RH Reality Check
Font Size: A |  A |  A

VIDEO: Tom Daschle Withdraws Nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

February 3, 2009 - 2:18pm

Amie Newman's picture
Daschle has given up his chance at Secretary of HHS and will not be the "architect of America's health care reform" after all.

. . . . .

Counting Out Women

By Melissa McEwan

January 29, 2009 - 8:00am

Melissa McEwan's picture
Misogyny lives on in the US media – and it's time old goats like Hardball host Chris Matthews were put out to pasture.

. . . . .

Stimulus Finalized Without Medicaid Family Planning Expansion

By Emily Douglas

January 27, 2009 - 2:06pm

Emily Douglas's picture
The economic stimulus package has been finalized, and it does not include the straightforward provision allowing states to extend Medicaid coverage for family planning services to low-income residents without first obtaining a time-consuming waiver from the federal government.

. . . . .

Et tu, Barack?

By Cristina Page, Moderator, OnCommonGround

January 27, 2009 - 1:47pm

Cristina Page's picture
Ideology-plagued Republicans, and their media enablers, couldn't seem to figure out why unemployed Americans without health insurance would possibly want, or need, to prevent an unwanted pregnancy.

. . . . .

The Pro-Voice Solution

By Aspen Baker, Exhale

January 27, 2009 - 8:00am

Aspen Baker's picture
Living with a pro-voice solution is the only option for a lasting peace to the abortion war.

. . . . .

Awkward Reunions at Denver March for Life

By Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check

January 27, 2009 - 8:00am

Wendy Norris's picture
Following the overwhelming defeat of Colorado's personhood initiative, Denver's annual March for Life underscored the sense of how lost the local anti-abortion movement seems.

. . . . .

Caving On Contraception? Obama and House Democrats Say Maybe So

By

January 26, 2009 - 8:40pm

Anonymous's picture
Why would the Obama administration request the removal of a provision to ensure that state Medicaid programs be allowed to provide contraception to low-income families? And why would House leaders cave to this request?

. . . . .

Dear President Obama, From a Pro-Sex Ed Father

By Gilbert Herdt, National Sexuality Resource Center

January 26, 2009 - 8:00am

Gilbert Herdt's picture
It is not right that only wealthy people's children who attend private schools get quality sexual literacy. This form of extended segregation creates a vacuum and fills it up with shame, fear and silence.

. . . . .

Physicians, Advocates, Providers Applaud Global Gag Rule Repeal!

By

January 23, 2009 - 5:09pm

Anonymous's picture
Thank you, President Obama. The Global Gag Rule is no more! Advocates, physicians, legislators and women around the world are rejoicing. Onward to the next challenge...

. . . . .

Presidential Reviews And Predictions

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

January 23, 2009 - 4:12pm

Amanda Marcotte's picture
Download
A review of administrations going out and coming in. Also, Jeanne Flavin on women's diminishing autonomy rights.


. . . . .