restrictions
Legal in Name Only: How State Restrictions Deny Women Their Right to Abortion Care
by Sally Steenland, Center for American Progress
July 1, 2011 - 12:46pm (Print)
When does a legal right become theoretical instead of real? If you want to know the answer, take a look at what’s happening to reproductive rights.
House Votes to Bar D.C. From Using Its Own Funds to Assist Low-Income Women in Need of Abortion Care
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
June 17, 2011 - 9:48pm (Print)
The "small government" Republican and Tea Party majority in the House are seeking to put their big, intrusive footprint on the necks of District residents by inserting an amendment to the 2012 Financial Services Appropriations bill extending that ban for another year.
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Utah's Real Family Values: State Cuts Vital Support for Adopted and Foster Children; Number of Homeless Children Skyrockets
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
October 14, 2010 - 11:53am (Print)
Utah is cutting support for special needs children in adoptive and foster families, forcing some families to return those children to the state. Meanwhile, the number of homeless children has skyrocketed. But of course, the far right wants to restrict women's ability to decide whether, when and with whom to have children. It's all about "life."
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Study Suggests Women Using Internet to Avoid Restrictive Abortion Policies
by Amie Newman
August 26, 2010 - 7:14pm (Print)
Regions with more restrictive abortion policies and lower abortion rates have more google searches for the word "abortion." Researchers at Children's Hospital share their latest findings and posit why there may be a link between googling the term "abortion" and their desire to circumvent restrictive health and human rights policies.
Intrusive Nebraska Law Deemed Unconstitutional
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
August 25, 2010 - 9:10am (Print)
A U.S. District Court has issued a final ruling declaring Nebraska’s recently enacted and misleadingly named "Women's Health Protection Act" unconstitutional.
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WashPo Fail: Article on Cuccinelli Bid to Restrict Access to Abortion Fails to Counter Deliberately Misleading Info
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
August 24, 2010 - 8:18pm (Print)
In its coverage of a new opinion released by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the Washington Post failed to do its job of presenting the facts, instead acting as a megaphone for the anti-choice agenda.
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Roe at 37: A Kansas Judge Sets A Dangerous Precedent
by Janet Crepps, Center for Reproductive Rights
January 22, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)
