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Reading Between the Lines

Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check on March 17, 2008 - 9:42am
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Two-thirds of hysterectomies in the United States may be unnecessary. But less-invasive alternatives require either money or solid insurance coverage.


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Minimums Matter: RH Access in New York Jails

Rachel Roth, RH Reality Check on March 4, 2008 - 12:07pm
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A report released today by the New York Civil Liberties Union discovers that access to reproductive health care services for women in New York jails is unregulated and lacks minimum standards.


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In Canada, Some Doctors Refuse to Do Paps

Pamela Pizarro, RH Reality Check, North America on February 22, 2008 - 9:48am
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Think that religious policing only applies to abortion and contraceptives? Doctors in Canada are now refusing to perform pap smears on young women, citing "religious beliefs."


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A Foundation of Mistrust

Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check on February 14, 2008 - 9:45am
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Google "black genocide" and a multitude of web sites indicting Planned Parenthood and other health providers for perpetrating genocide on black people fill the computer screen. It's tempting to scoff at such claims as the delusional ranting of the lunatic fringe, but that wouldn't be wise.


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