National Womens Law Center

Abstinence-Only Programs: What Part of 'They Don't Work' Is Hard to Understand?

Reproductive Justice | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics


Reproductive Justice

Over 80 percent of abstinence-only curricula provide information about contraception and other reproductive health services that is medically inaccurate, exaggerated, and misleading.

Raising Women's Voices for Health Care

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


Marcia G. Yerman

The financial downturn has made it crystal clear that women's economic status is intertwined with the health care equation.

The Missing Debate on Poverty

Linda Basch | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics


Linda Basch

The candidates' strategic messages on the welfare of the middle class were loud and clear during the debate, but it was their silence on poverty that was truly deafening.