access to birth control

"Many Women Who Get Pregnant are Blasted Out of Their Minds When They Have Sex, They're Not Gonna Use Birth Control Anyway."

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Amidst a series of snarky comments to Leslie Marshall, Bill O'Reilly slips in his ignorant two-cents about government-funded birth control according to the recent recommendations made by the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Reproductive Health Report.

July 25, 2011 - 9:55am

Amidst a series of snarky comments to Leslie Marshall, Bill O'Reilly slips in his ignorant two-cents about government-funded birth control according to the recent recommendations made by the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Reproductive Health Report.

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Transcending the Piecemeal Approach to Contraceptive Access

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reader diary by Angela Hooton, National Institute for Reproductive Health

July 21, 2011 - 12:49pm (Print)

Advocates' success in winning contraceptive access has often been hard fought on a state-by-state basis, with many challenges along the way. But in adotping the Institute of Medicine's recommendations, the Obama Adminsitration can transcend this piecemeal approach by enacting comprehensive, nationwide reform.

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Birth Control and Health Care Reform: Don't Base Access to Contraception on a Wing and a Prayer

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by Rev. Tomi Jacobs-Ziobro, Concerned Clergy for Choice

June 27, 2011 - 7:08pm (Print)

My personal life experience and my work as a pastor show that an unplanned pregnancy can quickly complicate the life of a woman and her loved ones. It’s only right to make contraception available under health reform to all who desire to use it.

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Gloria Steinem on Birth Control and Climate

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In an interview with ABC this past November (11/29/2010), Steinem says global warming is like a nuclear holocaust slowed down slightly. See full episode and/or more of her interviews discussing ecofeminism here at the ABC homepage.

June 21, 2011 - 11:14am

In an interview with ABC this past November (11/29/2010), Steinem says global warming is like a nuclear holocaust slowed down slightly. See full episode and/or more of her interviews discussing ecofeminism here at the ABC homepage.

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NARAL Petition at Engendering Progress: Sign Before It's Too Late

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reader diary by hbjames

March 13, 2011 - 8:44pm (Print)

Sign the petition! Join us on Thursday, March 24th.

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Protection Denied: Condoms Under Lock and Key at CVS

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

June 16, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

CVS's decision to keep condoms under lock and key ensures that fewer teens will be able to act responsibly when having sex.

Follow Amanda Marcotte on Twitter, @amandamarcotte

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Legislators Ban Emergency Contraception in Honduras

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by Angela Castellanos, RH Reality Check, Latin America

June 8, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

In April, the Parliament of Honduras approved in a bill prohibiting the promotion, commercialization, free distribution and use of EC pills.
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Stigma Threatens Reproductive Health Care Access in Rural Iowa

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by Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

June 1, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Women living in rural Iowa who need reproductive health care — from contraception to diagnostic tests to abortion — are too often left without access to the services they need.
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Can We Shame Our Way Out of Teen Pregnancy and Parenting?

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by Emily Douglas

May 6, 2009 - 2:40pm (Print)

A glittery panel discussion about teen pregnancy prevention shames teens who parent, treats girls as sexual gate-keepers and ignores dating violence and sexual coercion.
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After Years of Decline, Teen Pregnancy and Births Back on the Rise

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by Sarah Brown, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

May 6, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Why are we seeing an uptick in teen pregnancy and teen births after years of decline? More sex and less contraception, the policy wars of the past 8 years and the failure to fund effective programs are among the reasons behind this reversal in trends.
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