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Bush and Abstinence Off Beat in Africa

Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check on February 22, 2008 - 3:57pm
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Television footage from President Bush's African trip show his efforts to fit in, to "go native" but like his failed abstinence only policies, he keeps missing the beat.


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Bush Budget Shortchanges Women

Martha Burk, Women for Richardson on February 22, 2008 - 9:47am
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Government budget plans overlook the needs of women. The solution? Gender-budgeting.


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Bush Budget Slashes Women's Health Funding

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check on February 4, 2008 - 7:56pm
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President Bush's proposed budget is released today. In what seems like his final farewell to women's health, international family planning and domestic health care programs are slashed and gutted.


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Bush in Your Bedroom

Heather Wokusch, Progressiveshandbook.com on January 3, 2008 - 9:01am
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President Bush has used his years in office to limit reproductive freedom and stack critical posts with right-wingers bent on rolling back the clock.


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The Good, The Bad and The Frustrating

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check on December 18, 2007 - 10:03am
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Congress caves on the global gag rule but the huge spending bill expected to pass this week will head to President Bush's desk with some reproductive health victories.


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Does WH Press Secretary Consider AIDS Discussion 'Inappropriate'?

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check on December 6, 2007 - 3:00pm
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Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino tells conservative reporter she won't answer his questions about recently released HIV/AIDS statistics in the U.S.


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RealTime: Teen Birth Rate Rises

Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on December 6, 2007 - 11:21am
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For the first time since 1991, teen birth rates in the United States rose last year, interrupting a 14 year steady decline. The findings add fuel to the fire that started several months ago with the release of the Mathematica report detailing the failure of abstinence-only programs.


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Pro-choice Conservatism and Ab-Only Advertising

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check on October 12, 2007 - 5:25pm
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Amanda tackles "The View", pro-choice conservatism, and abstinence-only advertising. Also, an interview with Melody Rose about abortion access issues and how William Kristol shows his true colors.

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Acting Surgeon General Galson Fumbled Plan B

Vivien Labaton, Center for Reproductive Rights on September 27, 2007 - 8:00am
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President Bush elevates political puppetry above public health with his appointment of Steven Galson to Acting Surgeon General.


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Global Gagging: Free Speech, Justice and Women's Health

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check on September 25, 2007 - 9:00am
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Is the twenty-three year long game of tug-o-war, while women's health and democratic justice hang in the balance, almost over?


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