Voices of Women on Late Term Abortion

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

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1 Stupak's NYT Op-Ed: Congresswoman Capps Responds

By Rep. Lois Capps on Dec 10, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (6)

Yesterday's NYT op-ed by Rep. Bart Stupak made misleading claims about the Stupak-Pitts Amendment. Here, Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA), author of the Capps Amendment, provides a reality check to his claims.

Truth in Advertising? Not From Human Life Alliance

By Robin Marty on Dec 9, 2009 - 6:04pm | comments (1)

An advertising supplement sold to colleges and universities by a Minneapolis-based anti-choice group tells women that carrying their rapist's baby to term will help them heal and that abortion causes breast cancer.

Human Rights: Achieving Reproductive Justice in our Schools and Beyond

By Lauren R. S. Mendonsa on Dec 9, 2009 - 8:55pm | comments

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Even though international human rights law has various applications to the domestic struggle for reproductive justice, most law students—past and present—have to go outside the classroom to learn about them.

2 Arresting Pregnant Women is Bad for Babies: Kentucky Case Progresses and Advocates Speak Out

By Lynn1 on Dec 9, 2009 - 12:45pm | comments (2)

Tomorrow, the Kentucky Supreme Court will hear a case involving prosecution of a pregnant, drug-using woman. The case has broad implications for women's rights in pregnancy and advocates for pregnant women are concerned.

Same-Sex Marriage: Will New Jersey Do the Right Thing?

By Joseph DiNorcia Jr on Dec 9, 2009 - 2:17pm | comments (1)

A vote on same-sex marriage in New Jersey may come as soon as tomorrow. The Catholic Bishops and conservative Democrats and Republicans are lobbying to defeat the measure. Will New Jersey do the right thing and vote for human rights?

HIV-Positive and Pregnant in the United States

By Margo Kaplan on Dec 9, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (1)

In the United States, women living with HIV are often considered incapable or unworthy of having children, and if pregnant, unable to make appropriate medical decisions during pregnancy.

3 Stoking Fire: Why is the Federal Government Supporting Evangelism?

By Eleanor Bader on Dec 9, 2009 - 12:09pm | comments

Separation of Church and State? Many tax-exempt religious colleges and universities are now using tax-payer subsidies to train the next generation of “Champions for Christ.”

What Health Reform Won't Heal: The Effect of Environmental Toxins on Sex and Reproduction

By Jennifer Rogers on Dec 9, 2009 - 12:09pm | comments (4)

Chemicals found in our homes, workplaces, and consumer products are linked to feminization of boys and male sexual problems.

The Audacity of Goodness

By Charlotte Taft on Dec 8, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (9)

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.

4 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 (1)

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 (45)

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

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.

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Atheist? Don't Run for Office in North Carolina!!

Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor
Dec 10 2009 - 4:15pm | comments

Did you know that North Carolina's constitution bars "politicians who deny the existence of God" from holding office??? I didn't. Until today.
Rebuked Pro-Choice Nun Still Fighting For Women's Rights

Rachel Larris, RH Reality Check
Dec 10 2009 - 11:09am | comments

Just because she was officially rebuked, she hasn't backed down. Sister Donna Quinn, the Chicago Roman Catholic nun who was reprimanded last month for her years of work volunteering as an abortion clinic escort, is still backing women's rights.
Roundup: One Pill Will Make You Larger

Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
Dec 10 2009 - 9:03am | comments

Ready to go down the rabbit hole? Today's roundup is all about pharmaceuticals. And, in the mini-roundup, there is no joy in Mudville.