is critical.


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Mi Compañera

By Miriam Pérez, radicaldoula.com, feministing.com

October 30, 2007 - 7:12am

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During a time when abortion politics are the wedge issue dividing the social justice movement, some doulas are working across issue lines to provide women with the support they need for all their decisions.


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