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US Global AIDS Policy: Emergency Course Correction Required

December 1, 2009 - 8:00am

December 1, 2009, marks President Obama’s first World AIDS Day in the White House and the first World AIDS Day for the newly elected Congress. The time is right for a frank assessment of his first year in the fight against global AIDS as President. This analysis focuses on the funding and policy decisions the Administration has made since taking office in January 2009, and assesses the human impact of those decisions.

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Ab-Only Programs: What Part of "They Don't Work" Is Hard to Understand?

By Julia Kaye, National Women's Law Center

October 1, 2009 - 7:00am

Over 80 percent of ab-only curricula provides misleading, medically inaccurate information about contraception and sex, yet the Senate finance committee voted to fund these programs. What part of "they don't work" is hard to understand?

Julia Kaye's blog | 2 comments | Read more |

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Bait and Hitch: Abstinence-Only Programs Use Sex to Push Marriage

By Martha Kempner, SIECUS

August 18, 2009 - 8:00am

The real goal of abstinence-only programs is not to prevent teen pregnancies or STDs and or even to prevent premarital sex - it's to make sure that all people get married.

Martha Kempner's blog | 56 comments | Read more |

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"Abstinence Plus": Soothing to Parents, or Still Lying to Teens?

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

July 17, 2009 - 9:00am

With a narrow focus on teen pregnancy prevention, will new sex ed programs provide contraceptive info while preserving abstinence-only tactics of slut-shaming and virginity-fetishizing?

Amanda Marcotte's blog | 23 comments | Read more |

Published under: Contraception | Sexuality Education | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | abstinence-only programs | National Campaign for Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

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RH Reality Check Interviews: Jessica Valenti, Author of The Purity Myth

By Laura Janoff, RH Reality Check

July 1, 2009 - 9:00am

RH Reality Check's Laura Janoff spoke to Jessica Valenti about liberal parents, schoolgirl fetishes, and women's sexuality unleashed.

Laura Janoff's blog | 9 comments | Read more |

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North Carolina Sex Ed Bill Ends in Compromise

By Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

June 25, 2009 - 8:33pm

After months of negotiation and attempts at cooperation, North
Carolina’s state assembly is finally taking a step in the right
direction in regard to their policies on sexuality education.

Elisabeth Garber-Paul's blog | 6 comments | Read more |

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Failure to Launch: Obama's New Teen Initiative Can Be Fixed, and Here's How

By William Smith and James Wagoner, SIECUS and Advocates for Youth

June 17, 2009 - 9:00am

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Preventing teen pregnancy is incredibly important. But unintended pregnancy among teens is not the only sexual and reproductive health issue facing our nation's youth.

William Smith and James Wagoner's blog | 23 comments | Read more |

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Want Extra Credit? Submit to Guilt, Shame and Misinformation

By Tami Sanderson

June 12, 2009 - 9:21am

My daughter could only get extra credit if she attended an abstinence-only-until-marriage program. And despite dozens of my phone calls, the school board doesn't care.

Tami Sanderson's blog | 33 comments | Read more |

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God and Abstinence: State Funding for Religious Agendas

By Kathryn Royals

June 10, 2009 - 8:00am

At the Mississippi Department of Human Services' summit entitled "Abstinence Works: Let's Talk About It," we didn't talk about abstinence, but we sure did chant, cheer, dance, pray and sing about it.

Kathryn Royals's blog | 17 comments | Read more |

Published under: Contraception | Sexuality Education | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | abstinence-only programs | separation of church and state

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Abstinence-Only Funding Not Dead if Congress Plays "Hide-the-Salami" Again

By Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

May 12, 2009 - 9:00am

Will funding for abstinence-only-until marriage programs stay out of the budget once Congress gets its hands on it?

Wendy Norris's blog | 4 comments | Read more |

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News & Commentary

1 (UPDATE and CORRECTION) White House Crafting Deal with Stupak on Executive Order

By Jodi Jacobson on March 21, 2010 - 10:18am | 1 comment

The White House is crafting a deal on an executive order to placate Bart Stupak on a bill that already includes the most wide-ranging restrictions on women's rights to choose since before Roe v. Wade.

Florida Agency Set to Ban VBAC in State's Birth Centers

By Anna Clark on March 19, 2010 - 3:55pm | 1 comment

This Wednesday, Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration is expected to permanently ban Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) in the state’s birth centers. Legal challenges are already in the works.

