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Recent News

1/5/09 American Medical News: Abortion conscience rule takes effect Jan. 18

1/5/09 Huffington Post: 26 Reasons Pro-Choice people Should be Happy

1/5/09 RH Reality Check: True common ground for the 111th Congress

1/5/09 The Day: Common Ground In The Battle Over Teen Pregnancies

1/4/09 The Leader Telegram: Altoona teen takes on challenges of motherhood

1/4/09 The Journal Gazette: Groups expect change, Some non-profits see friend in Obama

1/4/09 Agence France Presse: Contraceptive pill is pollutingenvironment: Vatican newspaper

1/3/09 The Los Angeles Times: 'Secret Life of the American Teenager' explores teen pregnancy

1/1/09 State Journal Register: Abstinence-only education has been dismal failure

1/1/09 McClatchy-Tribune News Service: What's the real story behind 'sexting'

1/1/09 Alternet: How to Restore America's Position as a Leader on Reproductive Rights

1/1/09 The National: Dogma and demographics clash

1/1/09 The Jakarta Post: Indonesia's Family Planning Program Falling Apart

1/2/09 The Denver Post: The Most Overlooked Issue in Colorado and the US in 2008

1/2/09 The Colorado Independent: State AGs may band together over 'conscience clause,' but not Colorado

1/2/09 The Seattle Times: Abstinence-only sex education has totally failed the nation's teens

1/1/09 State Journal Register: Plan B users: Don't allow prescription rejection

12/31/08 Health Leaders Media: Is new 'Provider Conscience' rule needed?

12/31/08 OK Gazette: Oklahoma health-care workers split on "right of conscience" rule

12/31/08 Colorado IndependentI: Teen 'virginity pledges' fail; Colorado shuns federal abstinence-only funds

12/31/08 Tahlequah Daily Press: Some criticize Bush family planning rule

12/31/08 Greenwich Time: Fomenting contraception conflict

12/30 08 CBS News: Virginity Pledges Don't Stop Teen Sex

12/30/08 CNN: Virginity Pledges Don't Mean Much, Study Says

12/30/08 The Virginian Pilot: State groups on opposite sides of 'Conscience rule'

12/29/08 Fox News: Ridiculously Obvious Sex Studies of 2008

12/29/08 The Washington Post: Premarital Abstinence Pledges Ineffective, Study Finds

12/29/08 United Press International: Abstinence pledge ineffective, study shows

12/29/08 U.S News and World Report: Many Teens Don't Keep Virginity Pledges

12/29/08 Bloomberg: Virginity Pledges Fail to Trump Teen Lust in Look at Older Data

12/29/08 Telegraph U.K.: Teenagers who skip breakfast 'more likely to have sex'

12/28/08 Midland Reporter-Telegram: Midlanders organize purity ball

12/25/08 Courier Journal Kentucky: Local Family planning service cut

12/22/08 U.S. News and World Report: Healthcare Conscience Rule Could Stir Legal Backlash

12/22/08 San Antonio Express: News Growing Coalition Taking on Teen Pregnancy

12/21/08 Treehugger: The Latest Bold Initiative to Halt Population Growth: Daytime Soap Operas?

12/21/08 Connecticut Post: New federal rule risks Plan B law

12/18/08 The Washington Post: Ill. court revives suit over 'morning-after' pill

12/18/08 African Press Organization: African Press Organization: Health agencies  join  forces  to address contraceptive ban in Africa

12/18/08 Arizona Daily Star: For control of births, addicts to get $300

12/12/08 USA Today: Catholic Church updates code on birth technology

12/12/08 Mail Online: Former PM Tony Blair's Wife in Speech at Vatican College Criticizes Church's Position on Contraception

12/11/08 Slate: The Pro-Life Case for Planned Parenthood

12/10/08 BBC: Pill to be given out by chemists

12/10/08 Wal Street Journal: Abortion Foes Open a New Front

12/9/08 Chicago Sun Times: Obama could set tone for sex-ed nationwide

12/9/08 Wichita Eagle: 'Right of conscience' ignores the patients

12/8/08 Daily Herald: Head of Illinois Right to Life argues against contraceptive use

12/5/08 CQ Healthbeat: Rep. Crowley Sends Obama Letter Urging Him To Restore Birth Control Discounts to Colleges

12/3/08 Bangor Daily News: Battle looms on access to birth control, Advocates play tug of war over teenagers' well-being
12/3/08 The Northerner: Campus resolution would tell administrators not to prohibit distribution of birth control on campus

12/2/08 Denver Post: Donor's gift to help state trim unwanted pregnancies

12/2/08 Ms. Magazine: Access to Morning-After Pill Easier and Faster Following 2006 FDA Ruling

12/2/08 RH Reality Check: Anti-Choice Anger Over Clinton, Rice Expands To World Goals

12/1/08 New York Daily News: Text messages help you plan for a baby bump ... or avoid one

12/1/08 CNN: World AIDS Day 2008: Much accomplished, much to do

11/30/08 The Associated Press: Gift certificates for birth control? Foes say bah!

