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Breastfeeding Is a Feminist Issue

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

August 7, 2009 - 7:00am

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August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. It's time to look at the ways in which feminism and breastfeeding are related and how health care reform can address this public health imperative.


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Here We Go Again: Early Morning Amendments Threaten HIV Prevention, Research, Reproductive Health

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

July 24, 2009 - 2:15am

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Amendments to the House FY 2010 Labor-H Appropriations bill will attempt to prohibit syringe exchange, rescind funding for HIV research and defund reproductive health programs. What they are and how you can take action.

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Increase in Syphilis Cases in Michigan Worries Local Health Departments

By Todd Heywood, New Journalist Fellow

May 13, 2009 - 8:00am

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Facing a significant increase in reported cases of syphilis infections, the Michigan's Ingham County Health Department says it’s the midst of an outbreak of the sexually transmitted bacterial infection.

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Save Family Planning, Save Public Health in WA State!

Reader diary posted by Shannon Rush

April 13, 2009 - 2:59pm

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The King County Family Planning Advisory Board is worried about proposed WA state budget cuts, and want all WA residents to realize they should be too! Family Planning and Public Health must be removed from the chopping block!


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Harm Reduction Lessons for Reproductive Justice

By Amanda Allen, Law Students for Reproductive Justice

March 23, 2009 - 7:00am

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Harm reduction is a public health philosophy that emphasizes individual safety, regardless of lifestyle choices, over prohibition. How can this approach make sex work safer?

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