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Women with High Income Potential Pay Price for Choosing Motherhood

Posted on December 24, 2010
The Atlantic: High-Earning Women Lose More From Motherhood, by Daniel Indiviglio: Women pay a price for motherhood, literally. Even beyond the time sacrificed, gray hairs, and many other tradeoffs necessary when having children, working mothers also tend to earn less...

Hospital Loses Catholic Affiliation Over Abortion to Save Woman?s Life

Posted on December 24, 2010
Los Angeles Times: Catholic affiliation stripped from hospital, by Mitchell Landsberg: The Roman Catholic bishop of Phoenix stripped a hospital of its Catholic affiliation Tuesday for performing an abortion last year that doctors said was needed to save the life...

Sudden Infant Death Most Prevalent on New Year's

Posted on December 23, 2010
USA Today: Sudden infant deaths most common on New Year's, by Randy Dotinga: A new study finds that more babies die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the United States on New Year's Day than any other day of...

House Passes Sex Trafficking Bill

Posted on December 23, 2010
Ms. Magazine: Domestic Sex Trafficking Bill Passed in the House: The Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act, sponsored by Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), passed the House on Tuesday night. The bill would have established shelters in six...

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MTV to Air Special on Abortion

Posted on December 23, 2010
Entertainment Weekly: MTV to air special report tackling abortion Dec. 28 (Exclusive), by Jennifer Armstrong: After documenting dozens of teen mothers? heart-wrenching stories via its hit 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom series, MTV will tackle the sensitive issue of...

Alaska Parental Notification Law Takes Effect After Judge Refuses to Block it

Posted on December 19, 2010
Ms. Magazine: Parental Notification Law Takes Effect in Alaska: In Alaska, a new law requiring that doctors notify a parent of women age 17 and under who are seeking abortions went into effect yesterday after Superior Court Judge John Suddock...

Strengthened by November Election, Indiana Republicans Will Seek Abortion Restrictions

Posted on December 19, 2010
Indianapolis Star: Indiana Republicans seeks to enact abortion restrictions, by Mary Beth Schneider: Governor had wanted to focus on fiscal, not social issues Abortion foes, strengthened by the November election that put Republicans in charge of the Indiana legislature, will...

Experts Warn Healthcare Cuts Will Increase Teenage Pregnancies in England

Posted on December 19, 2010
BBC News: Teenage pregnancy rate 'will rise' without action: The Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group (TPIAG) warns budget cuts and a major reorganisation of the NHS may threaten the current downward trend in teenage pregnancies. The under-18 conception rate is...

Future Uncertain After Ruling on Ireland's Abortion Ban

Posted on December 19, 2010
TIME: After Ruling, Will Ireland Ease Its Abortion Ban?, by Genevieve Carbery: A ruling on the case of a woman known only as C has reignited the long-running and divisive abortion debate in Ireland. On Dec. 16, the European Court...

Abortion Services to Return to Wichita For First Time Since Dr. Tiller's Death

Posted on December 19, 2010
The Pitch - Blogs: Abortion services return to Wichita; pro-lifers already defaming new providers, by Peter Rugg: It's been more than a year since Wichita abortion provider Dr. George Tiller was gunned down while ushering at a church, and though...

European Court of Human Rights Rules Ireland's Abortion Ban Violates Irish Constitution

Posted on December 16, 2010
Irish Council for Civil Liberties press release: Abortion Rules in Ireland Disrespect the Constitution says Europe?s Top Court: Washington DC / Dublin, Thursday 16 December 2010 Europe?s top court, the European Court of Human Rights, has today (16 December 2010)...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Pressures Major Hospital System to Deny Lifesaving Abortions

Posted on December 16, 2010
ACLU press release: One Of Nation's Largest Hospital Systems Under Pressure To Deny Emergency Care: NEW YORK ? The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix is pressuring one of the nation's largest hospital systems to stop providing life-saving abortions. The message...

Hong Kong Billionaire Bachelor's Triplets Raise Broader Questions over Surrogacy

Posted on December 16, 2010
Wall St. Journal: Maternal Mystery: Babies Bring Joy, and Questions, in Hong Kong, by Cathy Yan: HONG KONG?The photos of triplets born into a billionaire family that were splashed across the front pages of local papers in October made for...

Republicans in Montana Legislature Hope to Restrict or Ban Abortion

Posted on December 16, 2010
The Missoulian: 2011 Legislature: GOP lawmakers to introduce anti-abortion bills, by Charles S. Johnson: With Republicans controlling both chambers in the 2011 Legislature, some GOP lawmakers are proposing a broad collection of bills to restrict or possibly ban legalized abortion...

Iowa Republicans Draft Legislation To Mirror Nebraska's 20-Week Abortion Ban

Posted on December 10, 2010
Des Moines Register: Iowa faces new abortion battle, by Jason Clayworth: Key Iowa Republicans are drafting legislation mirroring a new, more restrictive Nebraska abortion law in an attempt to derail plans of a Nebraska doctor to open a Council Bluffs...

