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Roundup: A Closer Look at the South Dakota Abortion Ban

Brady Swenson on September 29, 2008 - 11:38am
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A closer look at South Dakota's proposed abortion ban; A Catholic woman and attorney from the Philippines laments her church's campaign against new family planning legislation; Does stress from racism partially account for high infant mortality rates among black women?

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Roundup: NOW Endorses Obama, Biden's Fight for the Violence Against Women Act

Brady Swenson on September 17, 2008 - 12:04pm
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Reproductive health bill to be debated in Philippines; National Organization of Women endorses Obama; The story of Joe Biden and the Violence Against Women Act; Palin says she fired Monegan for going above her head to secure funds to fight sexual abuse; More funding needed to fight HIV in Cleveland; Family planning and global population.

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Roundup: Rising Teen Pregnancy, McCain Defends Sex Ed Ad

Brady Swenson on September 16, 2008 - 11:35am
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South Carolina added to growing list of states with rising teen pregnancy rates; John McCain stands behind his misleading sex education ad; Catholic Church fighting birth control in Philippines; Where is Palin on birth control?; John McCain advocates choice, just not that choice; Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donate to open HIV clinic in Ethiopia.

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Filipino Catholics Voice Dissent on Contraception and Abortion

Carolina Austria on July 31, 2008 - 8:00am
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The Catholic Church in the Philippines has always been at loggerheads with proponents of population control, and in recent history, has clashed with women's rights advocates who emphasized rights, choice and the quality of life in family planning. But the local debate now has turned to the basis of Catholic teaching itself.

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RH Under the Heels of Presidential Politics

Carolina Austria on January 10, 2008 - 9:58am
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Presidential politics in the Philippines means that reproductive health care in that country is up for debate.


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Violence Against Women and Reproductive Health

Carolina Austria on July 30, 2007 - 8:50am
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Carolina Ruiz-Austria shares a cross-cultural conversation with the Malaysian National Advisory for Women on violence against women and reproductive health in the Philippines.


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Lost in Translation

Carolina Austria on July 18, 2007 - 8:50am
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The move to wider use of the Latin Mass represents a shift towards more conservative traditions in the Catholic church, which is at odds with changing Catholic views on reproductive health and rights.


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Positive Influences

Carolina Austria on June 18, 2007 - 8:45am
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Youth and reproductive health advocates met in Manila to engage findings and recommendations from International Planned Parenthood Federation's HIV/AIDS Report Card on Women and Young Girls.


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Beyond Dollars and Cents

Carolina Austria on June 5, 2007 - 8:50am
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Carolina Ruiz-Austria looks at the real cost of sexual and reproductive health care in the Philippines, including the challenges and successes of different programs.


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Stepping Outside Comfort Zones

Carolina Austria on May 21, 2007 - 8:45am
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Advocates in the Philippines have begun to change their approach to HIV/AIDS by talking about it alongside issues of gender, rights and sexual health.


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