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Regina Benjamin, Sarah Palin, And Pregnancy As Abuse

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

August 2, 2009 - 9:38pm

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Lynn Harris talks about pregnancy and domestic violence. Is Regina Benjamin's weight relevant to her nomination as Surgeon General, and what will we do with Sarah Palin?

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Supreme Court Dog And Pony Show

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

July 19, 2009 - 10:45pm

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All about the cirucs that is the Sonia Sotomayor hearings. Also: Heather Busby talks about running an abortion fund.

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The Positive Side Of Divorce And Not So Nice Nice Guys

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

July 12, 2009 - 10:29pm

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Sex, Really strikes again, and Candace Walsh talks about the positive side of divorce. Also, domestic violence in a failing economy.

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Mourning Dr. Tiller And Fighting For Better Teenage Health

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

June 7, 2009 - 10:03pm

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Mourning Dr. Tiller and examining who bears moral responsibility. Heather Corinna on better comprehensive sex education, and Amanda asks for less panicking over oral sex.

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Empathy: The Newest, Meanest, Most Vicious of Enemies

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

May 31, 2009 - 10:11pm

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Sotomayor's SCOTUS nomination kicks of the insanity. Plenty of sexy fun, with an interview with Professor Foxy and Mary Roach's orgasm review.

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The Real Victims of Stupak-Pitts

By Dr. Suzanne Poppema, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health

November 20, 2009 - 7:00am

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In examining rooms, we see women in terrible pain, but their suffering doesn’t count in Stupak/Pitts world. By banishing abortion from the reform bill, the amendment punishes women who need to end unwanted or unhealthy pregnancies.

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Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance

By Tara Sawyer

November 20, 2009 - 6:59am

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I'm a transgendered sex worker, and I want to not get killed for who I am or what I do. As our death count rises, I beg that you consider your prejudices around gender, and let us live in peace. I'm literally begging for my life.

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Standing Up For Women’s Rights

Reader diary posted by LeahStern

November 19, 2009 - 11:31pm

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At Harvard University, we are standing up for women's reproductive health. The Stupak-Pitts amendment is unacceptable. We will not permit the continued marginalization of abortion.


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GOP Misinformation Machine Goes into High Gear on Senate Langage on Abortion

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

November 19, 2009 - 2:15pm

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GOP smear and misinformation campaign goes into high-gear on abortion in Senate bill. Here are some of the actual facts.

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Roundup: Senate Bill Maintains Abortion Coverage, DC Insurance Commissioner Says No to Birth Control

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

November 19, 2009 - 1:02pm

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The Senate health care reform bill was released last night and maintains the status quo on abortion access, throwing out any abortion coverage bans a la the Stupak Amendment; Catholics argue against the idea that banning private insurance coverage for abortion in the House bill was some kind of common ground effort; and DC disses birth control coverage.

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