Senate Blocks Repeal of Ban on Privately Funded Abortions on Military Bases

Posted on December 09, 2010
ACLU press release: Senate Blocks Repeals Of ?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell? And Ban On Privately Funded Abortion On Military Bases: WASHINGTON? The Senate voted today to block consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill that included two...

Women on Active Duty in U.S. Military Need Access to Safe Abortion

Posted on December 09, 2010
RH Reality Check: Study: Female Active Duty Soldiers Face Many Barriers to Care, by Dan Grossman: Much of the discussion surrounding the yet-unapproved National Defense Authorization Act for 2011 has focused on the future of ?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell.? But...

Campaign Aims to Drive Racial Wedge into Pro-Choice Movement and Gender Wedge into Communities of Color

Posted on December 08, 2010
On the Issues: Fighting the Black Anti-Abortion Campaign: Trusting Black Women, by Loretta Ross: Sixty-five billboards were quickly erected in predominantly African American neighborhoods in Atlanta on February 5, 2010. Each showed a sorrowful picture of a black male child...

"Abortion" as a Catch-All "Scare Word"

Posted on December 08, 2010
On the Issues: 'Abortion' as Right's Multipurpose Scare Word, by Amanda Marcotte: Abortion: most of us tend to think the word has a fixed meaning, which is: terminating a pregnancy through the use of drugs or surgery. There's also the...

Study Examines Effects of Cell-Phone Use During and After Pregnancy on Children's Behavior

Posted on December 07, 2010
TIME: Study: Could Cell-Phone Use in Pregnancy Affect Kids' Behavior?, by Meredith Melnick: Children exposed to cell phones before and after birth were 50% more likely to have emotional or behavior problems by the age of 7, compared with kids...

Julian Assange and "Sex by Surprise"

Posted on December 07, 2010
Feministe: Some Thoughts on "Sex by Surprise," by Jill Filipovic: Commentators are saying Julian Assange didn't rape anyone, and these are trumped-up charges of "sex by surprise," which means that Assange didn't wear a condom and days later the women...

Reflecting on 50 Years of "The Pill"

Posted on December 07, 2010
New York Magazine: Waking up from the Pill, by Vanessa Grigoriadis: On a cold night in mid-October, a couple hundred bejeweled women in gowns file into the Pierre with their dates for a very special 50th-birthday party. . . ....

Protests Planned as Dr. Carhart Begins Performing Later Abortions in Maryland

Posted on December 07, 2010
Wash. Post: Protests planned for doctor performing late-term abortions at Md. clinic, by Lena H. Sun: Antiabortion groups plan to protest a Nebraska doctor who will start working and performing late-term abortions Monday at a Germantown clinic. Security is expected...

States Restrict Health Insurance Coverage of Abortion

Posted on December 07, 2010
Guttmacher Institute: State Policies in Brief: Restricting Insurance Coverage of Abortion: In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which, among many other things, provides for the establishment of state-level health care exchanges to...

Poll Shows Most American Women Don't Trust Palin on Reproductive Health Issues

Posted on December 07, 2010
Politico: Poll: Palin not trusted on abortion, by Sarah Kliff: Most American women don't trust Mama Grizzly on abortion, birth control and sex ed, a new poll obtained by POLITICO shows. The survey, conducted for Planned Parenthood by Democratic pollster...

Jessica Waters on Court-Controlled Pregnancies

Posted on December 04, 2010
Jessica L. Waters (American University School of Public Affairs) has posted In Whose Best Interest? New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services v. V.M. and B.G. and the Next Wave of Court-Controlled Pregnancies on SSRN. Here is the abstract:...

49 Organizations Form Network to Address Health Risks from Illegal Abortions in Thailand

Posted on December 04, 2010
Bangkok Post: Activists act on resolving abortions: A women's network has converged on Government House to present a list of recommendations to help solve the problems of unwanted pregnancies and illegal abortions. The network, formed by 49 organisations working with...

Use of Hormonal Implants for Contraception Increasing Among Young Women in England

Posted on December 03, 2010
The Guardian: Hormone implant use rises five-fold, contraception figures show, by Rowenna Davis: The number of women using hormone implants for contraception has risen five-fold in five years and the popularity of condoms is declining, NHS data shows...

JoAnne Sweeny on Sexting Prosecutions and Teenagers' Constitutional Rights

Posted on December 03, 2010
JoAnne Sweeny (Loyola University New Orleans College of Law) has posted Do Sexting Prosecutions Violate Teenagers' Constitutional Rights? on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The media has recently been highlighting a rash of prosecutions of teenagers who engage in ?sexting?...

Jessie Hill on the Rhetoric of the Body in Abortion Law

Posted on December 03, 2010
B. Jessie Hill (Case Western Reserve University School of Law) has posted Dangerous Terrain: Mapping the Female Body in Gonzales v. Carhart on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The body occupies an ambiguous position within the law. It is, in...

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