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George Bush Launches Attack on Access to Contraceptives

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health and Human Services, George Bush, Contraceptives, Google, Health, Reproductive Rights, Morning After Pill, Contraception, Politics News

By redefining abortion to include the most common and effective methods of birth control, the Bush administration is attempting to deprive basic contraceptive services to women around the country.

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An Outrageous Attempt by the Bush Administration to Undermine Women's Rights

Hillary Clinton | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is poised to put in place new barriers to accessing common forms of contraception by labeling them "abortion." We can't let them get away with this.

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Friday Talking Points [39] -- Republican Elitism Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

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For only the fourth (or fifth, depending on how you count) time in his presidency, George W. Bush had a veto overridden by both houses of Congress thi...

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Going To the Slammer with Your IUD

Caryl Rivers | Posted 07.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Contraception, Birth Control, Living News

Will American women be legally barred from using the most popular form of birth control, the pill? And could a doctor who prescribes an IUD for a woman go to jail? What about the woman herself?

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Bush Administration Trying To Redefine Contraception As Abortion

The Gavel | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Contraception, George Bush, Politics News

The New York Times reports that the Bush Administration's Department of Health and Human Services is drafting a rule that would place new restrictions...

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Where Is Obama's Truth on Late Term Abortion?

Amie Newman | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Abortion, Barack Obama 2008, Anti-Choice, Pro-Life, Federal Abortion Ban, Roe v. Wade, Reproductive Health, Pro-Choice, Contraception, Christian Right, Barack Obama, Partial Birth Abortion, Politics News

The "partial birth abortion" debate is an utterly pointless distraction, and Obama has completely played into the hands of the anti-choice organizations who want only to entrap him in political sport.

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Family Research Council Attacks Obama on Life Starting at Conception

Scott Swenson | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Family Research Council, Sex-Ed, Abstinence-Only, Contraception, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Tony Perkins, Barack Obama, Politics News

The Family Research Council is distracting the debate about serious issues in this country to focus on the one issue they need to have front and center in order to turn out their base supporters: abortion.

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Harball Flirts With Women Voters

Scott Swenson | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

If Chris Matthews and the mainstream media want to add something productive to the reproductive rights debate, they should move off the 70's polarization created by the far-right.

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Pro-Life Pharmacies Refusing To Sell Birth Control

Washington Post | Rob Stein | Posted 06.24.2008 | Living

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There's a growing trend in America that has nothing to do with gladiator sandals or high-waisted skirts and yet everything to do with women's bodies. ...

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Better Fathers: Courtesy of the Sexual Revolution

Cristina Page | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Family Man, Sex, Fathers, Contraception, Religious Right, Pro-Choice, Father's Day, Women's Liberation, Family Values, Politics News

Little attention has been paid to the impact that women's liberation has had on men -- Gen X dads spend significantly more time with their children than baby-boomer fathers.

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Obama: The Real Pro-Life Candidate

Cristina Page | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abstinence-Only, Abortion, Contraception, Mccain, Obama, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Sex-Ed, Barack Obama, AIDS Infections, Politics News

McCain and the "pro-lifers" may have sanctimony on their side, but that has proven ineffective at preventing abortion. Obama has the opportunity to go on the offensive and change the debate.

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HuffPost Living Readers On Contraception

Huffington Post | Huffington Post Living | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Contraception, Nuva Ring, Copper IUD, Copper Intra-Uterine Device, Living News

We here at Living are all about showing readers all their options - when it comes to love, work, family, and everything in between. Today, we've asked...

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Maine Approves Birth Control For Middle School Students

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Birth Control, Contraception, Home News

Pupils at a city middle school will be able to get birth control pills and patches at their student health center after the local school board approve...

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Bush Appointee For Family Planning: Insurance Shouldn't Cover Birth Control As "Fertility Is Not A Disease"

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, Contraception, Family Planning, Politics News

On Monday, President Bush appointed Susan Orr to oversee federal family planning programs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Orr, ...

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