Cristina Page, Birthcontrolwatch.org on December 17, 2007 - 10:14am
Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter, and Fred Thompson are practicing "dog whistle politics" -- most Americans won't realize it, but they're sending signals that they're opposed to contraception.
Amie Newman, RH Reality Check on December 12, 2007 - 4:30pm
Republicans convened on an Iowa stage today for the first Iowa presidential debate. Did Mitt Romney really say he'd cut this administration's teen pregnancy prevention programs?
Amie Newman, RH Reality Check on December 3, 2007 - 5:30pm
Is there a vast left-wing conspiracy, of which RH Reality Check is a part, that brought reproductive health, gay rights and other crucial issues to the YouTube/CNN debates last week?
Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check on November 16, 2007 - 12:22am
In the CNN Debate held in Nevada, the Democrats blew an opportunity to wake Americans up to what is really at stake when it comes to the Supreme Court.
Jeff Fecke, New Journalist Fellow on September 19, 2007 - 8:14am
The Republican presidential candidates who participated in the Values Voter Debate Monday night opposed not only abortion but science-based sex education, CEDAW, and universal health care, too.
Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow on August 27, 2007 - 10:02am
As the competition for the Iowa caucus heats up, candidates attempt to out-do one another opposing contraception. Romney, Brownback and Tancredo lead the charge.
Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check on August 12, 2007 - 10:39am
12,000 more Iowa GOP voters were expected than showed for the Straw Poll - a rejection of the field? Does the low turnout and surprising finish of Gov. Mike Huckabee signal an end to a generation of strident anti-abortion politics?
Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow on August 10, 2007 - 11:31am
RH Reality Check's ace Iowa analyst, Lynda Waddington of Iowa Independent, previews this weekend's money-driven GOP straw poll and what it might mean for social conservatives.
Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check on July 26, 2007 - 10:02am
Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Tom Tancredo are locked in an apology war with Sen. Sam Brownback, a candidate who specializes in acting first and seeking forgiveness later. Sen. Fred Thompson even has a cameo in this series.
Reducing maternal deaths from unsafe abortion is one of the most straight-forward public health problems to remedy. But this can never be fully realized unless governments start including abortion in realistic approaches to protecting women's health.
Heather Corinna brings Scarleteen's popular sexual health advice column to RH Reality Check! This week, Heather talks to a young woman who doesn't like being a girl.
Conservative activists are gearing up to enact state laws to restrict abortion. Colorado is once again serving as a political incubator in yet another attempt to chip away at Roe v. Wade, this time in the form of an amendment stating that life begins at conception.
Pregnancies, both planned and unplanned, happen to trans folks, too. It is imperative for reproductive health care providers to seek appropriate education and training in order to be able to provide comprehensive care to these patients.
Given the alarmingly sexist and racist undercurrents rearing their heads in this presidential election, it's not illogical to look at "Iron Man" and see a reflection, and perpetuation, of prejudices that just won't die.
The Minnesota House last Wednesday passed a bill that would allow the University of Minnesota to use state funds to conduct research using embryonic stem cells. The measure prompted a flurry of amendments by anti-choice Republicans designed to derail the bill.
Last week, nearly 80 conservative groups led by the Family Research Council asked President Bush to strip family planning clinics of their eligibility for Title X funds if they refer patients for abortions or share facilities with abortion providers -- which would bring the global gag rule home.
In Colombia, young women may be getting pregnant intentionally -- but not necessarily because they want to become mothers. Sexuality education advocates differ on how best to tailor a pregnancy prevention and sexual health curriculum to reach Colombian teens.
On May 26, the Wanderlust reproductive justice bicycle caravan will set off on an 1800 mile journey from New Orleans to New York City, meeting with and learning from reproductive justice activists along the way.
In honor of the Back Up Your Birth Control with Emergency Contraception (EC) Campaign, Pharmacy Access Partnership and RH Reality Check teamed up to launch an essay contest open to young people 14-24 years of age. Read the winning entry!
Have Safe Haven laws -- in which women can lawfully relinquish their infants within 30 days of birth -- become a substitute for universal health care and comprehensive sexuality education?
Illinois's reproductive justice advocates are backing one of the most comprehensive reproductive health bills the state has ever seen. And they're bringing in new allies for the fight.
