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Reproductive Rights

W's Parting Gifts to Women

Martha Burk | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Abortion, Women's Rights, Co-Pays, Rape Kits, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Family and Medical Leave Laws, George W. Bush, Fmla, Health Care Policy, Pro-Life, Health Insurance, Raising Co-Pays, Sexual Assault, Emergency Contraception, Bush Administration, Holiday Spirit, Bush Last Minute Rules, Outgoing President, Medical Policy, President Bush, Pro-Choice, Politics News
Martha Burk

It's not new that outgoing Presidents try to change national policy at the last minute through rule changes. But W is set to set a record.

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Women's Human Rights and the Hope of Hillary Clinton

Nancy Northup | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Reproductive Rights, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Reproductive Health, Hillary Clinton, International Relations, Politics News
Nancy Northup

Hillary understands that the mere recognition of rights is not enough: they must improve the lives and health of women.

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In Their Own Beds: HIV and Marriage

Amy Coen | Posted 01.09.2009 | World

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Women, Kenya, Women's Health, Sex, Reproductive Rights, Africa, World News
Amy Coen

Most people believe that if a woman makes it to marriage without contracting HIV, she is safe. One woman profiled found out she was HIV-positive while she was pregnant with her fourth child.

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Past Time for Change: Securing Women's Health and Rights

Adrienne Germain | Posted 01.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Women Health Care, Convention for the Elimination of the Discrimination Against Women, Women Mortality Rate, Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Reproductive Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, United Nations, Cedaw, Obama Administration, Hillary Clinton Women's Rights, US Ratification of CEDAW, Human Rights, CEDAW Ratification, UN Prosecution of Human Rights Offenders, Obama Foriegn Policy, Us World Image, Undhr, Living News
Adrienne Germain

Based on decades of international work, we know that there will be no global peace or security until we secure every woman's right to a just and healthy life.

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Unearthing Common Ground: Why Reducing Abortions is Not the Goal

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, Obama Presidency, Unintended Pregnancies, Religion and Politics, Obama Abortion, 2008 Election Reproductive Rights, Evangelicals, Women's Health, Health, Politics News
Rev. Debra Haffner

The call to reduce unintended pregnancies is the right one. What we must focus on now are the means: sex education (not abstinence-only) and universal access to contraceptive services.

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Bush Administration Still Can't Get Health Care Policy Right

Rep. Diana DeGette | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hhs Contraceptives, Birth Control, Hhs, Health Care Policy, Health Care, Reproductive Rights, George W. Bush, Politics News
Rep. Diana DeGette

The Bush Administration's 11th hour attempt to restrict access to reproductive health care is not only abusive, but also threatens everyone's access to other vital health care services.

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Will Tom Daschle Be What The Reproductive Rights Community Wants?

Amie Newman | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Rights, Roe v. Wade, Tom Daschle, RH Reality Check, Election 2008, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Barack Obama, Sex Education, President Elect Obama, Obama HIV/AIDS Policy, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, HIV/AIDS Pandemic, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Daschle Health and Human Services, Bush Administration Sex Education, Pro-Choice, Bush Administrations Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Politics News
Amie Newman

The former S. Dakota senator may please some inside-the-Beltway Democrats, but the reaction of reproductive and sexual health advocates working on the ground will be interesting to gauge.

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HHS Has "Failed Entirely" With Conscience Proposal, Says Planned Parenthood and ACLU

Amie Newman | Posted 12.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Women, Conscience, Women's Health, Health, Reproductive Rights, George W. Bush, Contraception, Reproductive Health, Hhs, Birth Control, Living News
Amie Newman

The Bush administration quickly released proposed regulations that would have disastrous effects on health care consumers, in particular women seeking contraception.

