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The No-Brainer Syndrome
... called the new HPV vaccine, Gardasil, approved last year by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), "a no-brainer." Many advocates in the blogosphere use the same phrase, "no-brainer," to describe the World Health...
Minimums Matter: RH Access in New York Jails
The report, issued March 4 by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), documents jail policies governing women's access to reproductive health care throughout the state, and finds wide discrepancies between counties as well as a ...
The poor doctor...
I can't believe that the anti-choice activist harassed the mother while she was in a nursing home! That's awful. Hooray for the nurse for stepping in. Thanks for the story-- it reminds us all to speak up and support women's health.
RealTime: Epic Showdown Not Going Away
CNN called tonight's primary contests in Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island "an epic political showdown." And it's still unclear who can declare him or herself the victor. "You have to admire the gumption of Hillary Clinton," said ...
The Face of the Movement
About a decade or so ago, there was a popular pro-choice advertisement in circulation drawing attention to the fact that the vast majority of "pro-life" leaders were men. The more recent version is to show this picture of President Bush ...
Seriously? Parachutes?
Historically women, whether you agree with them or not, have overwhelmingly been recorded as saying they feel it is more responsible to terminate a pregnancy than to have a child whose health and welfare is in question. ...
Media resource pack on sexual and reproductive health
Panos Media has developed a toolkit designed to help producers and journalists cover the complex issues concerning the right to health and access to sexual and reproductive health services. Good Choice: the Right to Sexual and ...
Barbara Seaman, Women's Reproductive Health Advocate, Dies at 72
NY Times: Barbara Seaman, 72, Dies; Cited Risks of the Pill, by Margarlit Fox: Barbara Seaman, a writer and patients’ rights advocate who was one of the first people to bring the issue of women’s reproductive health to wide public...
Thanking Brave Pre-Roe Providers
Next Monday, March 10, we will mark the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers. It's not a day that most Americans know about or commemorate, but it's a significant one for me. After all, I am an abortion provider, ...
good for you
Personally, my vagina isn't a gift. It belongs to me, it always has, it always will, and who I decide to share it with isn't up to the government. If abstinence until marriage was right for you, congratulations. ...