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Cindy Pearson Reacts to Recent IOM Report Recommendations

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Cindy Pearson, Executive Director of the National Women's Health Network (NWHN), reacts to the Institute of Medicine's recommendations for preventive women's health services. Sign the petition to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius right here on our site!

July 22, 2011 - 9:48am

Cindy Pearson, Executive Director of the National Women's Health Network (NWHN), reacts to the Institute of Medicine's recommendations for preventive women's health services. Sign the petition to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius right here on our site!

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Morning Roundup: Smith Will Modify Rape Definition in Horrible Bill

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by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check

February 3, 2011 - 11:02am (Print)

Chris Smith will remove the word "forcible" from his bad anti-abortion bill, NRTL says Medicaid doesn't pay for the abortions of unbattered rape victims anyway, will contraceptives become free preventative medicine, don't try to read RH Reality Check on a ferry in Canada, and the Senate does not repeal the health care law.

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Roundup: Driehaus Sues for "Lack of Livelihood"

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

December 7, 2010 - 9:18am (Print)

The Ohio Congressman, after losing his reelection bid, is suing anti-choice groups for his "loss of livelihood."

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An Anti-Choice Wishlist for the New Congress

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

November 23, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

Now that the anti-choice activists have a majority, they want payback, and their wishlist is very, very long.

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Roundup: Why Prematurity Must Be Addressed

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

November 18, 2010 - 8:08am (Print)

Yesterday was the 8th Annual Prematurity Awareness Day, and the United States is gaining little ground when it comes to addressing the issue.

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Roundup: Preventative Care Harder to Access Thanks to "Fiscal Responsibility"

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

October 18, 2010 - 9:01am (Print)

As a consequence of conservative "fiscal responsibility" more and more preventative care programs are finding themselves running out of money.

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Roundup: Texas Makes Abortion Access More Cumbersome and Other News

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

September 27, 2010 - 8:01am (Print)

The Texas A.G. has decided a phone call is no longer good enough when it comes to informed consent, and other reproductive news.

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Roundup: Catholic Bishops Coming For Your Birth Control

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

September 21, 2010 - 8:27am (Print)

Not content to have elminated abortion coverage from healthcare reform, now the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops wants birth control out, too.

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Back To School: School Based Health Clinics Can Be a Model of Quiet Success

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

September 10, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

Usually we only hear negatives about schools that provide reproductive care, but in some cases schools have been offering services for decades to little protest.

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Roundup: Health Care "Essential" For Pregnant Women, Except When It's "Elective"

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

August 26, 2010 - 9:40am (Print)

That every pregnant woman should have adequate health care and equal health choices should be unarguable.  But sadly, we're still arguing anyway.

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