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RealTime: Uruguayan Senate Passes Abortion Bill

Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check on November 8, 2007 - 11:54am

The Uruguayan Senate voted Tuesday to decriminalize first-trimester abortions. President Tabare Vazquez has threatened to veto the bill if it passes the House of Representatives.

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Show Me the Evidence

Andrea Lynch, RH Reality Check on August 22, 2007 - 8:30am

Population Research Institute's latest piece of propaganda can't understand the difference between forced abortion and legal abortion.

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Birth Control and Social Investment in Latin America

Moises Russo, RH Reality Check, South America on July 11, 2007 - 8:40am

Latin America has been consistently reducing its fertility rates during the past decades. Moises Russo explains how countries should take advantage of demographic momentum.

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Published under: Global Perspective Contraception Chile | Latin America

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Abortion in Argentina: Fact and Fantasy

Nadia Berenstein on May 24, 2007 - 9:00am

Nadia Berenstein examines the reality of illegal abortion in Argentina, where reproductive health and rights depend on privilege.

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Published under: Leading Voices Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights Latin America | Argentina

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Mexico City Makes Abortion Rights History in Latin America

María Luisa Sánchez, GIRE on May 24, 2007 - 9:00am

On April 24, 2007, the Mexico City Legislative Assembly decriminalized abortion during the first 12 weeks of gestation. The capital city, a federal district similar to Washington, DC, now has one of the most progressive laws on abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean; after only Cuba, Guyana and Puerto Rico; and sets an important precedent for Latin America.

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Published under: Leading Voices | Global Perspective Access to Abortion Mexico | Latin America

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Making Youth Participation Real

Moises Russo, RH Reality Check, South America on May 24, 2007 - 8:55am

The International Planned Parenthood Federation is taking the lead in incorporating youth participation—which is critical to sexual and reproductive health, particularly the prevention of HIV.

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Published under: Global Perspective STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Sexuality Education | International Organizations Latin America

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Reflections on Nicaragua’s Abortion Ban

Andrea Lynch, RH Reality Check on May 24, 2007 - 8:45am

Andrea Lynch shares candid reflections from Evelyn Flores Mayorga from Puntos de Encuentro on the Nicaraguan total abortion ban—how it passed into law and what has happened since then.

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Published under: Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights Nicaragua | Latin America

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Brazil: People Before Profits

Moises Russo, RH Reality Check, South America on May 24, 2007 - 8:35am

Brazil recently stood up to the pharmaceutical company Merck by dismissing the patent for Efavirenz in order to continue to be able to provide this antiretroviral drugs to all HIV-positive people in Brazil for free.

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Published under: Global Perspective STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention Brazil | Latin America

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Contraception in Mexico

Marcy Bloom, GIRE on May 24, 2007 - 8:30am

Mexico, the second most populous country in Latin America, has a critical need for contraception, but is unable to meet the demand due to social and economic factors. Access and education must be improved so that women may live in dignity—and equality with men.

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Published under: Leading Voices Contraception Mexico | Latin America

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News & Commentary

1 The Maverick Steps Back in Line

By Carole Joffe on May 16, 2008 - 8:00am | 1 comment

If John McCain insists on placating the anti-choice fanatics in his party, let him start paying a price.

Reducing Maternal Mortality Is Easy with Safe Abortion

By Alicia Muelensteen on May 16, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Reducing maternal deaths from unsafe abortion is one of the most straight-forward public health problems to remedy. But this can never be fully realized unless governments start including abortion in realistic approaches to protecting women's health.

Get Real! I Hate Being a Girl. What's Wrong?

By Heather Corinna on May 16, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Heather Corinna brings Scarleteen's popular sexual health advice column to RH Reality Check! This week, Heather talks to a young woman who doesn't like being a girl.

2 Using "States' Rights" to Restrict Abortion

By Wendy Norris on May 15, 2008 - 8:00am | 3 comments

Conservative activists are gearing up to enact state laws to restrict abortion. Colorado is once again serving as a political incubator in yet another attempt to chip away at Roe v. Wade, this time in the form of an amendment stating that life begins at conception.

Pregnant Trans People Need Care, Not Media Circus

By Erin Wilkins on May 15, 2008 - 8:00am | 5 comments

Pregnancies, both planned and unplanned, happen to trans folks, too. It is imperative for reproductive health care providers to seek appropriate education and training in order to be able to provide comprehensive care to these patients.

Retrograde "Iron Man" Hits the Big Screen

By Sarah Seltzer on May 15, 2008 - 8:00am | 6 comments

Given the alarmingly sexist and racist undercurrents rearing their heads in this presidential election, it's not illogical to look at "Iron Man" and see a reflection, and perpetuation, of prejudices that just won't die.

3 The Prison of Mandatory Pleasure Provision

By Amanda Marcotte on May 14, 2008 - 8:00am | 6 comments

What would happen if our right to abortion hinged on the right to sexual pleasure rather than on a penumbra? Ecuador might just find out.

Sexualizing Tweens for Profit: A Q&A with Gigi Durham

By T. M. Lindsey on May 14, 2008 - 8:00am | 15 comments

Journalism professor Gigi Durham talks to T.M. Lindsey about the media messages hitting teen girls, teen sexuality, and "Grand Theft Auto."

Debate Rages in Minnesota House As Stem-Cell Funding Passes

By Andy Birkey on May 14, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

The Minnesota House last Wednesday passed a bill that would allow the University of Minnesota to use state funds to conduct research using embryonic stem cells. The measure prompted a flurry of amendments by anti-choice Republicans designed to derail the bill.

4 Domestic Gag Rule? Déjà Vu All Over Again

By Marilyn Keefe on May 13, 2008 - 11:55am | 1 comment

Last week, nearly 80 conservative groups led by the Family Research Council asked President Bush to strip family planning clinics of their eligibility for Title X funds if they refer patients for abortions or share facilities with abortion providers -- which would bring the global gag rule home.

When Getting Pregnant Isn't About Being a Mother

By Angela Castellanos on May 13, 2008 - 8:29am | 0 comments

In Colombia, young women may be getting pregnant intentionally -- but not necessarily because they want to become mothers. Sexuality education advocates differ on how best to tailor a pregnancy prevention and sexual health curriculum to reach Colombian teens.

Pedaling into Local Reproductive Justice Activism

By Nora Dye and Shelby Knox on May 13, 2008 - 8:26am | 0 comments

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On May 26, the Wanderlust reproductive justice bicycle caravan will set off on an 1800 mile journey from New Orleans to New York City, meeting with and learning from reproductive justice activists along the way.

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California Supreme Court Declares State Marriage Laws Unconstitutional

Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check
May 15 2008 - 1:42pm | 2 comments
The California Supreme Court today declared the state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.
Roundup: NARAL Endorsement Fallout, Saving the GOP

Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
May 15 2008 - 10:35am | 0 comments
NARAL endorsement fallout, how to save the GOP, fertility films, HIV and Africa and caring for LGBT people.
NARAL Endorses Obama, Anti-Choicers React

Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check
May 14 2008 - 3:01pm | 4 comments
NARAL endorses Sen. Barack Obama, signaling a time for unity behind pro-choice values. Ellen Malcolm and NARAL New York see it differently.

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