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Roundup: California Bills Will Increase Resources for Youth in and Graduating From Foster Care

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

October 13, 2009 - 10:05am

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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a package of legislation focused on expanding and promoting adoption opportunities and increasing services for children in California’s foster care system, reports California Newswire.

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Protestors Face Parking Problem

By Joe Veix, RH Reality Check

June 12, 2009 - 12:39pm

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Anti-abortion activists in Bakersfield, CA, are protesting new parking restrictions that apparently disrupt their protests.


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LA Rape Kits Left to Rot

By Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

April 9, 2009 - 5:22pm

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As a Law and Order: SVU junkie of sorts, I always assumed that there would be a sassy female detective pestering the crime lab to ensure that any sexual offender would be tracked down and reprimanded for their crime, making sure that every bit of evidence is tested. But when it comes to the handling of rape kits, life doesn’t always imitate television.


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California Woman Gives Birth to Eight Babies

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

January 27, 2009 - 12:26pm

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Early this morning in Los Angeles County a woman gave birth to eight babies in just five minutes, just the second time in history that live octuplets have been born.

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Roundup: Bishops Plan to Confront Obama, Annual UNFPA Population Report Released

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

November 12, 2008 - 11:31am

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Catholic bishops vow to forcefully confront Obama on abortion; UNFPA calls for cultural sensitivity to achieve gender equality and establish reproductive rights; Uruguayan Senate votes to decriminalize abortion; Bush administration puts successful California family planning program at risk.

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Roundup: A Final Look at Poll Results on Abortion Related Ballot Initiatives

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

November 4, 2008 - 10:56am

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Abortion related ballot initiatives will be decided in California, Colorado and South Dakota today; Jill at Feministe offers up a nice voter guide; Why Catholics shouldn't be afraid to support a pro-choice candidate; New York Times looks at the demographics of women who have had an abortion.

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California's Prop 4 Jeopardizes the Doctor-Patient Relationship

By Carole Joffe and Dr. Eleanor Drey

November 2, 2008 - 4:49pm

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Dr. Eleanor Drey, an OBGYN from California, says that Proposition 4 would place the duties of police and detectives in the hands of doctors, jeopardizing the crucial doctor-patient relationship.

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Roundup: Election Comes at Key Point for High Court's Stance on Abortion

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 31, 2008 - 9:45am

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The result of the presidential election will determine the direction of the Supreme Court on Roe; Another California paper comes our against Proposition 4; Economists have show that working women are key to world prosperity, so how can better enable women to work?; Rwandan teens ask parents to talk to them about sex.

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Roundup: "Pro-Life, Pro-Obama" Radio Ad, High Rate of HIV Infection in Philadelphia

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 28, 2008 - 10:04am

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Radio ad says "Too many unborn lives are being lost while we wait for judges to get it right."; Opponents of California's Prop 4 and Prop 8 join forces on college campuses; HIV rate comparatively high in Philadelphia; Abortion laws liberalized in 16 countries since 1998; What if pro-choice Tom Ridge had been on the McCain ticket?; Birth attendants in Zambia.

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Roundup: Parental Notification Risky for Some Teens

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 27, 2008 - 10:02am

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Parental notification can be risky for teens who live in abusive homes; Teens speak out explaining why parental notification is not a good idea; South Dakota's proposed abortion ban is tied in most recent poll; Catholic bishops' narrow anti-abortion effort hurts 'pro-life' cause.

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