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A Quick Sigh of Relief, Now Let's Get to Work Rebuilding Reproductive Rights

Nancy Northup | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Global Gag Rule, Abortion, Election Reaction, Human Rights, Reproductive Rights, President Obama, Election '08, President-Elect Obama, Politics News
Nancy Northup

Now that a pro-choice administration is about to move into the White House, it may be tempting to think that we no longer have to "worry" about women's reproductive rights. We must resist that temptation.

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Envisioning Obama's Healthcare Agenda

The Media Consortium | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Reproductive Rights, Obama Cabinet, First 100 Days, Reproductive Rights, Obama First 100 Days, Obama's Cabinet, Healthcare Reform, Obama Health Care, Cabinet Picks, Politics News
The Media Consortium

Obama's picks for Secretary of State and Attorney General will also have repercussions for reproductive choice. The shortlists for both offices are a mixed bag when it comes to reproductive health.

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A Center-Left Agenda for the First 100 Days

Katrina vanden Heuvel | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Barack Obama, Reproductive Rights, Obama First 100 Days, Obama Policy, Bush Executive Orders, Energy Policy, Global Warming, Torture, President Obama, Obama Administration, Obama Priorities, Obama Presidency, Obama Issues, 100 Days, Politics News
Katrina vanden Heuvel

Working overtime, the Inside-the-Beltway Punditocracy continues to reveal its ability to ignore reality with its claims that this is still a center-right nation, despite all evidence to the contrary.

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On January 20, With the Stroke of a Pen, President Obama Can Undo Some of the Damage of the Past Eight Years

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Transition, Reproductive Rights, Free Speech, Guantanamo, Spying, Aclu, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Domestic Violence, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Politics News
Anthony D. Romero

Presidents have enormous power to establish policy by executive order, federal regulation, or simply by refocusing the efforts and emphases of the executive agencies.

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Do I Inhale or Exhale?

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election, Reproductive Rights, Barack Obama, Equal Pay, Barack Obama 2008, President Obama, Barack Obama President, Election Results, Politics News
Joanne Bamberger

We did something truly amazing last night -- something I never thought I would see in my lifetime. As the states were being turned colors on the news networks maps, the red and the blue did begin to blend together.

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How Will the Outcome of the Election Really Impact Reproductive Rights?

Nazca Fontes | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Reproductive Rights, Election, Abortion, Women's Rights, Embryos, Health, Amendment 48, 2008 Election, Politics News
Nazca Fontes

It's hard to miss recent articles about the impact the next President will have on abortion, specifically the Roe v. Wade decision. But most of these discussions miss broader concerns...

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John McCain's Wrong Answers to Working Women's Questions--Now Give Him Your Answer at the Ballot Box

Gloria Feldt | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Air Quotes, Women, John McCain, Republican Platform, Reproductive Choice, Women Voters, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, Questions for McCain, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Reproductive Health, Presidential Debates, Sarah Palin, Samantha Bee, Abortion Ban, Abstinence Only, Women's Heath, Lilly Ledbetter, 2008 Presidential Race, Women and Politics, Teen Pregnancy, Abstinence Education, Birth Control, Economic Justice, Republicans, Equal Pay, Politics News
Gloria Feldt

It's time for real straight talk on how your policies affect real women, Senator McCain.

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Prop 4 Threatens Teen Safety and Reproductive Rights

Judy Patrick | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Proposition 4, Reproductive Choice, Reproductive Rights, California Prop 4, Prop 4, California Propositions, California Proposition 4, Reproductive Health, 2008 Election Reproductive Rights, Politics News
Judy Patrick

Prop 4 is part of a broader strategy by anti-choice activists to incrementally erode reproductive rights and access to quality reproductive healthcare.

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What is an American Feminist Today?

Lindsey Horvath | Posted 11.29.2008 | Living

Read More: National Organization for Women, National Women's Political Caucus, Second Wave Feminism, Feminist, Feminism, Reproductive Rights, Sarah Palin, Living News
Lindsey Horvath

If your agenda does not include reproductive freedom, you do not value it. If those with whom you create your solidarity do not value reproductive freedom, neither does your movement.

