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Fire At Georgia Reproductive Health Clinic May Have Been Arson
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 23, 2012 - 5:10pm (Print)
Clinic workers report seeing "suspicious" activity before the flames broke out.
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Gallup Polling Shows Almost All People Approve Of Birth Control, But Only 41 Percent Identify As Pro-Choice
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 23, 2012 - 4:45pm (Print)
A nearly unanimous view of contraception does not translate over when it comes to a woman's right to choose.
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When Access To Abortion Is Too Difficult, Women Turn To Do-It-Youself Means
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 23, 2012 - 3:51pm (Print)
We still sort of have "legal and rare," it's the "safe" that's beginning to be a problem.
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One Provider Discusses The Need For Later Term Abortions
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 23, 2012 - 1:19pm (Print)
A D.C. based doctor discusses the proposed abortion ban and who it will hurt the most.
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New Hampshire Senate Kills 24-Hour Wait Law Again
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 23, 2012 - 12:29pm (Print)
Once more the House approved a waiting period, and once more the Senate rejected it.
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Global Roundup: UN Reports on Global Maternal Health; Zambian Constitution Faces Conflicting Reproductive Health Rig
May 23, 2012 - 8:45am (Print)
Weekly global roundup: United Nations report on global maternal health yields mixed results; South Asian teen girls still marrying at high rates; Zambia sees conflict over various articles on reproductive rights in new constitution draft; Indonesia continues to struggle with reproductive and sexual health as they face growing rates of HIV infection.
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Less Than One Week After National Right To Life Endorses Fischer, Susan B. Anthony List Does Same
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 23, 2012 - 8:27am (Print)
I wonder what took so long? Fischer touted her "100% pro-life" record and desire to "repeal Obamacare" in her introductory television ad.
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California Bill Would Increase Access To Birth Control
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 23, 2012 - 8:13am (Print)
Assembly Bill 2348 would let registered nurses hand out birth control.
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American Airlines Rejects Female Passenger Because Political Pro-Choice T-Shirt is "Inappropriate"
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
May 22, 2012 - 10:29pm (Print)
In a country where anti-choice protestors are given free rein to harass and threaten women and doctors and parade gruesome doctored photos in every public square, a woman is asked to leave a plane because of a political pro-choice t-shirt.
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Here We Go Again: House Proposes Slashing International Family Planning Programs and Reinstating Global Gag Rule
by Chloë Cooney, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
May 22, 2012 - 8:52pm (Print)
Last week, the House Appropriations Committee proposed to cut funding for international family planning programs and impose harmful restrictions on women’s access to essential health care — including the global gag rule and prohibiting U.S. contributions to UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
