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The Cost of Being Born at Home

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on March 18, 2009 - 8:23pm.

Looking for Common Ground? You're Standing On It.

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on March 16, 2009 - 6:01pm.

US Restores Funding to UNFPA, Lifeline to Women Around the World

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on March 11, 2009 - 10:00am.

Caring for the Caretakers: National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on March 10, 2009 - 8:00am.

Voice of Positive Women, N. Khanna
Women, Girls & HIV: Close to Home In NYC, R. Taylor
New York State of Denial, S. Knox

Under a Pro-Choice President, Clinics Brace for Uptick in Harassment

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on March 6, 2009 - 5:33pm.

Voices from Around the World Celebrate International Women's Day

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on March 5, 2009 - 4:51pm.

More Than Words for International Women's Day, J. Nolley Echegaray
International Women's Day: From Crisis to Opportunity, T. Obaid
Retaking the Lead on International Women's Rights, S. Barot
Ensuring Accountability on Women's Rights, R. Vijeyarasa
March 8 in Poland: Still Marching Together, A. Wilkowska
Suffering in Silence Has to Stop, F. Machio

Pro-Lie Movement Takes Aim at Sebelius

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on March 3, 2009 - 2:47pm.

The Bottom Line on Sebelius, J. Burkhart
Catholic Extremists Swift-Boat Sebelius, C. Page
Supposed Sebelius "Grand Conspiracy" Is A Sham, J. Burkhart
She's Not In Kansas Anymore, A. Newman

Sunshine State Keeps Teens in the Dark

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on March 2, 2009 - 3:29pm.

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Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on February 26, 2009 - 10:37am.

Abstaining from the Truth: Sex Education as Ideology

Submitted by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check on February 25, 2009 - 6:48pm.

News & Commentary

1 A Feminist's Guide To Curing Yourself of Twilight-Mania

By Sarah Seltzer on Nov 26, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (8)

Too attached to Edward Cullen for your feminist sensibilities? Just in time for Thanksgiving, here's an unorthodox guide to kicking the Twilight habit.

Get Real! How Can I Help My Trans Partner with a Medical Transition?

By Heather Corinna on Nov 26, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

The best way to be an ally and a support to anyone often starts with questions like "How can I support you?" or "What do you want and need from me in this?" Then you listen to the answers and respond accordingly.

A Thanksgiving Note to Our Communities

By Jodi Jacobson on Nov 25, 2009 - 5:21pm | comments (1)

As Thanksgiving Day quickly approaches, we want to take a moment to reflect on how grateful we are for the people who help make RH Reality Check what it is today.

2 Beyond Stupak: Shocking Fertility Control Provisions in Health Care Reform Legislation

By Dorothy Roberts on Nov 25, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (4)

The Stupak furor has obscured the shocking fertility and family control provisions in current health care legislation. The House bill actually authorizes a plan to monitor the childbearing decisions and family lives of low-income women.

Proposed Abortion Law in Peru Meets Heavy Opposition

By Angela Castellanos on Nov 24, 2009 - 9:42pm | comments (2)

Revisions in Peru's Penal Code may lead to decriminalizing abortion in cases of rape or severe disability of the fetus. But conservative political and religious forces are, predictably, opposing these changes.

Bridging the Language Gap on Rights, Literally and Figuratively

By Patrick Malone on Nov 25, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (6)

Rights advocates can forget that there is an entire world of potential allies out there we may be missing because we are not effectively communicating with them.

3 Greater Equality for India's Muslims Can Mean Greater Equality for Muslim Women

By Aziza Ahmed on Nov 24, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (1)

Muslim women in India are caught between the strictures of family and personal law and persistent discrimination against them as women from both the Indian government and society writ large.

Senate Bill More Closely Preserves Abortion Status Quo

By Jessica Arons on Nov 24, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Opponents and supporters of women's choices in childbearing agreed early on, in theory, to maintain the “status quo” with "abortion neutral" health care legislation. The Senate bill achieves this goal; the House bill does not.

Ending the Epidemic of Sexually Transmitted Infections Starts with Talking

By Amanda Marcotte on Nov 24, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (1)

An epidemic of sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. disproportionately affects blacks, youth, gays and the poor. Talking openly about sex is the first step in prevention.

4 Pregnant, Jailed and Denied Care

By Amie Newman on Nov 24, 2009 - 8:00am | comments (2)

Bethany Cajúne, pregnant and in a substance abuse recovery program, was jailed for 19 days for traffic violations. But officials repeatedly denied her a drug necessary to her recovery, putting her health and the life of her fetus at risk.

Mr. Stupak: Here’s a Senate Speech You’ll Need To Hear

By Rebecca Sive on Nov 23, 2009 - 8:00am | comments (2)

No one reading this has forgotten that the House passed a healthcare “reform” bill that includes the Stupak Amendment. Here's a speech Congressman Stupak needs to hear.

Anti-choice Groups Denounce Nevada "Egg-As-Person" Amendment

By Wendy Norris on Nov 23, 2009 - 8:00am | comments (38)

In a strange twist, Nevada anti-choice groups, complaining that the wording of a "personhood" amendment to establish civil rights for fertilized eggs is too vague, are on the same side as Planned Parenthood and ACLU.

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CDC Releases Its Annual 'Abortion Surveillance' Report

Amie Newman, Managing Editor
Nov 25 2009 - 4:14pm | comments

The CDC releases its annual "Abortion Surveillance" report on abortion in the United States, for 2006. The report says the surveillance provides critical information needed to evaluate programs aimed at preventing unintended pregnancy.
Baltimore City Council Passes Crisis Pregnancy Center Accountability Bill

Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor
Nov 25 2009 - 10:56am | comments (2)

"Crisis pregnancy" centers in Baltimore must now display signs stating they do not provide abortions or birth-control referrals under a measure approved by the City Council Monday night and thought to be the first of its kind in the nation."
Weekly Pulse: Crunch Time in the Senate

Lindsay Beyerstein, RH Reality Check
Nov 25 2009 - 9:08am | comments

In the Weekly Pulse, Lindsay Beyerstein reports on this week's developments on health care reform, the public option, and new recommendations on mammogram screening for breast cancer detection.