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New York Voters Send Right Wing Packing in 23rd Congressional District

M. Tracey Brooks | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Family Planning, Dede Scozzafava, Reproductive Rights, Bill Owens, Right Wing, Ny-23, Doug Hoffman, Planned Parenthood, New York News
M. Tracey Brooks

The GOP failed to back its own candidate and allowed outside influences such as the Conservative Party and the Club for Growth to hijack the election. This is not good for the GOP or for women.

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The Philippines: an Aquino makeover on the road to the Presidency.

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Family Planning, Contraceptives, Ferdinand Marcos, Gloria Arroyo, Corazon Aquino, The Philippines, Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, Noy Noy Aquino, Joseph Estrada, Benigno Aquino III, World News
Virginia M. Moncrieff

The Philippines hasn't recovered from its official mourning period for former President Corazon Aquino, but there's already pressure on her son, Sen. Benigno 'Noy Noy' Aquino III, to run for president.

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India To Pay Parents To Put Off Parenthood

Guardian | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

Read More: India Parenthood, India, India Population, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Family Planning, India Family Planning, Population Control, World News

Thousands of couples in India who agreed to put off having babies for at least two years after their wedding will collect cash payments this month as ...

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Moms, Are You Put Down or Put on a Pedestal?

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Feelings, Relationships, Appreciated, Moms, Motherhood, Family Planning, Working Mothers, Living News
Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin

The thank-yous we constantly remind our kids to say are mostly an instinctual need to instill manners, but the reality is that the appreciation we receive does have a positive effect.

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Why Do Pro-Life Activists Oppose Sex Education?

Steven Waldman | Posted 08.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Jill Stanek, Pregnancy, Contraception, Birth Control, Abortion Reduction, Family Planning, Living News
Steven Waldman

Would pro-lifers accept more premarital sex if it meant fewer abortions?

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Human Rights Council Declares Maternal Death, Illness a Rights Violation

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

Read More: Abortion, Women's Rights, Contraception, Family Planning, Maternal Morbidity, Choice, UN Human Rights Council, Maternal Mortality, World News
Jodi Jacobson

Estimates of maternal morbidity vary from 16 to 50 million annually and include such profoundly disabling conditions as vesico-vaginal fistulae, a condition many consider a fate akin to living death

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Welcome to Common Ground

Scott Swenson | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Religion, Politics, Women's Rights, Women, Family Planning, Birth Control, Contraception, Common Ground, Politics News
Scott Swenson

Is it possible that in President Obama's election, Americans have a chance to heal the body politic from the divisiveness the abortion issue has caused for a generation or more?

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Abortion Revisited -- My Response to a Friend Whose Choice is No Choice

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Family Planning, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Catholicism, Abortion Rights, Dr. George Tiller, Politics News
Danielle Cavallucci

The United States has the highest abortion and unwanted pregnancy rate of any developed nation because of the way we handle the subjects of sexuality and abortion.

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Protecting the Rights of Mother Earth

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Monsanto, Family Planning, Population Control, Earth Friendly, Overpopulation, Mother Earth, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Farming, Planned Parenthood, Green News
Danielle Cavallucci

A Monsanto ad really set me off with their "sustainable agriculture" full pager in the New York Times last week. How about answering the Earth's ple...

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Abortion & Catholicism: Can't You Find Something Better To Do?

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Women's Rights, Obama Administration, Family Planning, Women's Issues, Catholicism, International-Family-Planning, Politics News
Danielle Cavallucci

Forcing a woman who's been victimized by rape or incest to carry a child to term demonstrates Catholicism's blatant disrespect for the plight of women.

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Dying to Give Life

Tamar Abrams | Posted 06.26.2009 | World

Read More: Birth, Macarthur Foundation, Family Planning, Pathfinder International, Life Wrap, Pregnancy, India, Nigeria, Maternal Mortality, Childbirth, World News
Tamar Abrams

Without adequate family planning programs in the developing world -- and here in the U.S. -- women will always be at unacceptably high risk of death, illness and disability.

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The Cornerstone of Obama's Foreign Aid Policy: Health and Wealth

Josh Ruxin | Posted 06.22.2009 | World

Read More: Family Planning, Microfinance, Wealth, Health, Maternal Health, Business, Health Care, Barack Obama, Rwanda, World News
Josh Ruxin

The data doesn't lie: sickness and poverty have grown together during the last few decades. We now have a chance to turn the tables and foster health and wealth.

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A Dangerous Trend: Dominican Republic Adopts Draconian Abortion Restriction

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

Read More: Abortion, Dominican Republic, Family Planning, Sexual Health, World Health Organization, Latin America, Sharon L Camp, Reproductive Rights, Unplanned Pregnancy, Mexico, Reproductive Health, Fatima Juarez, Guttmacher Institute, World News
Sharon L. Camp

If Latin American policymakers truly want to reduce abortion rates, they must focus their attention on improving knowledge about and access to a wide range of family planning methods.

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Pro-Choice Progress: A Primer on President Obama's First 100 Days

Nancy Keenan | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Family Planning, Unfpa, Kathleen Sebelius, Roe v. Wade, President Obama, Federal Refusal Rule, Birth Control, Global Gag Rule, Usaid, Dawn Johnsen, Obama Nominees, Sex Education, David Hamilton, Obama First 100 Days, Politics News
Nancy Keenan

NARAL Pro-Choice America will mark this milestone with another reminder of how electing leaders who support the values of freedom and privacy does make a difference in the lives of women and their families.

