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Lies About Abortion Politics Rampant in Final Days of Campaign

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 20, 2008 - 1:39pm

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Various anti-choice organizations are all using the same messaging on one very narrow abortion-related issue, is it coordinated? Can it be legally? We're concerned about the actual sexual and reproductive health policy, not just the election.

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VIDEO: Rachel Maddow on "Born Alive" Robo-calls

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 18, 2008 - 7:08am

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More evidence that the "Born Alive" lies are pure right-wing extremism that should be dismissed? The argument is now being carried in robo-calls, the most annoying and least credible medium in politics.

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Tracking PEPFAR in the Senate -- PEPFAR Approved Despite Flaws; Deal to Lift HIV Travel Ban Reached!

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 16, 2008 - 6:03pm

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The Senate passes PEPFAR, removes the HIV travel ban, and reinforces some ideological restrictions that should have been removed. More people will be helped, and that is good.

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Coburn, Complicit Dems Threaten Women, Girls, PEPFAR

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

June 26, 2008 - 8:35am

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There appears to be movement in the Senate on PEPFAR. But because negotiators started from a position of weakness, the movement is mostly backwards. Scrap it until the new Congress, and learn from the mistakes.

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