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Kansas Supreme Court Protects Medical Records

Emily Douglas on May 7, 2008 - 8:59am

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a grand jury cannot immediately access patients' private medical records as part of an investigation.

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Indicators of Generational Shift on Abortion Politics

Scott Swenson on December 3, 2007 - 12:39pm

Henry Hyde's death may be a metaphor of end times for the vitriolic anti-abortion movement, as indications from formerly rabid Kansas, and red-hot-competitive Iowa, open the door for aggressive assertion of progressive prevention policies. Are the candidates and Congress connecting the dots?

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STDs, Doulas and More Phill Kline

Amanda Marcotte on December 3, 2007 - 9:55am

This week host Amanda Marcotte talks STDs, doulas, lying panty-sniffers, and thinking Americans. She also wonders (and finds out) what topic drives most of the traffic for Conservapedia? You'll also enjoy an interview with writer, doula and Senior Advocacy Associate for the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Helath, Miriam Perez.

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RealTime: Phill Kline Goes After Planned Parenthood Again

Brady Swenson on October 18, 2007 - 11:00am

Former Kansas Attorney General, now District Attorney, Phill Kline is at it again. Yesterday Kline filed 106 misdemeanor and felony charges against Planned Parenthood in Kansas City.

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1 Courting Reproductive Justice: 30 Years of Linda Greenhouse

By Sarah Seltzer on Jul 24, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

As New York Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse retires, looking back on some reproductive rights cases she covered reveals an alarming trajectory.

Building A Better Frame: Reproductive Rights In the Media

By Amie Newman on Jul 24, 2008 - 8:00am | 1 comment

We have an opportunity to re-focus the reproductive rights and health public and media discourse this campaign season - let's take it.

Wake Up! Conservatives Initiate Battle in Their War on Contraception

By Robin Summers on Jul 24, 2008 - 8:00am | 6 comments

The "War on Contraception" has officially begun with the draft regulations proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

2 Can We Untwist Women's Rights from Environmental Concerns? Should We?

By Amanda Marcotte on Jul 23, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

I like to think that I'm primarily for reproductive rights because I'm for women's rights, but it never hurts to know that true reproductive freedom helps slow population growth.

Driving While Pregnant, Immigrant Lands Woman In Jail

By Rachel Roth on Jul 23, 2008 - 8:00am | 6 comments

A number of local and county police departments are now allowed to arrest people for immigration violations. In Tennessee, a pregnant, undocumented immigrant woman was arrested for driving without a license and gave birth, mostly shackled, in jail focusing new attention on local immigration enforcement.

Democrats Stall on Birth Control Coverage for Women

By Alexa Stanard on Jul 23, 2008 - 8:00am | 35 comments

What would "President McCain" say? In Michigan, women who need contraception aren't covered under their health insurance while men can pick up Viagra for free.

3 Bush HHS Tries End Run On Abstinence-Only Funds

By Scott Swenson on Jul 22, 2008 - 8:00am | 1 comment

The Bush Administration is planning an end run to entice states into applying for abstinence-only funds that Congress has yet to authorize, and potentially tie the hands of the next administration.

Lily Ledbetter Rally for Family Leave, Paid Sick Days

By Kay Steiger on Jul 22, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Last Thursday, Sen. Clinton, Speaker Pelosi and Lily Ledbetter herself rallied in our nation's capitol for pay equity, federal family leave and more.

Poles and Romanians Struggle to Access Abortion

By Anna Wilkowska-Landowska on Jul 22, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

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Young girls in Poland and Romania were both able to secure abortions recently, but both stories generated firestorms of controversy.

4 An Outrageous Attempt by the Bush Administration to Undermine Women's Rights

By Sen. Hillary Clinton on Jul 21, 2008 - 12:20pm | 127 comments

Senator Hillary Clinton is sounding the alarm and calling out President Bush and his administration for "quietly putting ideology before science and women's health."

McCain + Birth Control = Attention to His Position

By Marjorie Childress on Jul 21, 2008 - 12:58am | 0 comments

It seems John McCain may have a lot of explaining to do about his position on contraception access and insurance coverage.

Kansas and Brazil Punish Women for Abortion

By Anu Kumar on Jul 21, 2008 - 8:00am | 9 comments

In both Brazil and Kansas, the medical records of thousands of women who had undergone an abortion were ordered turned over to the police. Women in Brazil are being prosecuted. Is America far behind?

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PPFA Chides Bush HHS on Abstinence-Only; Mainstream Media Silent

Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check
Jul 24 2008 - 12:43pm | 0 comments
Planned Parenthood chides Bush HHS on their attempted end run on abstinence-only funding, a story seen first on RH Reality Check that the mainstream media has yet to pick up.
Roundup: Americans Strongly Oppose Bush HHS Proposal

Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
Jul 24 2008 - 12:36pm | 0 comments
89% of more than 100,000 Americans surveyed in an informal online poll oppose Bush's proposed anti-contraception regulations, How to fix sex-ed in the US, Finally repealing the HIV immigration ban will require action from HHS.
Roundup: Taking Back the Reproductive Health Debate

Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
Jul 23 2008 - 12:14pm | 0 comments
How the Dems can take back the reproductive health debate and win, The opening salvo of the Right's War on Contraception,A former priest recalls his banishment from the church because of his stance on contraception, Pelosi on ab-only.

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Courting Reproductive Justice: 30 Years of Linda Greenhouse

Building A Better Frame: Reproductive Rights In the Media

Wake Up! Conservatives Initiate Battle in Their War on Contraception

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Can We Untwist Women's Rights from Environmental Concerns? Should We?

Driving While Pregnant, Immigrant Lands Woman In Jail

Democrats Stall on Birth Control Coverage for Women

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Bush HHS Tries End Run On Abstinence-Only Funds

Lily Ledbetter Rally for Family Leave, Paid Sick Days

Poles and Romanians Struggle to Access Abortion

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An Outrageous Attempt by the Bush Administration to Undermine Women's Rights

McCain + Birth Control = Attention to His Position

Kansas and Brazil Punish Women for Abortion

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India's Insensitivity Towards Victims of Violence

Brazil: The Long Fight for Abortion Rights

War on Contraception and Science Going Strong

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