Dr. George Tiller Murdered in Wichita, Kansas, Suspect in Custody
Yesterday the reproductive health community was devastated to learn of the murder of Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas abortion provider subjected to decades of anti-choice harassment (and shot in the arms before). KansasCity.com has more...

The Department of Health and Human Services today published a new regulation broadening protections for health care providers who refuse to provide health care services based on religious or moral grounds. The new regulations, which have been widely denounced by women's health groups, physicians' groups, members of Congress, President-Elect Obama,...

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A recent directive from John Podesta, chair of President-elect Obama's transition team, informs transition team staffers of a sweeping transparency policy that will make public all policy documents and recommendations from meetings staffers conduct...

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The FDA was dragging its feet on approving emergency contraception - medication that ceases to be effective if its use is delayed - for over-the-counter pharmacy access. She held up a Senate confirmation...

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Sens. Hillary Clinton and Patty Murray have introduced legislation that would block new Department of Health and Human Services provider conscience regulations from going into effect, Planned Parenthood announced today. The proposed...

In Maine, a state that's progressive on reproductive health, family planning providers are concerned about contraceptive and health care access issues already. So a proposed new regulation from the Department of Health and Human Services that would expand protections for providers who would deny women birth control and other...

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In the final presidential debate, Senator John McCain repeated long debunked lies about Sen. Barack Obama's record on the Illinois Born Alive Protection Act, lies that have...

The National Right to Life Committee has announced plans to air a radio ad nationwide charging that in voting against the Illinois Born Alive Infant Protection Act, Senator Barack Obama is "responsible for killing a bill to provide care and protection for babies who are born alive after abortions" and...