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Roundup: Sundown for Colorado Fundamentalists, TV and Teen Pregnancy

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

November 3, 2008 - 10:55am

The sun may be setting on the political influence of fundamentalist churches; Study finds significant link between TV and teen pregnancy; 43% of women report sexual problems; 13 year-old rape victim stoned to death in Somalia for adultery; John Chittick walks the world speaking with teens about HIV/AIDS.

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1 Unintended Consequences of Health Reform in Massachusetts: Reduced Access to Contraception

By Kelly Blanchard on Dec 3, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

One unintended consequence of Massachusetts’ innovative 2007 reform legislation is reduced contraceptive access for low-income women. We can't repeat this mistake nationally.

From the "Menopausal Militia” to Young Women: This Fight Is About Your Body, and Who Controls It

By Rebecca Sive on Dec 2, 2009 - 6:16pm | comments (8)

Young women of America: Today’s fight is a defining battle for American women. Fail to understand this at your peril. Prepare for many more national days of action. And know that the menopausal militia will be right there with you.

MT Medicaid Fraud Probe Snares "Egg-as-Person" Leader

By Wendy Norris on Dec 3, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (3)

The primary care physician leading the Montana "personhood" campaign is under multiple investigations for Medicaid fraud: She allegedly insisted that patients pray with her.

2 A Dangerous Precedent: Using Anti-Terrorism Laws to Prosecute HIV Transmission

By Positive Women's Network on Dec 2, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (1)

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The misuse of bio-terrorism laws to prosecute an HIV positive man is but one example of how efforts to criminalize HIV stigmatize individuals and simultaneously threaten public health.

Bridging An Inexplicable Divide: Integrating Reproductive Health Services and the Global HIV/AIDS Response

By Jeffrey Sturchio on Dec 2, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Integrating reproductive and sexual health services with HIV prevention is essential to ending the AIDS epidemic. Yet US policies continue to hamper effective strategies.

Whatever Happened to Separation Of Church and State?

By Carole Joffe on Dec 2, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (1)

Democratic leaders will be doing both the right thing, as well as the politically strategic one, if they keep religion out of public policy.

3 (VIDEO in Spanish): Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Forces Woman to Give Birth While Shackled

By Mariela Rosario on Dec 1, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (1)

Telemundo 52 recently reported on Alma Minerva Chacon, a woman who was terrorized by Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio by being forced to give birth in chains despite the pleading of nurses and other medical staff.

More Michigan Teens Becoming Infected with HIV

By Todd Heywood on Dec 1, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (1)

Michigan teenagers continue to become infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, at an alarming rate, Michigan health officials say.

(VIDEO) Fighting HIV and AIDS in South Carolina

By Jim Manning on Dec 1, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Known by most Americans for its gorgeous beaches and outstanding golf courses, South Carolina is unfortunately known to most public health professionals for its staggering rates of HIV and AIDS.

4 My Baby Would Have Died Under the Stupak Amendment

By Tiffany Campbell on Nov 30, 2009 - 1:59pm | comments (8)

My son would have died under the Stupak Amendment. Help stop it from becoming law and ensure that you and I can make our own decisions about what is good for our families.

Stupak: Aberration or Power Outage in the Pro-Choice Movement?

By James Wagoner on Nov 30, 2009 - 8:00am | comments (9)

Progress on health reform legislation forces us to mobilize to prevent passage of the Stupak Amendment. But our next step must be to take stock of why and how we got here in the first place.

Fear and Loathing in Uganda: Proposed Law Abrogates Basic Human Rights

By Ramona Vijeyarasa on Nov 30, 2009 - 8:00am | comments (1)

A proposed "anti-homosexuality" law blatantly disregards both international law and Uganda's Constitution, threatening freedom of speech and freedom from violence and discrimination.

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Pregnant in Colorado? One Reporter's Search (and Failure) to Find Maternity Coverage

Kate Redding, Colorado Independent
Dec 2 2009 - 7:14pm | comments

Posing as a 34 year-old woman whose COBRA insurance was running out, this reporter went in search of an individual insurance plan that included maternity coverage in case of a future pregnancy and found not one, single plan in the entire state of Colorado that would cover maternity care.
Weekly Pulse: Senate Prepares to Cast First Votes

Lindsay Beyerstein, RH Reality Check
Dec 2 2009 - 1:25pm | comments

The Senate is scheduled to begin voting on proposed amendments to the health care reform bill today. It takes 60 votes to pass an amendment and most of the proposed measures for the health care bill will never pass. It’s a great opportunity to grandstand over pet issues, however.
Hundreds of Pro-Choice Advocates Converge on Capitol Hill as Hatch and Nelson Prepare Senate Stupak Amendment

Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor
Dec 2 2009 - 11:16am | comments (1)

As hundreds of advocates for women's health--including leaders of pro-choice, faith-based, and health service delivery organizations--converge on Capitol Hill to ensure women's basic health needs are included in health reform, two conservative Senators are planning introduction of a "Stupak-like" amendment to the Senate bill.

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