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Palin's Witch-Hunting Pastor, Politics and Public Health

Scott Swenson on September 26, 2008 - 7:00am

Dismiss talk of witch-hunters as fringe wing-nuttery at your own risk, public health advocates know better after dealing with witch-doctors and AIDS. The challenge is distinguishing the good witches from the bad.

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1 Yes They Can't: Right Wing Fundamentalists Taste Change

By Cristina Page on Jan 8, 2009 - 4:16pm | 0 comments

Some in the anti-choice establishment have cautiously stuck a toe onto the common ground that Obama has suggested is findable. The Old Guard, by contrast, is inspired in another way.

Weekly Pulse: America's Next Top Doctor

By Lindsay E. Beyerstein on Jan 8, 2009 - 8:00am | 0 comments

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As surgeon general, Dr. Sanjay Gupta will be an effective public advocate for public health goals, but will he be a good administrator and an effective leader of America's public health professionals?

How to Restore America's Position as a Leader on Reproductive Rights

By Nancy Northup on Jan 8, 2009 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Our country's new vision for reproductive health needs to go beyond undoing the policies of the previous administration. Obama must work toward a world in which all women can participate with full dignity as equal members of society.

2 Live-In Relationships in India Accorded Legal Status

By Deepali Gaur Singh on Jan 8, 2009 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Removing the stigma accorded to live-in relationships takes into account the plight of women who have been tricked into marriage into socially ambiguous, sexually exploitative relationships.

On Abortion, Pro-Choice Is the Compromise Position

By Sam Sedaei on Jan 7, 2009 - 8:00am | 26 comments

President Obama has a unique opportunity to establish one important fact: abortion is as legal and legitimate of a medical operation as any, and the government needs to do what it can to help women have safe access to it.

The Economic Crisis: A Generation of Reproductive Health "Horror Stories"

By Carole Joffe on Jan 7, 2009 - 8:00am | 5 comments

From surrogacy and egg donation to inducing labor, the economic crisis is driving women to do things with their bodies that they otherwise would not do.

3 Anti-Abortion Postcard Campaign Stirs Up Catholics

By Andy Birkey on Jan 7, 2009 - 8:00am | 3 comments

Roman Catholic bishops throughout the United States are planning a postcard campaign days after the inauguration as part of an attempt to block the Freedom of Choice Act. One Minnesota priest is breaking rank, and getting flack.

Midwives Deliver

By Jennifer Block on Jan 6, 2009 - 8:00am | 11 comments

America is overspending and under-serving women and families. The problem is not access to care; it is the care itself.

Agenda for Compassion: Death With Dignity A Reproductive Justice Victory

By Logan Kelly on Jan 6, 2009 - 8:00am | 1 comment

Just as all women benefit from legal affirmation of their right to choose abortion, so do all terminally ill Americans benefit when they are free to make affirmative choices about how their lives will end.

4 Interpretations of Islamic Law Deny Women Choice in Indonesia and Malaysia

By Ramona Vijeyarasa on Jan 6, 2009 - 8:00am | 0 comments

In most Muslim-majority countries, abortion is generally prohibited with exceptions made where the health of the mother is at risk, but doctors often aren't aware of the legal exceptions.

Health Care Reform: Good for Patients, Good for Workers

By Amanda Marcotte on Jan 5, 2009 - 8:00am | 5 comments

Our country should view health care reform as an economic investment that can create jobs that women are likely to take.

Stemming Fistula: Social Contraception In Pakistan

By Zofeen T. Ebrahim on Jan 5, 2009 - 8:00am | 6 comments

Pakistani specialists say fistula can be prevented by stopping early marriages, delaying the age of first pregnancy and by timely access to good emergency obstetric care -- but education is also key.

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HIV Activists/Gay Men Sentenced in Senegal: The Other Side of Rick Warren's "Humanitarian Issue"

Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check
Jan 8 2009 - 12:09pm | 2 comments
The distance between Pastor Rick Warren and the sentencing of nine gay HIV activists in Senegal can be measured in inches, not miles. This is a real humanitarian issue Pastor Warren, not a fight to protect the privilege of heterosexual marriage.
Obama Nominates Pro-Choice Advocate to Powerful Legal Office

Jodi Jacobson, Consultant
Jan 8 2009 - 12:08pm | 0 comments
The nomination of Dawn Johnsen to head the Office of Legal Counsel, along with Eric Holder and other Obama picks, signals an end to the Bush Administration reigns of terror on prisoners of war and on women's rights.
Roundup: Republican Party Should Keep Supporting Human Life Amendment, Says Bush; Wonkette on Teen Birth Rate

Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check
Jan 8 2009 - 12:05pm | 0 comments
Family planning services for low-income women on the chopping block in Washington state; Republicans should continue to support Human Life Amendment, says Bush; Arizona to allow anti-choice license plates; Christian Defense Coalition to protest at inauguration; some Asian immigrants use medical technology to ensure sons; Wonkette on teen birth rate.

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Palin's Witch-Hunting Pastor, Politics and Public Health

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Yes They Can't: Right Wing Fundamentalists Taste Change

Weekly Pulse: America's Next Top Doctor

How to Restore America's Position as a Leader on Reproductive Rights

2

Live-In Relationships in India Accorded Legal Status

On Abortion, Pro-Choice Is the Compromise Position

The Economic Crisis: A Generation of Reproductive Health "Horror Stories"

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Anti-Abortion Postcard Campaign Stirs Up Catholics

Midwives Deliver

Agenda for Compassion: Death With Dignity A Reproductive Justice Victory

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Interpretations of Islamic Law Deny Women Choice in Indonesia and Malaysia

Health Care Reform: Good for Patients, Good for Workers

Stemming Fistula: Social Contraception In Pakistan

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