South Carolina House Passes Bill Banning State Coverage of Most Abortions

By Rachel Larris on March 19, 2010 - 4:04pm | 0 comments

On Thursday the South Carolina House approved an amendment to the state budget that would ban state insurance policies from covering abortions except to save the life of the mother.

2 Reproductive Justice for Latinas: The Struggle Continues

By Veronica Bayetti Flores on March 19, 2010 - 9:00am | 0 comments

Immigrant women face considerable obstacles in accessing health care, including low-paying jobs without health insurance and linguistic and cultural barriers. On Sunday, I will march for reproductive justices. Will you join me?

Resurrected CO "Egg-as-a-Person" Initiative Could Make Ballot

By Wendy Norris on March 19, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments

A ballot measure seeking to give constitutional rights to fertilized eggs may rise again. And if not by sheer volume of petition signatures, proponents will sue the state to advance the cause.

(VIDEO) So... About that Video

By Heather Corinna on March 19, 2010 - 7:00am | 1 comment

Heather critiques a sexuality education video from a national organization which, she argues, unnecessarily perpetuates negative stereotypes about both men and women.

3 Where the Wild Things Weren't: Daily Beast's Women's Summit Avoids Controversial Realities

By Megan Carpentier on March 18, 2010 - 7:00am | 1 comment

The Daily Beast's first Women in the World Summit played stuck to lowest-common denominator issues, and avoided the "scary" and "controversial" (read: political) realities of women's lives.

Risky Business: Pregnant in America

By Amie Newman on March 18, 2010 - 7:00am | 8 comments

Pregnant women in the U.S. have a greater risk of dying from pregnancy or childbirth related complications than women in 40 other countries around the world. It's past time to fix this.

Youth Lead Advocacy For Sexual and Reproductive Health

By Maria de Bruyn on March 17, 2010 - 9:19pm | 0 comments

Youth advocates at the 54th Commission on the Status of Women challenged a multi-generational, multinational audience to examine their own thinking about sexual and reproductive health and rights.

4 In Absurd Move, Canada Drops Family Planning from Maternal Health Plan

By Jodi Jacobson on March 17, 2010 - 2:52pm | 3 comments

The Canadian government is excluding family planning from its initiative to save the lives and improve the health of mothers in poor countries. One small problem: You can't address maternal mortality without family planning.

"Slow Death by Rubber Duck:" What We Don't See Can Hurt Us

By Miranda Spencer on March 17, 2010 - 7:00am | 4 comments

Want to know about the effects on human health of environmental toxins? A new book provides the perfect primer.

"We're Not Dolls! Don't Play With Women's Lives"

By Tatiana Mckinney on March 17, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments

A demonstration on the steps of Brooklyn's Borough Hall on March 10 raised awareness of the effects of HIV and AIDS on women and girls.

5 Midwives Barred From California Hospital

By Amie Newman on March 16, 2010 - 7:07pm | 5 comments

Midwives in California are fighting for their right to be reinstated at a hospital where administrators have so far provided no proof for their abrupt dismissal, saying only it was for "patient safety."

Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Worth the Risks?

By Pamela Merritt on March 16, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments

News that there may be a link between hormone replacement therapy and lung cancer has renewed questions about the use of hormones to treat the symptoms of menopause.

Adulthood and the Right to Make Our Own Choices

By Anat Shenker-Osorio on March 16, 2010 - 7:00am | 6 comments

What does it mean when a group is systematically denied the right to marry? Or when another group is denied the right to determine what happens to their bodies? At some level, even if only unconsciously, it means we think they aren’t adults.

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Pelosi's Last Stand: Offers Executive Order on Abortion In Exchange for Health Bill Passage

Amie Newman, Managing Editor
Mar 20 2010 - 4:35pm | comments (5)

As the hours tick by, House Speaker Pelosi is determined to pass health reform - without added abortion restrictions but with the possibility of an executive order from President Obama restating restrictions on federal funding of abortion. Will Stupak and his anti-choice holdouts accept?

Canada "Opens Door" to Family Planning Programs in Global Effort to Reduce Maternal Death

Jodi Jacobson, Editor, RH Reality Check
Mar 19 2010 - 12:00pm | comments (0)

In response to severe criticism of its rejection of family planning as part of global maternal health programs, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper now says that the "door is not closed" on providing contraception.

Roundup: Stories That Remind Us Why Healthcare Reform is Needed

Rachel Larris, RH Reality Check
Mar 19 2010 - 10:16am | comments (0)

While Congress counts votes for healthcare reform, New Jersey debates eliminating family planning funding, and South Carolina's budget is tough for those with HIV/AIDS.

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