Our Reality: Youth Discuss Abstinence, Sex Ed, Contraception, Teen Pregnancy and More

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Youth from around the country gather in Washington DC to discuss the most pressing reproductive and sexual health issues facing teens today: teen pregnancy, access to contraception, the abject failure of abstinence-only programs and more. YouTube version part 1. YouTube version part 2.

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1 Reid Blasts Republicans Over Surgeon General Vote Delay, Other Holds and Filibusters

By David Weigel on Oct 30, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Republicans are holding up a vote to confirm Surgeon General nominee Regina Benjamin because, basically, of arguments over health care reform.

Why It’s Good To Leave the U.S. To Talk About Abortion

By Laura Castleman on Oct 30, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Last month, over 8000 ob-gyns from around the world, gathered in South Africa to discuss how physicians living in countries with restrictive abortion laws can best face the challenge of caring for women suffering from complications of unsafe abortion.

Get Real! I've Had to Lie to Get Him to Stop Pressuring Me for Sex

By Heather Corinna on Oct 30, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (1)

One part of readiness for sexual partnership -- and it's a biggie -- is being able to hear, accept and respect another person's limits and boundaries, not just using someone else to get your rocks off.

2 Stupak Will Vote for Reform Even With Abortion Coverage

By Todd Heywood on Oct 29, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Congressman Bart Stupak says that while he is leading the charge to eliminate abortion care from both private and public insurance policies, he will support health care reform legislation even if he loses.

What Now? Colorado Groups Seek "Personhood" For Cells

By Joseph Boven on Oct 29, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (41)

A new version of the anti-choice initiative soundly defeated by Colorado voters in 2008 is making its way to the 2010 ballot. The intention? To grant cells the full spectrum of citizen rights.

Anti-Choice Extremists Hold Contest for Burning Congressional Leaders in Effigy

By John Tomasic on Oct 29, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (6)

"We're not violent" anti-choice extremists are holding a contest that includes asking supporters to burn Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in effigy.

3 Covering It All: Don't Neglect Condoms for Prevention

By Joseph DiNorcia Jr on Oct 29, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (3)

Condoms are affordable, easy to use with the proper instruction, and extraordinarily effective in preventing both STDs, including HIV, and pregnancy if used consistently and correctly. Why aren't more of us using them?

National Sex Ed Call-In Day: Make Your Voice Heard

By National Sex Ed Month of Action Coalition on Oct 28, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (1)

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October is Sex Ed Month of Action and a coalition of groups has joined together to tell Congress it’s time for the federal government to get REAL about sex education. Will your voice be heard?

The "Law and Order" Abortion Disaster and The Wasteland of TV

By Sarah Seltzer on Oct 28, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (46)

The folks at NBC's long-running legal franchise Law & Order must have thought they'd garner praise for their episode on abortion. The show, however, was anything but balanced.

4 "Law and Order's" Anti-Choice Propaganda

By Kate Harding on Oct 28, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (4)

Law and Order failed to balance the most egregious anti-choice propaganda with anything resembling the reality of people who choose late abortion or providers who endure constant threats to honor women's personal medical decisions.

Contraception: A Deal-breaker in Anglican-Catholic Conversion?

By Wendy Norris on Oct 27, 2009 - 7:00am | comments (1)

Before Anglicans can cash-in the Vatican's new express pass to convert to Catholicism the two faiths must bridge one of the biggest schisms between them: birth control.

A Different Kind of Bake Sale: Anti-Choice Extremists Plan eBay Auction for Roeder's Defense

By Amanda Marcotte on Oct 27, 2009 - 7:00am | comments

Militant anti-choice activists are organizing an eBay auction so that fans of murdering your political opponents can buy souvenirs and help pay for the defense of Scott Roeder.

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Richard Schroeder, Former Security Guard For Dr. Tiller, Found Dead

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check
Oct 30 2009 - 4:22pm | comments (2)

Richard Schroeder, former security guard and friend to Dr. George Tiller - the abortion provider assassinated in May of this year - was found dead in his driveway last night. His death is being reported as "very suspicious."
What's The Truth About Abortion and 'Unresolved Issues' In House Health Reform Legislation?

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check
Oct 30 2009 - 2:30pm | comments (2)

Are anti-choice Democrats fighting health reform in the House over federal funds for abortion coverage or are they crying wolf - again?
Obama Lifts HIV Travel Ban

Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check
Oct 30 2009 - 1:25pm | comments

The White House has lifted the HIV travel ban, and the United States is no longer included in the list of only seven countries worldwide that bar HIV-positive persons from obtaining visas for entry. President Obama called it a policy "rooted in fear rather than fact."

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