Reproductive Rights

The Catholic Church Vs. The Women of Brazil

Vicky Shorr | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

Read More: Catholic Church, Archbishop of Recife, Brazil, Reproductive Rights, Brazilian Women, Reproductive Health, Cytotec, World News

The Church in Brazil is manned by the likes of the Archbishop of Recife, whose latest idea of social activism was to ex-communicate the mother of a nine-year-old rape victim, who got the child an abortion.

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Finding Optimism on World Population Day

Carol Peasley | Posted 08.10.2009 | World

Read More: Population, Women's Rights, Michelle Goldberg, Reproductive Health, Unfpa, Women's Health, Reproductive Rights, World News

The early international family planning movement was dominated by "population control" advocates who too often forgot that women should be at the center of their thinking.

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Bringing Women's Stories Into The Abortion Debate, Part 2

Huffington Post | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Women, Health, Reproductive Rights, Women's Health, Reproductive Health, Wellness, Living News

A while back, we asked women to tell us about their experiences getting an abortion. We'd like to thank everyone who contributed for their honesty. ...

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O'Reilly Rages Against Joan Walsh Over Tiller Murder (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.14.2009 | Media

Joan Walsh went on the O'Reilly Factor Friday night having publicly vowed to be well-prepared to defend the reproductive rights of women and the legality of Dr. Tiller's clinical practice, and truly doled out some major ownage.

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It's Time to "Profile" Potential Killers of Abortion Providers

Norm Stamper | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Murder, Abortion, Stalking, Tiller, Reproductive Rights, Violence, Attorney General Eric Holder, Bill O'Reilly, Racial Profiling, George Tiller, George Tiller Murder, Politics News

There's an axiom in police circles: if someone is determined to kill another there's not a whole lot you can do about it. Hogwash.

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My Time in Operation Rescue

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 07.11.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Sperm, George Tiller, Operation Rescue, Reproductive Rights, Abortion, Ridiculous, Comedy News

I want an Operation Rescue operative to knock down the door to the bathroom and bedroom of every man in America, and keep an eye on all of them so that they cannot masturbate.

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The Circle Continues: Dr. Carhart Takes On Tiller's Practice

Amie Newman | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: RH Reality Check, Abortion, Leroy Carhart, Partial Birth Abortion Ban, Reproductive Rights, Partial Birth Abortion, Dr. Tiller, Politics News

Dr. Leroy Carhart, a physician who provides abortions for women in need and who for many years provided later term abortions in his home state of Nebr...

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Giving Birth in Shackles

Meghan Rhoad | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, David Paterson, Prison, Reproductive Rights, Cruel Inhuman Degrading Treatment, Pregnancy, Reproductive Health, Maternal Health, New York, Shackling, Politics News

There is an international consensus that shackling is an intolerable practice, irreconcilable with human rights principles, along with prohibitions against torture and inhuman or degrading treatment.

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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

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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Mother's Day Reminds Me of the Pill

Rachel Farris | Posted 06.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Womens Rights, The Pill, Gynecology, Abstinence Only, Women's Health, Mother's Day, Reproductive Rights, Reproductive Health, Abstinence Education, Contraception, Women's Movement, Millennial Generation, Generation Y, Living News

Those little white hormones packed in foil aren't the controlled substance here: women are. And if anyone tells you differently, ask them why you can buy condoms and cigarettes in a 7-Eleven.

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Breast, Bottle and The Beauty of Motherhood

Amie Newman | Posted 06.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Birth, Breastfeeding, Reproductive Rights, RH Reality Check, Pregnancy, Maternity Care, Maternal Health, Benefits of Breastfeeding, Childbirth, Living News

The real focus should be on creating the societal support necessary for mothers to experience new motherhood as optimally as possible. Do we offer adequate paid family leave for new moms?

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No Woman Should Die Giving Life

UNFPA | Posted 06.09.2009 | World

Read More: Maternal Death, Reproductive Health, Maternal Health, Mother's Day, Reproductive Rights, Foreign Affairs, Africa, Advocacy, Maternal Mortality, World News

This Mother's Day will be no different than any other day -- every minute a woman will die in pregnancy or childbirth. Nearly all of these women will ...

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The Prevention President

Cristina Page | Posted 05.30.2009 | Home

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Women's Health, Prevention, Reproductive Rights, 100 Days, Obama Abortion, Barack Obama, Home News

For those in favor of women's rights, the first 100 days of the Obama administration has been like a honeymoon. We've continually been reminded why we fell in love in the first place. Here's a report card.

