The RH Reality Check staff is taking a long weekend and won't be publishing today. We'll be back tomorrow with an exciting feature, "K, Thx 4 the Info: Sexual Health Goes Viral" , a new episode of our podcast RealityCast and more - and we hope you will be too!

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has a filed a comment objecting to HHS's new provider conscience regulations.

Singer/songwriter Gretchen Peters is citing hypocrisy on reproductive health issues and the use of her song, "Independence Day" by the McCain-Palin campaign as reason to donate royalties from the song to Planned Parenthood, in Sarah Palin's name.

McCain spokesperson Nancy Pfotenhauer tried to focus more attention, this morning, on the false claim made by Governor Palin that Senator Obama has been "paling around" with terrorists.

The Supreme Court opened its new term with some good news for women: it rejected an appeal from the state of Missouri, which had hoped for one more chance to defend its unconstitutional policy banning abortions for women in the prison system.

Wading into the murky waters of church and politcs; Election important to future of Supreme Court; Closer look at the 'rape exception' in South Dakota abortion ban; Services fall short for rape victims; Editorial boasts benefits of family planning; Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to discoverers of HIV and HPV; and more.

The fight for control over women's bodies, the softening up of culture warriors, imaginary friends, and an interview with Samhita from Feministing---all on this week's Reality Cast.

This winter, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a number of cases that could expand or curtail women's ability to challenge discrimination in the workplace.

While PEPFAR funds abstinence-only programs, SIECUS finds the program's target countries desperately need basic sexual health information.