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Roundup: Masturbation as Natural as Breathing....Let's Ban That, Too

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

September 15, 2009 - 9:42am

The far right continues to use the "sex boogeyman" as a scare tactic to undermine comprehensive sex ed, here and abroad. Agence-France Press reports that guidelines originally drafted by the UN cultural organisation Unesco will promote.....(gasp!)....masturbation.

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Get Real! I Don't Feel Ready for Sex - Should I?

By Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

March 6, 2009 - 8:00am

Age-in-years, all by itself, doesn't tend to be a good marker of when someone is or is not ready for sex.

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The Good Old Days: When Sex Ed Wasn't Trying to Be Bad

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

March 4, 2009 - 8:00am

The cobbled-together, patchwork sex ed I got at my West Texas high school in the 1990s was better than the outright lies abstinence-only programs push.

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Roundup: EEOC Against New HHS Regs; Anti-Choicers Work for Abortion Reduction; ACLU Seeks Policy on Teen RH

By Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check

November 18, 2008 - 11:54am

EEOC officials oppose new HHS regulations; anti-choicers move toward common ground; ACLU seeks documents regarding teen health policy; priest asks parishioners to repent for voting for Obama.

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News & Commentary

1 (VIDEO) McCaskill's "Clarification" Further Confuses

By Jodi Jacobson on Nov 11, 2009 - 11:56am | comments (1)

There are many Democrats who can be counted on to show their cards to the opponent, equivocate, vacillate and wave the white flag before the game has even started, as did Senator McCaskill this week on the Stupak Amendment.

Bishops Originally Asked for "Abortion Neutral" Health Reform Package

By Jessica Arons on Nov 11, 2009 - 1:24pm | comments

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was among the first to call for an “abortion-neutral” health care bill in July, defined as maintaining current policies on funding, mandates, and conscience protections. But then they reneged on the deal.

USCCB Opposition to Funding Plan Is "Height of Hypocrisy"

By Nancy Keenan on Nov 11, 2009 - 10:21am | comments

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its allies distorted the facts by claiming that the proposed system under the House bill would use federal dollars to cover abortions. They’re wrong.

2 Stupak-Pitts: Trampling on Faith and Conscience

By Rev. Dr. Carlton W. Veazey on Nov 11, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

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The Stupak Amendment isn’t only about trampling on women’s rights and lives, as devastating as that is. It’s also about trampling on their faith and conscience.

The First of All Liberties: Health Care For All Women’s Needs

By Eesha Pandit on Nov 11, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Why care about women’s health in health care reform? As 19th century Swiss poet and philosopher Henri Frederic Amiel wrote: “In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.”

The Media on Stupak-Pitts: Theatrical, Not Factual

By Sarah Seltzer on Nov 11, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

In the midst of foaming-at-the-mouth at the political give-and-take in health care reform, many prominent pundits neglected to properly inform the public that Stupak's language allowed for a major incursion into women's rights.

3 Harkin: Stupak Amendment A Slippery Slope

By Lynda Waddington on Nov 10, 2009 - 2:33pm | comments

Stupak-Pitts is a slippery slope: For example, every health insurance company in America could now lose some of its tax benefits. And you could just say that anybody that got a federal loan for housing could not get an abortion.

Midwestern Health Advocates Speak Out on Stupak-Pitts

By Robin Marty on Nov 10, 2009 - 2:18pm | comments

Pro-choice advocates abided by an agreement not to seek changes to the Hyde Amendment in health reform. Anti-choice factions broke their end of the bargain.

The "Real Life" Effects of Stupak-Pitts: An Analysis by Legal Experts at Planned Parenthood

By Jodi Jacobson on Nov 10, 2009 - 8:41am | comments (1)

What are the real-life effects of the Stupak-Pitts amendment to the House health care bill? An analysis by experts on health law, and reproductive and sexual health issues, shows just how far it goes.

4 The Reaction To Stupak: What's Really Pissing Me Off

By Meteor Blades on Nov 10, 2009 - 6:00am | comments (3)

"Irrational." "Hypersensitive." "Hysterical." The tone of comments on Daily Kos around the abomination known as the Stupak-Pitts Amendment is: "Calm down, little lady. Get real. Be adults. Doncha know how politics really works?"

Religious Tyranny Shames Religion

By Kathleen Reeves on Nov 10, 2009 - 6:00am | comments (7)

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has debased itself by turning into a lobbying group of the most aggressive and inappropriate sort.

(VIDEO) With Friends Like This... McCaskill Says Stupak Amendment Not That Bad

By Jodi Jacobson on Nov 9, 2009 - 4:59pm | comments (3)

Is a Senator who says she's pro-choice short-circuiting efforts to beat the Stupak Amendment in the Senate by conceding the point less than 48 hours after the disastrous vote in the House on this amendment? Is she signaling for the White House?

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Dear Progressive Allies in Health Care Reform: Where Were You on the Stupak Amendment?

Amie Newman, Managing Editor
Nov 11 2009 - 5:50pm | comments

Dear progressive allies,

I know that abortion access is one of the most divisive issues of our time. I understand that politics is one giant game. But it's a game that has true benefits when it's played right - and when we stick together.
Weekly Pulse: The Stupak Setback

Lindsay Beyerstein, RH Reality Check
Nov 11 2009 - 1:59pm | comments

A clique of anti-choice Democrats in Congress joined forces with Republicans to pass an amendment forcing women to choose between affordable health insurance and abortion coverage, even if they pay for abortion coverage with their own money. Pro-choice Democrats and women’s health activists are up in arms over the eleventh hour deal
Roundup: US News Gets It All Wrong, A Real Live Internet Birth?!, Jesus and Frozen Embryos

Amie Newman, Managing Editor
Nov 11 2009 - 12:31pm | comments

US News & World Report offers up an entirely incorrect report of what the Stupak Amendment does, a young woman gives birth and you can watch it live on the internet!, Broadsheet calls for clearly identifying Jesus in the details of an article on IVF.

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Angry But Not Surprised About Stupak

by ReligiousInstitute, Religious Institute
Nov 9 2009 - 10:55am | comments
In Which The Stupak Amendment Rains On My Parade

by Alison Cole
Nov 8 2009 - 3:55pm | comments
Stupak-Amendment Passes! Affects every woman

by Megan Evans, Medical Student
Nov 8 2009 - 12:35am | comments (4)

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Angry But Not Surprised About Stupak

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In Which The Stupak Amendment Rains On My Parade

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Stupak-Amendment Passes! Affects every woman

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