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Want to Fight Hunger? Empower Women and Prioritize Family Planning

Tod Preston | Posted 05.24.2009 | World

Read More: Population, Abortion, Starvation, Population Growth, Family Planning, Ethiopia, Abortion Debate, Overpopulation, Haiti, World News
Tod Preston

Ironically, family planning isn't seen as a sexy issue. And it wrongly gets mired in debates around abortion -- even though family planning reduces abortions.

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The Price of Polygamy In Ethiopia: 12 Wives + 78 Children = Trouble (VIDEO)

UNFPA | Posted 05.21.2009 | World

Read More: Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Ethiopia, Reproductive Rights, United Nations, Images, Video, Africa, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, 12 Wives and 78 Children, Ethiopia News, World News
UNFPA

In this remote, densely-populated region of Ethiopia, it is common for men to have multiple wives. In Ayatu's case this tradition has backfired.

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Tibet: Polar Perspectives. Can Both Sides Be Heard?

Jim Luce | Posted 05.21.2009 | World

Read More: Serfs, Hanificiation, East Asian Studies Major, India, Taiwan, Mandarin, Family Planning, Dalai Lama, Colonialization, Puritans, Poverty, Native American, Han Chinese, Togo, Hong Kong, Ghana, Theocracy, Iran, Tibet, Priest Class, Anti-Chinese, Appalachia, Slaves, Singapore, U.S. Healthcare System, Ewe, Buddhist Clergy, Birth Control, Middle Kingdom, Buddhism, Separation of Church and State, Sharia, Thomas Friedman, World News
Jim Luce

The truth about Tibet is perhaps more nuanced than it has been presented by either side of the highly polarized debate.

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Conceiving Common Ground

Rachel Laser | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Catholics for a Free Choice, Family Planning, Birth Control, President Obama, Evangelical Christians, Womens Health, Pro-Choice, Christian Coalition, Politics News
Rachel Laser

We in the pro-choice movement must embrace and not fear common ground on abortion. We do not sacrifice our support for abortion rights. We add to it common ground.

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Vitter Champions Family Values In Omnibus Debate

Talking Points Memo | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Omnibus Spending Bill, Family Planning, Omnibus, Planned Parenthood, David Vitter, Senator David Vitter, Politics News

Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), whose career became mired in the D.C. Madam prostitution scandal back in 2007, and is now headed into his 2010 re-election c...

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Family Planning Back In The Budget

Marc Aminder | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Budget Wars, Obama Budget Priorities, Obama Budget, Family Planning, Family Planning Stimulus Plan, Obama Stimulus Family Planning, Politics News

It created a little stir when it was pulled from stimulus, but now it's in President Obama's FY 2010 budget plan. New funding for the Medicaid Family ...

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How the Final Economic Recovery Package Helps Women and Families

Nancy Duff Campbell | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women, Family Planning, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Unemployment, Economic Stimulus Package, President Obama, Economic Crisis, Medicaid, Education, Children, Hild Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, Early Head Start, Politics News
Nancy Duff Campbell

The bill strengthens the safety net for women, their families, and others most in need by increasing direct assistance for low-income individuals, most of whom are women and children.

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"Pro-Life" Movement Admits Pro-Abortion Stance

Cristina Page | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Troy Newman, Family Research Council, Birth Control, Family Planning, Anti-Abortion, Contraception, Operation-Rescue, Pro-Life, Tony Perkins, Pro-Choice, Guttmacher, Politics News
Cristina Page

The so-called anti-abortion movement refuses to admit that its long held political and fundraising habits have worked too well to now be abandoned, and so continues to resist common sense.

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Backsliding on Roe

Caryl Rivers | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Family Planning, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Cancer, Abortion Rights, Roe v. Wade, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Pro-Life, Roe vs Wade, Pro-Lifers, Pro-Choice, Politics News
Caryl Rivers

Roe is going to need all the support that can be mustered, because the departure of the Bush administration may bring the extreme factions in the pro-life movement to the fore.

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A Sign that Family Planning is Desperately Needed

Josh Ruxin | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

Read More: Public Health, U.S. Policies, Family Planning, Women's Health, Pepfar, President Obama, Rwanda, Public Schools, Women, Women's Issues, World, Sex Education, Catholic Church, Government, HIV/AIDS, Education, Economic Stimulus Package, Public Education Reform, Africa, HIV in Africa, Contraception, Global Gag Rule, HIV/AIDS Africa, Education Reform, Public Education, World News
Josh Ruxin

The so-called gag rule has been a tragic mistake in the real world, especially in Rwanda, where HIV/AIDS and unplanned pregnancies are rampant.

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Playing Games with Women's Lives

Alex Horne | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Foreign Aid, Family Planning, Hiv, Ethiopia, Global Democracy Promotion Act, Zambia, Abortion Rights, President Obama, Mexico City Policy, Family Guidance Association, Planned Parenthood, US Congress, Womens Rights, Abortion Laws, Obama Abortion, Global Gag Rule, Condoms, Politics News
Alex Horne

The Global Gag Rule restricts U.S. foreign aid to non-US-based organizations that provide legal voluntary abortion services or advocate for less restrictive abortion laws within their country.

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