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Roundup: Responses To the HHS Proposal

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 16, 2008 - 1:37pm

Family planning groups and NY Rep. Nita Lowey respond to the HHS proposal that would limit access to contraception for women, AMA apologizes for history of racial inequality, WaPo article on homosexuality and youth.

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The Good, The Bad and The Frustrating

By Amie Newman, RH Reality Check

December 18, 2007 - 10:03am

Congress caves on the global gag rule but the huge spending bill expected to pass this week will head to President Bush's desk with some reproductive health victories.

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1 Planned Parenthood Director's Holes in Story Revealed In Recent Radio Interview

By Amie Newman on Nov 3, 2009 - 1:02pm | comments (9)

Last week, Abby Johnson, the director of a Texas Planned Parenthood health center that provides abortions, resigned citing a "conversion". But a radio interview just weeks earlier leaves many questions unanswered.

Battleground Nebraska: Extremists Turn Focus to Carhart

By Wendy Norris on Nov 3, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (2)

Shortly after Dr. George Tiller was murdered on May 31 and his Wichita clinic subsequently closed, other providers bravely stepped into the breach. Among them is Dr. LeRoy Carhart, now targeted by anti-choice forces in an eerily similar campaign.

Refusing to Have Sex With HIV-Positive People: Why It's Not a Prevention Strategy

By Trevor Hoppe on Nov 4, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (3)

"I would never have sex with an HIV-positive guy," a friend told me. But rather than promoting real risk reduction, such statements reinforce and reproduce harmful stigma against HIV-positive people.

2 So There's This Conversation With My Pharmacist....

By s.e. smith on Nov 4, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (4)

Why is it that every time I try to refill my prescription for birth control I have to engage in the same 40 minutes of wrangling with my pharmacist?

"What If My Mother Had Aborted Me?"

By Amanda Marcotte on Nov 3, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (41)

“How would you like it if your mother had an abortion?” ask anti-choicers, without realizing that’s like asking, “How would you like it if the night you were conceived, your dad decided to go to bed early while your mom watched Johnny Carson?”

What Catholics Really Want in Health Care Reform

By Jon O'Brien on Nov 3, 2009 - 8:00am | comments (3)

What some are really doing in the health reform debate is projecting their own vision of what is moral onto those who will be most affected by distorted views and limited coverage: the taxpayers who will fund and use whatever system emerges.

3 Catholic Pastors Directed to Distribute Anti-Health Reform Materials at Mass

By John Tomasic on Nov 3, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (2)

This past weekend the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops instructed pastors at parishes across the country to distribute material urging Catholics to oppose the health reform bills they say allow public funding for abortion.

House Health Reform Bill Repeals Popular CHIP Program

By Mike Lillis on Nov 3, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (1)

Not even nine months after President Obama, with much fanfare, signed into law a five year, $33 billion reauthorization of the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, House Democrats have proposed to dismantle it.

Financial Issues Dog Second Colorado Egg-As-Person Campaign

By Wendy Norris on Nov 2, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (3)

The peculiarities on Personhood Colorado campaign's recent financial disclosure form may be an oversight by fledgling activists...or a much more cynical attempt to thwart public accountability by a well-oiled theocratic political machine.

4 The "Born Alive" Myth: Tale Turned Political Tool

By Kathleen Reeves on Nov 2, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (72)

The myth of the born-alive fetus has long been a weapon in the pro-life arsenal, one "kept alive" by misleading language, and by efforts to pass laws that further obfuscate and mislead.

Comprehensive Sex Ed for the Comprehensively Celibate

By KMPatwardhan on Nov 2, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (2)

As someone who was all but completely celibate throughout high school--not at all by conscious choice--I found the lack of information among sexually active teens, and the politicization of teen sex very frustrating.

Reid Blasts Republicans Over Surgeon General Vote Delay, Other Holds and Filibusters

By David Weigel on Oct 30, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Republicans are holding up a vote to confirm Surgeon General nominee Regina Benjamin because, basically, of arguments over health care reform.

5 Why It’s Good To Leave the U.S. To Talk About Abortion

By Laura Castleman on Oct 30, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (2)

Last month, over 8000 ob-gyns from around the world, gathered in South Africa to discuss how physicians living in countries with restrictive abortion laws can best face the challenge of caring for women suffering from complications of unsafe abortion.

Get Real! I've Had to Lie to Get Him to Stop Pressuring Me for Sex

By Heather Corinna on Oct 30, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (7)

One part of readiness for sexual partnership -- and it's a biggie -- is being able to hear, accept and respect another person's limits and boundaries, not just using someone else to get your rocks off.

Stupak Will Vote for Reform Even With Abortion Coverage

By Todd Heywood on Oct 29, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Congressman Bart Stupak says that while he is leading the charge to eliminate abortion care from both private and public insurance policies, he will support health care reform legislation even if he loses.

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Push, Push, Push - Certified Professional Midwifery In Health Care Reform

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check
Nov 4 2009 - 3:23pm | comments

Time is running out to ask your Senators to sponsor an amendment that would ensure Certified Professional Midwives are covered under Medicaid, in the Senate health care reform bill. Midwifery gives low risk pregnant and birthing women a safe option and reduces overall costs in health care as well!
NWLC Launches National Day of Action for Health Reform

Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check
Nov 4 2009 - 2:28pm | comments

As a vote nears--or is rumored to be near--at least on the House health care reform bill, the stakes are rising for legislation that comprehensively addresses women's health care needs, including sexual and reproductive health care and yes, including access to abortion care. The National Women's Law Center's campaign provides a platform for action.
Roundup: National Day of Action for Women's Healthcare Reform, Anti-Abortion Dems Stall Reform?

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check
Nov 4 2009 - 1:15pm | comments

Today is the National Day of Action for Women's Health Care; Health care reform is stalled - are anti-choice Democrats to blame?; more news from around the web.

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