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Kermit Gosnell's Horror Show

January 31, 2011 - 6:06pm (Print)

The Women's Medical Society in West Philadelphia is what illegal abortion looks like - because it's what illegal abortion is.

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Guttmacher Responds to Critics of Global Abortion Study

by Susan A. Cohen, Guttmacher Institute

October 20, 2009 - 6:00am (Print)

Some anti-choice activists have criticized the findings and policy recommendations of a recently released Guttmacher Institute study on global abortion trends. Susan Cohen responds to these critiques and debunks their misleading arguments.

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Waldman: Still Not Getting It...

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

July 1, 2009 - 12:00pm (Print)

Once again, Waldman twists arguments, avoids stating his own goals, and refers to common ground as "your team versus mine." Steve: It's not a competition or a team sport. It's not about whether you win. It is about real people's lives, their health and their rights.

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Roe v. Wade at 36: Reproductive Justice Advocates Reflect on What Roe Does, and Doesn't Do

by Emily Douglas

January 22, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, RH Reality Check asked prominent reproductive justice writers and activists what Roe meant to them and the women they serve -- and why Roe is not enough to ensure all women have access to reproductive choice.

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Celebrating Roe While Promoting Prevention

by Sharon Camp, Guttmacher Institute

January 15, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Although the rate of abortion in the United States has fallen to its lowest level since 1974, stark disparities persist in rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion.

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Czech Republic: Abortion Services Not "Abortion Tourism" for EU Citizens

by Anna Wilkowska-Landowska, RH Reality Check, Eastern Europe

December 23, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)

Recently, the Czech Republic approved a bill that would extend abortion privileges and other health services to all European Union citizens.

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Global Gag Rule Just the First Step: The US International Abortion Funding Ban

by Patty Skuster, Ipas

December 19, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)

The impact of repealing the global gag rule will be significant. But repealing the gag rule will not end the longstanding ban on foreign aid for safe abortion care.

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Mexico City - Now With More Human Rights!

by Laura Villa, Ipas Mexico

September 5, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

I was born in a city where women died because there was no access to legal and safe abortion. Last week the Supreme Court of Mexico changed all of that, upholding the rights of women to make decisions about their own health and lives.

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Legal Abortion in Mexico City, One Year Later

by Karim Velasco, RH Reality Check, Latin America

August 12, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

One year after legalization of abortion in Mexico City, the procedure has proven to be both necessary and safe.

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