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Common Ground Decides Elections

By Stephen F. Schneck, Catholic University of America

July 2, 2009 - 7:00am

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Less than half of American voters self-identify as pro-choice. Democrats cannot build a winning coalition without attracting and keeping some self-identified pro-lifers. Obama's common ground campaign promises helped do that. The new swing voter is a pro-lifer for common ground.

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The Age of the E-Activist

Reader diary posted by Megan Evans, Medical Student

April 25, 2009 - 12:16am

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Staying vocal through the internet is a powerful tool for modern day activism, but don't let your own voice get lost.  An anti-choice Republican Senator from North Dakota reminds me of how powerful my own words can be.


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Tennessee Proposes Drug Testing Pregnant Women

By Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

February 19, 2009 - 4:57pm

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Now, for the umpteenth round of "keep your laws off my body."


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Roundup: A Doctor, a Mutation and a Potential Cure for AIDS

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

November 7, 2008 - 11:18am

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A bone marrow transplant gave an HIV positive man in Berlin apparent immunity from the disease; Real change for reproductive health policy could emerge from less divisive politics; Evangelicals in the Obama era; Expect more attempts to limit abortion in South Dakota.

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Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorses Obama

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

July 8, 2008 - 1:46pm

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For only the second time in the organization's history, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorses a presidential candidate.

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Where Is Obama's Truth on Late Term Abortion?

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

July 8, 2008 - 7:00am

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Does Barack Obama honestly believe that a small percentage of the already tiny percentage of women who undergo late term abortions, those who, under the advice of a skilled physician, decide that a D&X is the safest procedure for them, are somehow not broken enough to receive one?

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The Real Scandal

By Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

March 20, 2008 - 8:40am

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Until Americans, and our media, stop insisting that our male leaders be a manly and upright family fellow with a docile wife who gazes at him adoringly, we shouldn't be surprised when that spouse remains devoted in the face of infidelity.


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Three Days Before Caucus Night And...

By Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

December 31, 2007 - 9:11am

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It's caucus week and with just three days to go Iowa phones are ringing off the hook and GOP front-runners Romney and Huckabee continue to trade barbs.


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Making AIDS Political

By Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia

December 7, 2007 - 9:25am

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Genuine political will to fight the epidemic at all levels, along with an allocation of resources that are consistently monitored and accounted for, is critical to an effective AIDS response.


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Targeting Reproductive Rights

By Julie Burkhart, ProKanDo

August 8, 2007 - 6:49am

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The U.S. House of Representatives approved a new initiative last week, which is aimed at discouraging women from getting abortions by providing them with new sets of government support.


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