Analysis
Murder by Nursing?
by Emily Horowitz, St. Francis College
February 21, 2012 - 7:57am (Print)
Stephanie Greene is being charged with murder. Her crime? Breastfeeding her newborn.
The Dark Side of Mercy Ministries
Over the past few weeks, I've spoken with two young women who have shared intimate and heart-breaking stories with me about their time in Mercy Ministries, a residential treatment home for girls who face issues such as eating disorders, self-harm, drug and alcohol addictions, depression and unplanned pregnancies, where the girls claim to have survived psychological abuse that left them worse off than when they entered the program.
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The High Costs of Birth Control: A Major Barrier to Access
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
February 21, 2012 - 7:26am (Print)
Many people seem to think birth control is affordable, but high costs are one of the primary barriers to contraceptive access.
Championing the Power of Youth Advocacy in Guatemala
Adolescent fertility rates in Latin America and the Caribbean surpass the world average, and more than 1 in 3 women in the region give birth before the age of 20. In rural areas, the adolescent birth rate is even higher. Peer education is one strategy for reaching large numbers of youth in rural areas.
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State-Sanctioned Rape: Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound Laws in Virginia, Texas, and Iowa
by Andy Kopsa
February 15, 2012 - 4:15pm (Print)
Let's start calling these bills what they are: state-sanctioned rape. There is no other way around it.
Birth Control in Vending Machines? It’s About Time.
by Elizabeth Dawes, Reproductive Health Technologies Project (RHTP)
February 15, 2012 - 8:47am (Print)
For the past two years, the Etter Health Center at Shippensburg University, a small-town Pennsylvania school, has provided access to a vending machine that dispenses Plan B One-Step® (among other health products) to students at a cost of $25. While politicians and political elites continue to get their knickers in a twist over contraception, it is heartening to see some public health experts who just get it.
The Long History of the War Against Contraception And What it Portends Now and in the Future
by Ellen Chesler, The Roosevelt Institute
February 15, 2012 - 12:19am (Print)
For those surprised about the recent fervor over Obama’s contraception coverage decision, a look at its deep roots.
Why Do Violent Extremists Like Ralph Lang Get More Protection Than Women Trying to Access Abortion Care?
by Andy Kopsa
February 14, 2012 - 2:48pm (Print)
Not enough is done to ensure the safety of and access to clinics for women seeking an abortion. Women and their doctors remain under siege, whether its the seemingly unmitigated access afforded anti-choice activists enabling them to accost women as they enter a clinic, the refusal of law enforcement to take radical protesters seriously, to say nothing of the bomb threats, clinic shootings and murders.
Top Ten Catholic Teachings Santorum Rejects While Obsessing About Birth Control
Republicans denouncing the requirement that female employees have access to birth control as part of their health benefits use "religious freedom" as their focal point, but completely ignore the church teachings they don’t agree with. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich both wear their faith on their sleeves, but are hypocritical in picking and choosing when they wish to listen to the bishops.
The Cost of Contraception in Insurance Plans: What the Data Say
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
February 13, 2012 - 2:37pm (Print)
In 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services examined the issue of just how much it costs insurance companies to cover contraception. Based on data from a wide range of peer-reviewed medical and public health data, the HHS analysis found that it costs more not to provide contraception than it does to provide it. Here's what the analysis said.
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