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Obama's First 100 Days: A Jewish Perspective

Marc R. Stanley | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: First 100 Days, Middle East, White House Seder, Economy, Reproductive Rights, President Obama, Obama First 100 Days, Renewable Energy, National Jewish Democratic Council, Stem Cell Research, Obama's First 100 Days, Barack Obama, Jewish Voters, Politics News

We are happy to say that the first 15 weeks of Obama's presidency have made us proud and have fulfilled his promise of much needed change for our country.

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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

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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We're Back: United States Reclaims A Leadership Role In International Reproductive Health and Rights

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 04.08.2009 | World

Read More: Hilary Clinton, United States, United Kingdom, Reproductive Rights, United Nations, Guttmacher Institute, World News

For first time in eight years, the United States was front and center in advocating an increased global commitment to reproductive health and rights.

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Let's Support Change We Can Believe In

Cecile Richards | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Birth Control, Hhs, President Obama, Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, Women's Health, Health, Reproductive Rights, Politics News

With a new tone in Washington, we can finally begin addressing the health care crisis in this country, and take the politics out of women's health.

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Why Is America So Obsessed with Virginity?

Anastasia Kousakis | Posted 05.08.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Women's Rights, Abstinence Only Education, Women's Issues, Feminist, Reproductive Rights, Anti-Feminism, Virgins, Integrity Balls, Reproductive Health, The Purity Myth, Feminism, Sexuality, Women's Sexuality, Pornography, Virgin, Homosexuality, Feministing.com, Birth Control, Abstinence Only, Virginity Pledges, Women's Health, Sex, Feministing, Jessica Valenti, Women and Politics, Abstinence Education, Virginity, Purity Balls, Feminists, Valenti, Bristol Palin, Virginity Movement, Style News

As a concept, virginity is more dangerous than not, because it puts us into these virgin or not categories, which doesn't really give us a very nuanced perspective or understanding of sexuality.

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Should We Really Fear Reproductive Human Cloning?

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Medical Ethics, Stem Cell Research, Politics, Organ Transplant, Obama Stem Cell Research, Reproductive Rights, Raelians, Embryonic Stem Cells, Bioethics, Cloning, Stem Cell Cloning, Politics News

The president has not explained precisely why he opposes reproductive cloning. Is his opposition solely based upon the health risks of cloning techniques, or on moral grounds?

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Hm. Both Pro-Lifers and Pro-Choicers Hate the Octomom

Tina Dupuy | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Dr. Phil, In Vitro Fertilization, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Gloria Allred, Nadya Suleman, California Octuplets, Nadya Suleman Octuplets, Pro-Life, Octomom, Pro-Choice, Politics News

Suleman is a staple for Dr. Phil intervention, tabloid prattle and message-board hostility, but underlying it all is an emerging story that pits her against both pro-lifers and pro-choicers.

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Ignoring Evidence, Mexican States Move to Increase Abortion Restrictions

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 03.25.2009 | World

Read More: Abortion, Mexico, Reproductive Rights, Guttmacher Institute, Sexism, Gender, World News

These policies not only demonstrate a shocking lack of compassion, they also directly contradict strong evidence that restricting abortion access does not make abortion less common.

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Do We Need A Pro-Choice Litmus Test for Obstetricians?

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pro Choice, Abortion, Abortion Laws, Women's Health, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Doctors, Pro-Life, Pro-Lifers, Pro-Choice, Health Care, Feminism, Public Health, Politics News

While one has every right to oppose abortion, one should not necessarily have a right to do so while occupying the scarce and precious position of an obstetrics resident.

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Talkin' About the Pope...and Hope

Tamar Abrams | Posted 04.21.2009 | World

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Abortion, Naral, Reproductive Rights, Africa, Pro-Life, Vatican, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Choice, Condoms, Pope Benedict XVI, World News

Is it too much to hope that Pope Benedict XVI might see the light?

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Octomom, Sextomom and the Looming Incursions on Reproductive Rights

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

The bills some lawmakers have proposed have nothing to do with race and gender equality; they are all about restricting women's reproductive decisions by subjecting them to greater state surveillance.

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Time to Get Behind Reproductive Rights Bill

Jesse Greenberg | Posted 04.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Reproductive Health and Access Act, Abortion Laws, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, Health, Illinois Reprodutive Rights Legislation, Pro-Choice, Cardinal George, Chicago News

Illinois is on the cusp of taking an important step to ensure that women's health care choices cannot be interfered with.

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