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Wisconsin Healthy Youth Act Signed Into Law

By Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

February 24, 2010 - 5:55pm

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Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle signed the Healthy Youth Act into law, mandating that all sex ed classes be medically-accurate, evidence-based and age-appropriate.

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Roundup: Abstinence Study Fall Out

By Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

February 2, 2010 - 9:57am

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Did a new study about abstinence eduction catch comprehensive sex ed proponents with their pants down?

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Progress Being Made on Wisconsin's Healthy Youth Act

By Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

January 27, 2010 - 1:33pm

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Wisconsin's Healthy Youth Act moves beyond committee and prepares for a vote on the senate floor.

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UPDATED: Time to Turn the Lights on in Wisconsin Schools

By Chris Taylor, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin

January 27, 2010 - 8:00am

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A broad coalition of medical and social service groups supports passage of the Healthy Youth Act in Wisconsin. But a minority is using coercive tactics and misinformation to kill a bill that would fund desperately-needed services.

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It's Cold in Wisconsin, But the Fight Is Just Warming Up - A Wisconsin Reproductive Roundup

By Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

January 5, 2010 - 9:00am

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Fighting condoms in high schools, trying to defund Planned Parenthoods, bemoaning birth control being covered by insurers, and trying to excommunicate Catholics. Pro-life Wisconsin and their cohorts have been busy this year. A look at reproductive rights in Wisconsin.

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Roundup: Out With the Old, and In With the... Old

By Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

January 4, 2010 - 10:07am

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Here comes the new year, same as the old year. It may be 2010 on the calendar, but it looks like a lot of legislators are still replaying 2009 in their sessions. Also, probably the only time you'll hear me say, "Go, Wisconsin!"

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Forty Days of Protesting Birth Control: This is "Pro-Life?"

By Hunter Stuart

September 24, 2009 - 7:00am

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Hunter Stuart traveled to Wisconsin to report on anti-contraception protests at family planning clinics that do not provide abortions... ever. Also watch Hunter's video report.

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Speeches Mattered on Wisconsin's Primary Night

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

February 20, 2008 - 11:23am

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In a week that focused us on a war of words, Wisconsin's primary night continued to underscore consistent themes for the 2008 election; politics as usual won't work.


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