Advocates Unite to Oppose Criminalization of Being Pregnant
Reader diary posted by Lynn1, National Advocates for Pregnant Women
August 5, 2009 - 3:46pm
More than 50 organizations and experts in the fields of medicine, public health, and child welfare asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reject the state’s decision to incarcerate Amber Lovill because she was pregnant.
Documenting Obstacles to Medical Care for Women in Detention
By Rachel Roth, RH Reality Check
March 19, 2009 - 10:00am
Remembering Reproductive Rights for Prisoners
By Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check
March 31, 2008 - 9:43am
The number of women in prison is growing at a staggering rate. We must include the challenges and issues incarcerated women face to reproductive health care access as we advocate for reproductive justice for all.
Minimums Matter: RH Access in New York Jails
By Rachel Roth, RH Reality Check
March 4, 2008 - 12:07pm
A report released today by the New York Civil Liberties Union discovers that access to reproductive health care services for women in New York jails is unregulated and lacks minimum standards.
Mothering as a Reproductive Right
By Malika Saada Saar, Rebecca Project for Human Rights
December 11, 2007 - 10:18am
Where is the reproductive rights community in the over-incarceration of mothers and the almost systematic severance in the mother and child relationship as a result of maternal incarceration?
Powerless in Prison: Sexual Abuse Against Incarcerated Women
By Nicole Summer, RH Reality Check
December 11, 2007 - 10:17am
Surviving a sexual assault and then navigating the health care system to receive adequate counseling and reproductive medical attention is daunting enough for those who walk freely on the outside. For women in prison, these hurdles can seem insurmountable.
What Do Prisons Have to Do with Reproductive Rights?
By Rachel Roth, RH Reality Check
December 11, 2007 - 10:16am
What do prisons have to do with reproductive rights? As it turns out, plenty. Prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities are part of an expanding array of institutions that shape women's reproductive lives.
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(UPDATE and CORRECTION) White House Crafting Deal with Stupak on Executive Order
By Jodi Jacobson on March 21, 2010 - 10:18am | 0 comments
Florida Agency Set to Ban VBAC in State's Birth Centers
By Anna Clark on March 19, 2010 - 3:55pm | 1 comment
South Carolina House Passes Bill Banning State Coverage of Most Abortions
By Rachel Larris on March 19, 2010 - 4:04pm | 0 comments
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Reproductive Justice for Latinas: The Struggle Continues
By Veronica Bayetti Flores on March 19, 2010 - 9:00am | 0 comments
Resurrected CO "Egg-as-a-Person" Initiative Could Make Ballot
By Wendy Norris on March 19, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments
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Where the Wild Things Weren't: Daily Beast's Women's Summit Avoids Controversial Realities
By Megan Carpentier on March 18, 2010 - 7:00am | 1 comment
Youth Lead Advocacy For Sexual and Reproductive Health
By Maria de Bruyn on March 17, 2010 - 9:19pm | 0 comments
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In Absurd Move, Canada Drops Family Planning from Maternal Health Plan
By Jodi Jacobson on March 17, 2010 - 2:52pm | 3 comments
"Slow Death by Rubber Duck:" What We Don't See Can Hurt Us
By Miranda Spencer on March 17, 2010 - 7:00am | 4 comments
"We're Not Dolls! Don't Play With Women's Lives"
By Tatiana Mckinney on March 17, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments
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Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Worth the Risks?
By Pamela Merritt on March 16, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments
Adulthood and the Right to Make Our Own Choices
By Anat Shenker-Osorio on March 16, 2010 - 7:00am | 6 comments
Today
- (UPDATE and CORRECTION) White House Crafting Deal with Stupak on Executive Order
- Pelosi's Last Stand: Offers Executive Order on Abortion In Exchange for Health Bill Passage
- Reproductive Rights, Parental Rights, and Family Violence: A Dangerous Intersection
- Bart Stupak: I Don't Listen To Nuns
- Florida Agency Set to Ban VBAC in State's Birth Centers
- The Ethical, Spiritual, and Moral Foundation of the Abortion-Provider Community
- Who Is Bart Stupak?
- Risky Business: Pregnant in America
- Canada "Opens Door" to Family Planning Programs in Global Effort to Reduce Maternal Death
- South Carolina House Passes Bill Banning State Coverage of Most Abortions
Discussions
- The Ethical, Spiritual, and Moral Foundation of the Abortion-Provider Community
- Reproductive Rights, Parental Rights, and Family Violence: A Dangerous Intersection
- Banning Abortion: The First Step Toward Theocracy
- Bart Stupak: I Don't Listen To Nuns
- Who Is Bart Stupak?
- Medicaid Should Stop Paying for Viagra
- Do Pregnant Women Have the Right to Refuse Surgery?
- Risky Business: Pregnant in America
All Time
- Utah Bill Criminalizes Miscarriage
- Get Real! What Does Sex Feel Like?
- Ten Things To Do Before You Have Sex
- Get Real! The Great No-Orgasm-from-Intercourse Conundrum
- You Tube Wins Debate: Age Appropriate Sex-Ed Discussed
- HHS Moves to Define Contraception as Abortion
- Slutty Girls and Stupid Boys: Today's Abstinence-Only "Education"
- Obama's Late Term Abortion Comments Ignore Stark Realities
- GOP Playbook Useless in Health Care Fight
- Home Delivery Video
As the hours tick by, House Speaker Pelosi is determined to pass health reform - without added abortion restrictions but with the possibility of an executive order from President Obama restating restrictions on federal funding of abortion. Will Stupak and his anti-choice holdouts accept?
In response to severe criticism of its rejection of family planning as part of global maternal health programs, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper now says that the "door is not closed" on providing contraception.
While Congress counts votes for healthcare reform, New Jersey debates eliminating family planning funding, and South Carolina's budget is tough for those with HIV/AIDS.
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