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Women's Media Center Chooses Jemhu Greene As New President

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

October 29, 2009 - 12:54pm

This week the Women's Media Center (WMC), a leading media advocacy and training organization, announced the appointment of Jehmu Greene, social justice advocate and prominent feminist, as their next President.

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1 HIV-Positive and Pregnant in the United States

By Margo Kaplan on Dec 9, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (1)

In the United States, women living with HIV are often considered incapable or unworthy of having children, and if pregnant, unable to make appropriate medical decisions during pregnancy.

Stoking Fire: Why is the Federal Government Supporting Evangelism?

By Eleanor Bader on Dec 9, 2009 - 12:09pm | comments

Separation of Church and State? Many tax-exempt religious colleges and universities are now using tax-payer subsidies to train the next generation of “Champions for Christ.”

What Health Reform Won't Heal: The Effect of Environmental Toxins on Sex and Reproduction

By Jennifer Rogers on Dec 9, 2009 - 12:09pm | comments

Chemicals found in our homes, workplaces, and consumer products are linked to feminization of boys and male sexual problems.

2 The Audacity of Goodness

By Charlotte Taft on Dec 8, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (9)

When abortion provider Renee Chelian created a video called “Every Day, Good Women Choose Abortion” all she was thinking about was what would be good for her patients. In return, she is being violently attacked by anti-choice forces.

Believe It or Not: Global Leaders Mark World AIDS Day With No Mention of Youth

By Nicole Cheetham on Dec 8, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (1)

Last week I attended a World AIDS Day Event at the World Bank. Yet despite the fact that in many countries young people are at greatest risk of HIV and there are 3 billion people under 25 worldwide, not one expert mentioned youth.

Celebrating Choice: The New Fad Among Anti-Choicers

By Amanda Marcotte on Dec 8, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (30)

When anti-choicers celebrate choice, in their disingenuous fashion, they give outsiders an easy opportunity for sacrifice-free moral self-righteousness.

3 Getting Health Priorities Right: Towards a Sustainable Global AIDS Response

By Alex Garita on Dec 7, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

The guiding principle for global health donors of a more sustainable approach to fighting the AIDS epidemic should be that prevention and treatment for HIV/AIDS can no longer happen in isolation.

Zimbabwe's Growing Crisis of Maternal Deaths

By Ramona Vijeyarasa on Dec 7, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Despite international attention to the issue of maternal mortality worldwide, little progress has been made in reducing maternal deaths. In some countries, such as Zimbabwe, the situation is getting worse rather than better.

The Bishops' "Dixi"-Land Ban

By Lon Newman on Dec 7, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Public policy on sex, sexuality and reproduction in a pluralistic society must be based on evidence, science, justice, reason and civil discourse. So when the Catholic Bishops or others throw a political tantrum, we must never reward them.

4 How the Bishops Lost Sight of Their Own Priorities

By Jessica Arons on Dec 4, 2009 - 12:00pm | comments (32)

An analysis of the criteria originally set out by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops as priorities for health reform finds that the Bishops have moved the goal posts on their original insistence that reform be "abortion-neutral."

Are You Uninsured If You Have Health Insurance But Can’t Access or Afford Care?

By Amanda Dennis on Dec 4, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (3)

Like bills now moving through Congress, health care reform in Massachusetts sought to reduce the number of uninsured. But recent research shows that many of those now "insured" still can't access care or afford essential prescriptions.

‘Millennial’ Misunderstandings and the Movement For Reproductive Justice

By Liz Kukura on Dec 4, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (5)

The New York Times story about a chasm between the “menopausal militia" and the “millennials” misses the mark in a sad but revealing way.

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Senate Kills Nelson Amendment

Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor
Dec 8 2009 - 6:51pm | comments (1)

Tonight, the Senate defeated an attempt by Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-OR) and Bob Casey (D-PA) to insert a "Stupak" amendment into the Senate health reform bill.
(VIDEO) Mikulski: "Universal Access to Health Care Is As 'Pro-Life' And 'Whole Life' as You Can Be"

Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor
Dec 8 2009 - 10:25am | comments (1)

Yesterday, Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) took her colleague Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)--and much of the Republican party and the anti-choice movement--"to school" in one of the most effective speeches against the Nelson (Stupak) Amendment.
Roundup: An Amendment By Any Other Name Smells Just As Bad

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Dec 8 2009 - 8:52am | comments (1)

Congress debates restrictive amendment that effects only women -- wait, haven't we been here before? Also, where do conservatives stand on baby expenses?

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