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Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on June 19, 2009 - 8:33am.

Failure to Launch: Obama's New Teen Initiative Can Be Fixed, and Here's How

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on June 17, 2009 - 8:00am.

On Common Ground

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on June 16, 2009 - 10:07am.

Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Nothing But False Promises and Misinformation

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on June 16, 2009 - 8:00am.

God and Abstinence: State Funding for Religious Agendas

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on June 10, 2009 - 5:13pm.

The Next Generation of Providers: One Doctor Shows the Way

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on June 9, 2009 - 8:00am.

Voices of Women on Late Term Abortion

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on June 1, 2009 - 2:04pm.

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Reality Check Video: Late Term Abortion
All That We Have Chosen, Susan Ito
The Pain of Late Term Abortion, Susan Ito on Reality Cast
On the Murder of Dr. George Tiller, Anna Clark
The Reality of Late Term Abortion, Lynda Waddington
Patients Remember Dr. Tiller, Jill Filipovic (on Feministe)

On the Question of Choice, Where Does the President Stand?

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on June 1, 2009 - 8:00am.

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Dr. George Tiller Shot Dead

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on June 1, 2009 - 7:08am.

In Memory of Dr. George Tiller, Lynn Paltrow
Mercy Abortions: What Dr. Tiller Did, Ann Rose
Late-Term Abortions: The Facts and Real Stories, Jodi Jacobson
Homeland Security Report Prescient, Kyle Mantyla
The Murder of Dr. George Tiller, A Foreshadowing, Cristina Page

Fair and Balanced: Weighing Sotomayor's Decisions

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on May 27, 2009 - 8:00am.

News & Commentary

1 The Audacity of Goodness

By Charlotte Taft on Dec 8, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (4)

When abortion provider Renee Chelian created a video called “Every Day, Good Women Choose Abortion” all she was thinking about was what would be good for her patients. In return, she is being violently attacked by anti-choice forces.

Believe It or Not: Global Leaders Mark World AIDS Day With No Mention of Youth

By Nicole Cheetham on Dec 8, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Last week I attended a World AIDS Day Event at the World Bank. Yet despite the fact that in many countries young people are at greatest risk of HIV and there are 3 billion people under 25 worldwide, not one expert mentioned youth.

Celebrating Choice: The New Fad Among Anti-Choicers

By Amanda Marcotte on Dec 8, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

When anti-choicers celebrate choice, in their disingenuous fashion, they give outsiders an easy opportunity for sacrifice-free moral self-righteousness.

2 Getting Health Priorities Right: Towards a Sustainable Global AIDS Response

By Alex Garita on Dec 7, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

The guiding principle for global health donors of a more sustainable approach to fighting the AIDS epidemic should be that prevention and treatment for HIV/AIDS can no longer happen in isolation.

Zimbabwe's Growing Crisis of Maternal Deaths

By Ramona Vijeyarasa on Dec 7, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Despite international attention to the issue of maternal mortality worldwide, little progress has been made in reducing maternal deaths. In some countries, such as Zimbabwe, the situation is getting worse rather than better.

The Bishops' "Dixi"-Land Ban

By Lon Newman on Dec 7, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Public policy on sex, sexuality and reproduction in a pluralistic society must be based on evidence, science, justice, reason and civil discourse. So when the Catholic Bishops or others throw a political tantrum, we must never reward them.

3 How the Bishops Lost Sight of Their Own Priorities

By Jessica Arons on Dec 4, 2009 - 12:00pm | comments (8)

An analysis of the criteria originally set out by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops as priorities for health reform finds that the Bishops have moved the goal posts on their original insistence that reform be "abortion-neutral."

Are You Uninsured If You Have Health Insurance But Can’t Access or Afford Care?

By Amanda Dennis on Dec 4, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (3)

Like bills now moving through Congress, health care reform in Massachusetts sought to reduce the number of uninsured. But recent research shows that many of those now "insured" still can't access care or afford essential prescriptions.

‘Millennial’ Misunderstandings and the Movement For Reproductive Justice

By Liz Kukura on Dec 4, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (5)

The New York Times story about a chasm between the “menopausal militia" and the “millennials” misses the mark in a sad but revealing way.

4 The Human Faces of Climate Change in Ethiopia

By Karen Hardee on Dec 4, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

The old adage, think globally and act locally, is key to addressing climate change. Community-based, integrated approaches and solutions are essential to adaptation.

Unintended Consequences of Health Reform in Massachusetts: New Barriers to Contraception

By Kelly Blanchard on Dec 3, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

One unintended consequence of Massachusetts’ innovative 2007 reform legislation is reduced contraceptive access for low-income women. We can't repeat this mistake nationally.

From a Young Woman to (Some) of the 'Menopausal Militia'

By Shelby Knox on Dec 3, 2009 - 5:00pm | comments (13)

Shelby responds to Rebecca Sive's post in her reader diary.

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Will the World Cup Be A Win for South Africa's Sex Workers?

Amie Newman, Managing Editor
Dec 7 2009 - 3:25pm | comments

The 2010 World Cup is headed to South Africa next year. As hundreds of thousands of visitors are set to pour into the country with the largest number of HIV-positive people in the world, sex workers see this as a perfect time for the de-criminalization of their work.
Is Senator Coburn a Closet Pro-Choicer?

Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor
Dec 7 2009 - 1:40pm | comments

Coburn says "health care should be about your needs and your health and the decisions made between you and your doctor," and the government shouldn't get involved in making decisions for you. Uh-huh. We've been saying that for a a long time.
Baltimore's Limited-Service Pregnancy Centers Disclaimers Bill signed into law

Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
Dec 7 2009 - 11:45am | comments (1)

Today, the Limited-Service Pregnancy Disclaimers Bill was signed into Baltimore law. The bill ensures that women who enter Baltimore area Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) hoping to find access to birth control, information about a potential pregnancy, or referrals to abortion providers will be immediately informed if those services are not available.