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Morning Roundup: Lautenberg and Lee Introduce Bill Banning Funding of Abstinence-Only Programs

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by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check

March 16, 2011 - 10:11am (Print)

The Illinois House is using the conservative Agriculture Committee to pass anti-choice bills, North Dakota is looking at a personhood bill, and Sen. Lautenberg and Rep. Lee introduce a bill banning federal funding of ineffective abstinence programs.

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Assisted Reproductive Technology: Let's Focus on One Healthy Baby at a Time

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by Jennifer Rogers, Reproductive Health Technologies Project

September 16, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

Federal law and financial incentives lead to incredibly costly and potentially dangerous multiple births through assisted reproducitve technology (ART). The law should be reworked to create incentives for having only one baby at a time through ART, which is more cost effective and safer for mothers and babies. 

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Selectively Reducing Multiple Births

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by Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

February 12, 2009 - 4:18pm (Print)

Sure, it's safer to implant the embryos one by one, but that quickly drives up the cost. However, implanting multiple embryos can lead to risky pregnancies—including "infant mortality, low birth rates, long-term disabilities and thousands of dollars' worth of medical care," says the Times.

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VIDEO: Nadya and Angela Suleman Speak Out On Octuplets

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by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

February 9, 2009 - 11:47am (Print)

Nadya Suleman, now a mother of fourteen children, recently gave birth to octuplets in California. She and her own mother, Angela Suleman, were interviewed on the morning shows today.

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As Christmas Nears, Contemplating Miraculous Births

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by Kate Ott, Religious Institute for Sexual Morality, Justice and Healing

December 22, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)

Miraculous biblical stories of birth fit more closely with our notions of reproductive technologies than with the Vatican's re-assertion that the only authentic context for human life is an act of reciprocal love between a man and woman in marriage.
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Catholic Church Again Refuses to Support Contemporary Families

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by Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice

December 16, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)

The Vatican's recent statement "Dignitas Personae" shows once again that the Catholic hierarchy is on the wrong side of science and the needs of contemporary society.
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Roundup: Compulsory Sex Education, GOP Ballot Initiative Strategy

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by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 28, 2008 - 10:42am (Print)

Independent council in UK recommends compulsory comprehensive sex education, GOP attempts to lure conservatives to polls with ballot initiatives, 49% of IVF treatments result in multiple births, Ashley Judd discovers importance of family planning in Africa.
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