RHRealityCheck.org's Features

Bill Donohue: The Bully's TV Pulpit

Brady Swenson — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:36:49 -0400

A new report from Catholics for Choice details a pattern of media manipulation by Bill Donohue and the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights -- making them neither religious, nor civil. Click the pic.

Let's Make Every Day Mother's Day

Brady Swenson — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:00 -0400

Mothers deserve celebration every day of the year! Our writers report on mothers' many challenges and mothers fighting back.

Mothers Deserve More than One Day a Year, S. Seltzer
Celebrating Courageous Acts of Motherhood, G. Dempsey
"What if Your Mother Had Aborted You?", F. Kissling
From Inside Prisons, Mothers Long for Their Children, C. Hall
Too Poor to Parent?, G. Burroughs
Motherhood Melee: An Interview with Amy Richards, L. Barcella
The Best Gifts for Mother's Day Are Rights and Respect, M. Bloom
The Politics of Motherhood, the Capacity for Choice, C. Austria
New Moms in Africa Fight Postpartum Depression, M. Biriwasha
Motherhood: Canada's New Glass Ceiling?, P. Pizarro

TRAPing Abortion Providers

Brady Swenson — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:13:57 -0400

Abortion is one of the safest medical procedures performed. But anti-choicers won't listen to evidence -- they claim that abortion is unsafe. In states across the country, they've managed to pass a host of burdensome regulations, called TRAP laws, on abortion provision that make it nearly impossible for abortion clinics to stay open. Click the pic.

Abstinence-Only: Has Congress Learned its Lesson?

Brady Swenson — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:16:35 -0400

Public health researchers and youth activists recently testified at the first-ever Congressional hearings on abstinence-only programs, offering convincing evidence that Congress should cut funding for ab-only and support scientifically-based comprehensive sexuality education.

Ab-Only: Where Do We Go From Here?, James Wagoner
Hearing Highlights Ab-Only Industry in Peril, William Smith
Hearings Assess the "Only" in Ab-Only, Matthew Blake
How Ab-Only Changed My Life: Testifying to Congress, Max Siegel
Congress Holds Hearings on Abstinence-Only, Dr. John Santelli
Committee Hears Impacts of Ab-Only, Cecile Richards