11/25/08 Journal of Adolescent Health: Message to Reduce Risky Sexual Activity Reaches Across All Teens

11/25/08 Marquette Tribune: Milwaukee Teen Birth rate Drops to 28-year low

11/24/08 San Antonio Local News Video: Court Ordered Birth Control:

 

11/24/08 Public News Services: Bush Proposal Strikes Nerves In Missouri

11/21/08 Texas Tech University Newspaper: Over-the-counter Emergency Contraceptive Sales Spike

11/20/08 RH Reality Check: Sens. Clinton and Murray Introduce Legislation to Block New HHS Rule from Going Into Effect

11/20/08 Boston Globe: Planned Parenthood Responds to Cardinal's Criticism

11/18/08 The Washington Post: Some Abortion Foes Shifting from Ban to Reduction

11/17/08 The New York Times: Rule to Protect Health Workers Draws Protests

11/13/08 AFP: Obama will fund global family planning: US lawmaker

11/13/08 Huffington Post: Catholics Vote For Women's Health

11/12/08 The Times of India: Abortions Up After ban on Morning After Pills

11/10/08 Reuters: No Final Decision Yet on Reversal of Bush Executive Orders, Obama Team Says

11/10/08 Bloomberg: Condoms Trump Abstinence in Obama Global AIDS Policy

11/10/08 The Wall Street Journal: Obama to Reverse "Mexico City" Policy Limiting Funds for Family Planning Services Abroad

11/9/08 The Washington Post: Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions

11/9/08 Houston Chronicle: Bush Administration's Last-minute Assault on Federal Regulations

11/8/08 The Washington Post: Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions (including on International Family Planning)

11/7/08 U.S. News and World Report: 7 Things Obama's Win Could Mean For Women's Health

11/7/08 The Colorado Independent: 'Eggmendment' backers go national, vow to target every petition state

11/5/08 Chicago Tribune: Colorado's Amendment 48 Defeat

11/5/08 Ms. Magazine: College Students Getting Referred to Crisis Pregnancy Centers

11/5/08 The New York Times: The Damage The Bush Administration Can Do in Its Final Days

11/3/08 AP Medical News: Teen pregnancies tied to tastes for sexy TV shows

11/3/08 Canwest News Service: Death to Birth Control: In Kandahar, handing out condoms can be fatal

11/3/08 The New Yorker reports: Why Do So Many Evangelical Teens Get Pregnant?

10/30/08 New England Journal of Medicine reports: Moving Forward on Reproductive Health

10/29/08 NPR reports: 'Personhood' Amendment On Colorado Ballot

10/29/08 US News and World Reports covers:  In Colorado, Voters Will Decide Whether Human Embryos Are People Under State's Constitution

10/27/08 NPR reports: Family At Center Of South Dakota Abortion Debate

10/26/08 The New York Times reports: Democrats Carrying Anti-Abortion Banner Put More Congressional Races in Play

10/25/08 Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports: More Pharmacies Ban Sales of Birth Control

10/24/08 Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports: Celebrity teen births masking negatives

10/23/08 Reuters reports: England rejects abstinence-only, opts for nationwide Comprehensive sex ed plan

10/22/08 WFAA-TV reports: Leading Baptist Preacher Calls Birth Control "Murder"

10/21/08 Washington Times reports: Pharmacy unwilling to carry birth control

10/14/08 Talk Radio News Service reports: Abstinence education not providing protection

10/14/08 Inter Press News Service reports: Palin and Christian Right on Abortion Warpath

10/14/08 WebMD reports: Shrinking Economy Puts Baby on Hold

10/13/08 Associated Press reports: Even Anti-Abortion Groups are Opposed to Colorado's Proposed "Fertilized Eggs Should Have Equal Rights" Amendment

10/8/08 MSNBC reports: 'Pregnancy pact' school to allow contraceptives

10/8/08 The Ohio University Post reports: Facing Higher Birth Control Prices, College Women Seek a Plan B

10/7/08 The Gazette reports: Colorado Governor Announces Opposition to Proposed Amendment Granting Fertilized Eggs Equal Rights

10/6/08 WNYC reports: Only 1 in 3 NYC Public Clinics Provide Emergency Contraception

10/3/08 National Partnership reports: U.S. Bans Contraceptive Supplies to British Family Planning Group

10/3/08 National Partnership reports: Federal Medicaid Funding for Calif. Family Planning Program Reduced Over Undocumented Count

10/3/08 AFP reports: Pope reaffirms opposition to birth control

10/2/08 National Partnership reports: More Than 150 Congressional Democrats Express Opposition to Proposed HHS Rule

10/1/08 Anchorage Daily News reports: Students Join to Bring Mandatory Sex Ed to Schools, "We're not Informed," 20 year old says

10/1/08 Workplace Law Examiner reports: EEOC Objects to HHS Proposed Conscience Regulation

10/1/08 National Partnership reports: ABC News Examines Increased Popularity of 'Purity Balls' To Promote Abstinence Until Marriage

10/1/08 National Partnership reports: HHS Reviewing Comments on Provider 'Conscience' Rule, Including EEOC Criticism

 

 

 

 

 

 
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