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A McCain Administration Would Set Women's Equality Back For Decades

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Abortion, Violence Against Women Act, Equality, Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Vice Presidential Debate, Sarah Palin, Morning After Pill, John McCain, Equal Pay, Home News
Cristóbal Joshua Alex

It is hard to imagine an America where women are worse off than they are after eight years of George W. Bush - but a McCain/Palin victory will absolutely take things from bad to worse.

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McCain Would Undermind Development By Restricting Women's Access To Reproductive Health Programs

Jane Roberts | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Child Mortality, 2008 Elections, Women, John McCain, Reproductive Rights, United Nations, Maternal Health, Development Assistance, HIV/AIDS, Barack Obama, Women's Health, Millennium Development Goals, Health, Abstinence Education, Home News
Jane Roberts

John, when the world takes care of women, women take care of the world. The Bush Administration plays all kinds of games with women's access to reproductive health and family planning. You haven't shown me that you would be any better.

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A Culture of Violence Against Women: More Than Rape Kits

Amie Newman | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Vawa, Rape, Rape Kits, Palin Rape Kits, Reproductive Rights, Sarah Palin Rape Kits, Election 2008, Joe Biden, Democrats, Sexual Assault, Barack Obama, Politics, Sarah Palin, Sexual Assault in Military, Republicans, Violence Against Women Act, Amnesty International, Bia, Violence Against Native American Women, Politics News
Amie Newman

There is good reason to hunt down the facts about the rape kits. But the larger issue - of rape, sexual assault and how we deal with violence against women in this country - has been overlooked.

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Women Leaders Hold Press Conference on the Presidential Election

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, John McCain, Violence Against Women, Paycheck Fairness Act, Reproductive Rights, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Joe Biden, Now, Pay Equity, Sarah Palin, Women's Rights, Sexism, The Prevention First Act, Feminist Majority, Security and Financial Empowerment Act, Hillary Clinton, Violence Against Women Act, Barack Obama 2008, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

Washington - Top leaders from women's rights groups gathered to announce their support of the Barack Obama - Joe Biden ticket at an emotionally charg...

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Abortion Explosive; Clinton and Palin Should Find Common Ground

Virginia Bergman | Posted 10.09.2008 | Home

Read More: Abortion, Women's Rights, Hillary Clinton, Civil Rights, Reproductive Rights, Sarah Palin, Home News
Virginia Bergman

If Hillary Clinton takes on Sarah Palin, we are in for an all out culture war over abortion and other heated social issues. Instead, local leaders should ignore the media and assist their communities in finding common ground where they might at least have a chance to resolve their differences.

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Dear Gov. Palin

David Goldstein | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, Morning After Pill, Abortion, Birth Control, Reproductive Rights, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
David Goldstein

As a fellow parent I would hope that you would respect my belief that arrogant theocrats like you should stay the f**k out of our schools, and out of the private life of my child with your abstinence-only, Christianist voodoo.

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A Feminist Appalled by Palin

Sarah Seltzer | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, 2008 Campaign, Hillary Clinton 2008, Feminism, Reproductive Rights, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, Sarah Palin Vp, Sarah Palin Hillary Clinton Whiner, Mccain Palin Ticket, Feminists Against Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Feminists Sarah Palin, Politics News
Sarah Seltzer

It's no rare thing for the right wing to use prominent women to keep the rest of us down. But just because Sarah Palin is a woman doesn't mean she's good for women. And female voters know that.

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MoveOn.org Urges Opposition to HHS Regulations Redefining Contraception as Abortion

Scott Swenson | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Hhs Contraceptives, Contraception, Hhs, Pro-Life, MoveOn.Org, Pro-Choice, Reproductive Rights, Reproductive Health, Politics News
Scott Swenson

The battle to protect Americans' rights to access contraception in good conscience, based on long-standing and widely accepted medical science, got a big boost from MoveOn.org.

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