Philadelphia

Giving Condoms to Gradeschoolers?

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

April 18, 2011 - 8:34pm (Print)

After learning that 25 percent of all sixth graders West Philly reported having sex, the Philadelphia Public Health Department starts a condoms program for pre-teens.

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Roundup: Free Condoms by Mail for Philly Teens

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by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check

April 14, 2011 - 9:18am (Print)

Kenya could get condom manufacturing plant, Santorum announces exploratory committee, Indiana won't require women to hear breast cancer lies before an abortion, and Philadelphia's teen condom campaign causes controversy.

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Small Victories in Clinic Access Are Indeed Small Victories

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

March 21, 2011 - 9:23pm (Print)

A judge rules that a Philidelphia clinic cannot be sued for not letting activists physically touch patients, but does not allow the clinic to defend them, either.

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Back-Alley Abortions in 2011: How Anti-Choice Zealots Force Women to Go to Dangerous Clinics

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by Daniel Denvir

January 21, 2011 - 12:47pm (Print)

The Medicaid ban on abortion funding and state restrictions requires poor women in Philadelphia and around the country to face horrific choices when they need an abortion.

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Roundup: Everyone Deserves Safe Medical Care

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by Rachel Larris

February 24, 2010 - 11:12am (Print)

The sad case in Philadelphia shows the lengths women will go to get an abortion and why outlawing it will only make it more dangerous.
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Roundup: Pennsylvania Threatens Cuts to Successful Sexual Health Program for Students

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by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

September 9, 2008 - 10:35am (Print)

Pennsylvania Department of Health threatens to Significantly cut funding of successful high-school-based Health Resource Centers in favor of abstinence-only; Palin makes conflicting statements about sex education and contraception, so where does she stand?
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