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Pregnant Trans People Need Care, Not Media Circus

Erin Wilkins on May 15, 2008 - 8:00am

Pregnancies, both planned and unplanned, happen to trans folks, too. It is imperative for reproductive health care providers to seek appropriate education and training in order to be able to provide comprehensive care to these patients.

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SC Supreme Court Overturns Homicide Conviction

Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check on May 13, 2008 - 11:03am

The South Carolina Supreme Court yesterday overturned the 2001 conviction of Regina McKnight for the homicide by child abuse of her stillborn child.

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Published under: Real Time Blog Maternal Health | Women’s Rights fetal rights | pregnant women's rights | pregnancy

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Oh, Baby: "Baby Mama" Misses the Mark

Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check on May 1, 2008 - 9:11am

In the new hit film "Baby Mama," Tina Fey and Amy Poehler break barriers but fail to bust stereotypes.

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Their Bodies, Our Business: The Celebrity Pregnancy Craze

Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check on February 28, 2008 - 9:48am

Is it any surprise that we've co-opted celebrity wombs? Consider the fact that most women's bodies, even ordinary ones, are still considered public property by many. Maybe what celebrities go through is just what most of us do, except with more cameras.

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Proceed with Caution

Julia Indichova on January 14, 2008 - 9:58am

When I began reading The Fertility Diet, I realized how lucky I was that it was not in print at the time of my own infertility diagnosis 16 years ago. Otherwise I, too, might have been tempted to follow it. And that would've been a mistake.

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Published under: Leading Voices Maternal Health fertility | pregnancy | diet

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Cult of Celebrity Pregnancy Ignores Teen Realities

Cynthia Greenle... on January 9, 2008 - 9:56am

A "baby bump" is the season's must-have hot accessory -- unless you're a teen role-model-in-training.

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2007 Movie Review and More

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check on January 7, 2008 - 10:24am

Amanda reviews the year in movies about pregnancy, interviews reproductive rights activist Krista Jacobs, and mocks the big business of selling guys pick-up artist tips. Also, a short examination of conservatives who equate homosexuality with pedophilia.

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Maternal Health: Moving Forward or Backward?

Jill Sheffield, Family Care International on October 5, 2007 - 2:30pm

The latest numbers show the United States is becoming more, not less, dangerous for women who give birth here. Why is the maternal mortality rate increasing and what can we do about it? Women Deliver aims to find an answer.

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News & Commentary

1 The Maverick Steps Back in Line

By Carole Joffe on May 16, 2008 - 8:00am | 1 comment

If John McCain insists on placating the anti-choice fanatics in his party, let him start paying a price.

Reducing Maternal Mortality Is Easy with Safe Abortion

By Alicia Muelensteen on May 16, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Reducing maternal deaths from unsafe abortion is one of the most straight-forward public health problems to remedy. But this can never be fully realized unless governments start including abortion in realistic approaches to protecting women's health.

Get Real! I Hate Being a Girl. What's Wrong?

By Heather Corinna on May 16, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Heather Corinna brings Scarleteen's popular sexual health advice column to RH Reality Check! This week, Heather talks to a young woman who doesn't like being a girl.

2 Using "States' Rights" to Restrict Abortion

By Wendy Norris on May 15, 2008 - 8:00am | 3 comments

Conservative activists are gearing up to enact state laws to restrict abortion. Colorado is once again serving as a political incubator in yet another attempt to chip away at Roe v. Wade, this time in the form of an amendment stating that life begins at conception.

Pregnant Trans People Need Care, Not Media Circus

By Erin Wilkins on May 15, 2008 - 8:00am | 5 comments

Retrograde "Iron Man" Hits the Big Screen

By Sarah Seltzer on May 15, 2008 - 8:00am | 6 comments

Given the alarmingly sexist and racist undercurrents rearing their heads in this presidential election, it's not illogical to look at "Iron Man" and see a reflection, and perpetuation, of prejudices that just won't die.

3 The Prison of Mandatory Pleasure Provision

By Amanda Marcotte on May 14, 2008 - 8:00am | 6 comments

What would happen if our right to abortion hinged on the right to sexual pleasure rather than on a penumbra? Ecuador might just find out.

Sexualizing Tweens for Profit: A Q&A with Gigi Durham

By T. M. Lindsey on May 14, 2008 - 8:00am | 15 comments

Journalism professor Gigi Durham talks to T.M. Lindsey about the media messages hitting teen girls, teen sexuality, and "Grand Theft Auto."

Debate Rages in Minnesota House As Stem-Cell Funding Passes

By Andy Birkey on May 14, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

The Minnesota House last Wednesday passed a bill that would allow the University of Minnesota to use state funds to conduct research using embryonic stem cells. The measure prompted a flurry of amendments by anti-choice Republicans designed to derail the bill.

4 Domestic Gag Rule? Déjà Vu All Over Again

By Marilyn Keefe on May 13, 2008 - 11:55am | 1 comment

Last week, nearly 80 conservative groups led by the Family Research Council asked President Bush to strip family planning clinics of their eligibility for Title X funds if they refer patients for abortions or share facilities with abortion providers -- which would bring the global gag rule home.

When Getting Pregnant Isn't About Being a Mother

By Angela Castellanos on May 13, 2008 - 8:29am | 0 comments

In Colombia, young women may be getting pregnant intentionally -- but not necessarily because they want to become mothers. Sexuality education advocates differ on how best to tailor a pregnancy prevention and sexual health curriculum to reach Colombian teens.

Pedaling into Local Reproductive Justice Activism

By Nora Dye and Shelby Knox on May 13, 2008 - 8:26am | 0 comments

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On May 26, the Wanderlust reproductive justice bicycle caravan will set off on an 1800 mile journey from New Orleans to New York City, meeting with and learning from reproductive justice activists along the way.

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California Supreme Court Declares State Marriage Laws Unconstitutional

Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check
May 15 2008 - 1:42pm | 3 comments
The California Supreme Court today declared the state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.
Roundup: NARAL Endorsement Fallout, Saving the GOP

Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
May 15 2008 - 10:35am | 0 comments
NARAL endorsement fallout, how to save the GOP, fertility films, HIV and Africa and caring for LGBT people.
NARAL Endorses Obama, Anti-Choicers React

Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check
May 14 2008 - 3:01pm | 4 comments
NARAL endorses Sen. Barack Obama, signaling a time for unity behind pro-choice values. Ellen Malcolm and NARAL New York see it differently.

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