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News & CommentaryPrecious, Stupak, and the Erasure of Women's LivesBy Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check November 20, 2009 - 7:00am 
With the Stupak amendment literally and symbolically stripping women of equal status, the movie "Precious" presents, in grim detail, the way race, class and bias render a woman's body simultaneously invisible and subject to abuse.
The Real Victims of Stupak-PittsBy Dr. Suzanne Poppema, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health November 20, 2009 - 7:00am 
In examining rooms, we see women in terrible pain, but their suffering doesn’t count in Stupak/Pitts world. By banishing abortion from the reform bill, the amendment punishes women who need to end unwanted or unhealthy pregnancies.
Published under: Leading Voices | Contraception | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Sexuality Education | Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights
Today is the Transgender Day of RemembranceBy Tara Sawyer November 20, 2009 - 6:59am 
I'm a transgendered sex worker, and I want to not get killed for who I am or what I do. As our death count rises, I beg that you consider your prejudices around gender, and let us live in peace. I'm literally begging for my life.
Published under: Sexuality Education | Women’s Rights | sexuality | violence against women | gender | transgender | gender-based violence
Truth Is Indeed One of the First Casualties of WarBy Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice November 19, 2009 - 9:37am 
I agree with Jim Wallis that the truth has become a casualty in this war--because both Jim and the Catholic Bishops have twisted it. And if Jim Wallis and his conservative allies have their way, women will become another casualty.
Published under: Leading Voices | Contraception | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Sexuality Education | Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights | Contraception | abortion | Hyde Amendment | Jim Wallis | health reform | US Conference of Catholic Bishops | Sojourners | Capps Amendment | Stupak amendment
Two New Analyses Show Women Have "Much at Stake" Under Stupak AmendmentBy Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor November 19, 2009 - 7:00am 
Two new studies show what many have already argued: Implementation of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment would likely result in the almost total loss of coverage for abortion care, including in situations where life and health are at risk.
Published under: Contraception | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Sexuality Education | Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights
A Federal Employee Expresses Outrage on StupakBy Carole Joffe, University of California November 19, 2009 - 7:00am 
A federal employee--barred by the Hyde Amendment from insurance coverage for abortion--incurs costs of $9000.00 to end a pregnancy in which the fetus is missing major portions of its brain, skull, and scalp.
Published under: Contraception | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Sexuality Education | Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights | abortion | fetal anomalies | late abortion | Stupak | Pitts | Hyde | Federal employees insurance coverage
Motherhood in America: Some Apples for Your PieBy Anat Shenker November 19, 2009 - 7:00am 
If motherhood is "the only life sentence without chance at parole you can get without committing a crime," low-income motherhood is infinitely harder still. Still, we judge these mothers and make their lives harder, as we force them into it.
Published under: Contraception | Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights | motherhood | pregnancy | women | infants | and children program (WIC) | nutrition | child-rearing
Hard Line Anti-choice Group 'Going Rogue' on PalinBy Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check November 18, 2009 - 7:00am 
After attacking James Dobson and Mitt Romney for not being anti-abortion enough, American Right to Life has set its sights on a new high profile target: ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
Published under: Contraception | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Sexuality Education | Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights | Contraception | abortion | personhood | Focus on the Family | Sarah Palin | American Right to LIfe
Who Pays For These Abortions?By Kirsten Sherk, Ipas November 18, 2009 - 7:00am 
The US goes out of its way to deny poor women access to services--including abortion. Meanwhile, Ethiopia, one of the poorest countries in Africa has liberalized its abortion laws and pays for abortion care for women who need it.
Published under: Contraception | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Sexuality Education | Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights | Contraception | abortion | Ethiopia | international human rights | government funding
Globalizing The Culture WarsBy Amie Newman, Managing Editor November 18, 2009 - 7:00am 
A new report, released by Political Research Associates, connects the dots between U.S. conservatives, African churches and a growing homophobia - with frightening results.
Published under: Contraception | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Sexuality Education | Women’s Rights | Uganda | Jeff Sharlet | LGBT rights | homosexuality | Rick Warren | Martin Ssempa | The Family
Namibian Government Implicated in Involuntary Sterilizations of HIV-Positive WomenBy Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia November 17, 2009 - 10:15am 
As far back as 2001, women living with HIV/AIDS were being sterilized in Namibian hospitals, without their autonomous consent. Shockingly, these women, whose cases the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS began documenting in 2008, continue to wait for redress.
Published under: Contraception | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Sexuality Education | Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights | women's rights | HIV | AIDS | sterilization | namibia | involuntary sterilization
Vasectomy: An Easy But Neglected Form of Birth ControlBy Anna Clark, RH Reality Check November 17, 2009 - 9:42am 
While it is a routine operation—nearly 500,000 are performed in the United States every year—the myths about vasectomies fester.
Published under: Contraception
STDs: A Growing Problem With Dwindling ResourcesBy Dr. Will Wong, NCSD Board Member November 17, 2009 - 7:00am 
New statistics released by the National Coalition of STD Directors and the Centers for Disease Control show the public health burden of STDs in the U.S. is worsening at the same time the resources needed to fight them continues to shrink.
What's the Message on Miscarriage and Abortion...Suffer in Silence or Be Shamed?By Robin Marty, RH Reality Check November 17, 2009 - 7:00am 
In 140 characters, Penelope Trunk started a controversy around how women should react to a miscarriage. Is it best to suffer in silence? Are you ever allowed to be grateful? And above all, are you EVER allowed to discuss abortion?
Published under: Contraception | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Sexuality Education | Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights | Contraception | abortion | miscarriage | unwanted pregnancy | Stupak amendment | silence
The Stupak-Pitts Controversy is Based On--and Masks--A Deepset Fear of Women's AgencyBy Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check November 17, 2009 - 7:00am 
In all the fuss over Stupak-Pitts, the fact that both houses of Congress removed mandated coverage not only for contraception, but also STD counseling and pelvic exams went largely unnoticed.
Published under: Contraception | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Sexuality Education | Maternal Health | Access to Abortion | Women’s Rights | Contraception | abortion | democrats | Christian Right | anti-choicers | Stupak | Pitts
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