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Sexual Harassers Reflect Larger Social Beliefs

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

November 28, 2010 - 9:53pm (Print)

Fighting back is a good first step in the war against street harassment, but the abuse and crime will continue as long as our culture promotes sexist beliefs that women lack intelligence and autonomy.

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Should Sex Ed Always Be Sex-Positive?

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reader diary by Erica Sackin, Planned Parenthood of New York City

June 17, 2009 - 5:28pm (Print)

Sure, I admire the intention of web sites like the new Sex.Really. But do you know how much harm you're really doing when you preach against a 'hookup culture'?

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What Does "Abortion Reduction" Really Mean?

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by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

June 16, 2009 - 12:50pm (Print)

A disturbing implication of “abortion reduction” is that our society should more closely monitor women who want abortions and the reasons they want abortions.

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Roundup of Plan B Ad Backlash

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by Joe Veix, RH Reality Check

May 18, 2009 - 1:25am (Print)

A commercial for emergency contraception, which aired in the UK last month, got an expected amount of grief from conservative parents.

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