state legislature

RH Reality Check

Font Size: A | A | A

Michigan House Passes Federal Abortion Ban Copy

Alexa Stanard on May 29, 2008 - 12:18pm

Late Tuesday night, Michigan's Democratic-led House passed Senate Bill 776, a federal abortion ban copy intended as a litmus test for members of Congress in an election year.

Alexa Stanard's blog | 4 comments | Read more |

. . . . .

Reproductive Justice Bill in Illinois Mobilizes New Allies

Veronica Arreola on May 12, 2008 - 8:20am

Illinois's reproductive justice advocates are backing one of the most comprehensive reproductive health bills the state has ever seen. And they're bringing in new allies for the fight.

Veronica Arreola's blog | 2 comments | Read more |

. . . . .

News & Commentary

1 War on Contraception and Science Going Strong

By Susan Wood on Jul 18, 2008 - 8:00am | 3 comments

From Plan B to proposed regulations redefining contraception as abortion, the Bush War on Contraception and Science is being waged until the bitter end.

House, Senate Allocate Record-Level Funds for International Family Planning

By Emily Douglas on Jul 18, 2008 - 8:00am | 1 comment

A House Subcommittee and Senate Committee both appropriated record-level funding for international family planning and for UNFPA, and each adopts a policy provision that ensures UNFPA funding regardless of whether the President wants to block the agency's funds.

Get Real! Should I Feel Bad About Taking Plan B?

By Heather Corinna on Jul 18, 2008 - 8:00am | 4 comments

Worried about your obtaining emergency contraception in light of HHS draft regulations that would limit access to birth control? Teens have questions about EC, too. Heather Corinna explains how the medication works.

2 Tell Secretary Leavitt to Block New HHS Regulations on Contraception!

By Mary Jane Gallagher on Jul 17, 2008 - 2:55pm | 0 comments

The Bush administration is proposing sweeping new restrictions on recipients of health-related federal funding. Click here to send a letter to Secretary Leavitt and demand that these draft regulations never come to fruition. And read more about the new regulations here.

Straight Talk about Male Circumcision

By Kate Bourne on Jul 17, 2008 - 8:00am | 36 comments

Adult male circumcision is being pushed as the latest magic bullet for the HIV pandemic -- and there's reason for enthusiasm. But circumcision will not guarantee that men won't contract HIV or that their female partners are protected.

LGBT Activists March, Pull off Masks in India

By Deepali Gaur Singh on Jul 17, 2008 - 8:00am | 5 comments

LGBT rights activists marching in Gay Pride Parades in India argued that criminalization of homosexuality is a remnant of colonial rule, and that Hindu mythology recognizes sexual minorities.

3 Safe Abortion Hotline Lauched in Anti-Choice Ecuador

By Marcy Bloom on Jul 17, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Women on Waves is now providing safe abortions off the coast of Ecuador, focusing attention on the reproductive justice activists fighting against a society that has strictly criminalized abortion.

The Pro-Choice First Lady Stunt

By Amanda Marcotte on Jul 16, 2008 - 8:00am | 3 comments

Pro-choice First Ladies who have no influence on their husbands' anti-choice policies reinforce the idea that the power over women's lives should ultimately reside with men.

Teen Sexual Behavior Does Not Predict HPV Risk

By Alexa Stanard on Jul 16, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

A teen's sexual activity doesn't predict her future risk for HPV, and shouldn't determine whether she receives the HPV vaccine, University of Michigan researchers find.

4 Progressive Bloggers Do Texas - And Confront Bad Sex Education Policies

By Marcela Howell on Jul 16, 2008 - 8:00am | 2 comments

Home to Netroots Nation this week, the progressive convention for political activists and bloggers, Texas is also home to the highest teen birth rate in the nation while spending more on abstinence-only programs than any state. The mix is the perfect recipe for political change.

Women of Color Say No to Operation Save America

By Paris Hatcher and Heidi Williamson on Jul 15, 2008 - 8:00am | 1 comment

<em>Paris Hatcher and Heidi Williamson</em>'s picture

This week, Operation Save America, a violent anti-choice and racist organization, will visit the city of Atlanta with their message of hate. SPARK and SisterSong call on women of color and our allies to stand for justice and say no.

Radical Shift in Black Church on Sexuality and Choice

By Rev. Dr. Carlton W. Veazey on Jul 15, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

<em>Rev. Dr. Carlton W. Veazey</em>'s picture

The Black Church is undergoing a radical change. In place of the silence, our youth and adults are now affirming God's gift of sexuality and seeking the wisdom to live responsibly as spiritual and sexual beings.

Today

Go to complete list

Discussions

Go to complete list

All Time

Go to complete list

Real Time Blog

An Engraved Invitation for Boy Bloggers Attending Netroots Nation

Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check
Jul 18 2008 - 11:52am | 0 comments
"Boy Bloggers" is a term I hear from the women I work with and chuckle when I do, but the women are right. Guys, if you're at Netroots Nation, do yourself a favor and don't overlook RH Reality Check's Saturday panel.
Notes from the Netroots: A Maze of Injustice

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check
Jul 18 2008 - 10:52am | 0 comments
Notes from Netroots Nation: indigenous women report the highest rates of rape and violence than any other group in the United States. Read about what's happening in our own country and how we can help.
Roundup: McCain's Crude Jokes and His Stances on Abortion and Birth Control

Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
Jul 18 2008 - 10:49am | 2 comments
Olbermann and Maddow take on the serious matter of McCain's crude jokes, McCain speaks out against abortion and birth control, Hillary Clinton and Patty Murray condemn Bush's anti-contraception proposal, The Daily Show takes on the term 'cougar'.

Daily Women's Health Policy Report

Provided by National Partnership for Women and Families

RH Reality Check Blogroll

World Pulse Magazine

State Blogs:
The Blue State Burnt Orange Report (TX) Calitics (CA) Colorado Confidential Facing South Left in the West (MT) Iowa Independent Michigan Messenger Minnesota Monitor	A Moderate From South Dakota NYC Unrated and Unfiltered Palmetto State Progressive (SC) Tennessee Guerilla Women Washington Independent