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Nebraska Law Leads Provider of Later Abortions to Offer Procedure in Other States

Posted on November 13, 2010
Omaha World-Herald: Late-term abortions moving, by Jonathon Braden: A Bellevue doctor who once provided late-term abortions in Nebraska will begin offering them in Council Bluffs and Maryland and will expand a clinic in Indianapolis. Dr. LeRoy Carhart said he wants...

New AZ Law Expected to Limit Access to Abortion

Posted on November 13, 2010
Ms. Magazine: Arizona?s Disappearing Abortion Providers, by Michelle Chen: It?s a simple political calculation: If you want to stop women from getting abortions and you can?t ban abortions outright, then limit the number of people qualified to provide them...

New Phone and Computer App Could Be Used to Test for STDs

Posted on November 13, 2010
LA Times: Need an STD test? There soon may be an app for that, by Nathan Olivarez-Giles: Mobile phones and computers may soon be used as on-the-go testing stations for sexually transmitted diseases and infections, thanks to efforts in Britain...

Some New Republican Representatives Hold Radical Anti-Abortion Views

Posted on November 09, 2010
Politerati (Washington Post blog): The New Congress: The Anti-Abortion Hardliners, by Beth Harlowe: Opposing abortion rights is a deeply held tenet of Republicanism. Some of the Republicans elected this year take it one step further. At least five members of...

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First KS GOP Majority in 45 Years Already Planning Anti-Choice Agenda

Posted on November 09, 2010
The Miami Herald: All GOP government in Kansas heralds new abortion limits, by Dion Lefler & Jeannine Koranda: On the day after an election that exceeded even their own hopes, Kansas Republicans found the weight of governing the state resting...

Courtney Joslin on Marriage, Gender, and Assisted Reproduction

Posted on November 09, 2010
Courtney G. Joslin (University of California, Davis - School of Law) has posted Protecting Children (?): Marriage, Gender, and Assisted Reproductive Technology on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The Supreme Court has declared that children should not be penalized based...

Op-Ed Criticizes So-Called ?Right to Know? Abortion Laws

Posted on November 09, 2010
The Washington Post op-ed: The big lie about abortion and mental health, by Brenda Major: The latest war on abortion is being fought less over women's bodies than over their minds. In the past few years, under the banner of...

Study Shows Girls More Likely than Boys to Engage in Unprotected First Sex

Posted on November 09, 2010
The Chart (CNN Health Blog): Study: Girls take more chances during first sex, by David Martin: Even though teenage boys are known for their risky behavior, it?s girls who are more likely to engage in unprotected first sex, according to...

Pope Denounces Spain?s Marriage and Abortion Laws

Posted on November 09, 2010
Ms. Magazine: Pope Benedict Denounces Abortion, Gay Marriage, and Secularization: Pope Benedict XVI ardently expressed his anti-abortion stance and defended the traditional family structure during his visit to the Spanish pilgrimage site, Santiago de Compostela late last week...

George W. Bush Says Opposition to Abortion Arose After His Mother Showed Him A Dead Fetus

Posted on November 09, 2010
Huffington Post: Bush Opposition To Abortion Grew After Mother Showed Him Dead Fetus In A Jar, By Nick Wing: Former president George W. Bush explained recently that a formative event in his staunch pro-life stance came when his mother, Barbara...

Operation Rescue Leader On Trial For WANTED Posters

Posted on November 09, 2010
Feminist Wire (Ms. Magazine): North Carolina Anti-Abortion Leader Tried for WANTED Posters: Flip Benham of Operation Rescue/Operation Save America, goes to trial today for stalking and distributing WANTED posters with the names, pictures, and home and office addresses North Carolina...

Colorado Voters Decisively Reject Embryonic Personhood Amendment

Posted on November 03, 2010
Wall St. Journal (blog): Colorado Voters Slam Personhood Measure, by Dionne Searcey: For the second time, Colorado voters have rejected a controversial initiative that would have restricted emergency contraception, fertility treatments and treatments for miscarriages...

Federal Court in Washington Sentences Man for Threatening Abortion Provider and His Family

Posted on November 03, 2010
Ms. Magazine: Probation Sentenced for Man Terrorizing Abortion Doctor: Last Thursday, a federal court in Eastern Washington sentenced Donald Hertz to be confined to his home for 180 days and receive five years probation for threatening Colorado abortion provider, Dr...

How Soon Will Reproductive Rights Be Attacked After the Elections?

Posted on November 03, 2010
RHReality Check: No Anti-Choice Mandate, But Don't Worry, They'll Make One Up, by Jodi Jacobson: Yesterday's election did not, in my reading of polls, votes and analyses, represent an anti-choice mandate, an anti-health reform mandate, nor an anti-environment mandate...

What the Election Results Mean for Reproductive Rights

Posted on November 03, 2010
Center for Reproductive Rights: Election Perspective, by Nancy Northup: Imagine waking up the day after an election to find that your First Amendment Rights were more vulnerable than the day before? Imagine if your ability to speak freely and worship...

A Look Inside Anti-Abortion "Pregnancy Centers"

Posted on November 02, 2010
The New York Times: A Hidden Minefield at Pregnancy Centers, by Ariel Kaminer: I had barely finished signing in at the Expectant Mother Care counseling center in Downtown Brooklyn when a staff member ushered me into a darkened room for...

A Look at Judges' Activities Off the Bench

Posted on November 02, 2010
Slate Magazine: Lay Off Sandra Day O'Connor, by Bert Brandenburg: We need judges to speak up, not shut up. Working the ref is a time-honored tradition. This election season, America's referees?judges?are coming in for a serious round of partisan hazing...

As Election Day Nears, Eyes Turn to Judicial Races

Posted on November 02, 2010
The New Yorker: Voting Out Judges, by Jeffrey Toobin: On Tuesday, I?ll be watching the races for control of Congress and the statehouses, of course, but there are important judicial races around the country as well. The most interesting is...

Brazil's First Female President Won in Part by Abandoning Previous Support for Liberalizing Abortion Laws

Posted on November 02, 2010
Salon.com: Brazil elects first female president, By Tracy Clark-Flory: Dilma Rousseff, presidential candidate for the governing Workers Party, greets supporters as she leaves a polling station Dilma Rousseff marks another milestone for women's global political presence Well, here's occasion to...

U.S. Vatican Official Says Voting for a Political Candidate Who Supports Abortion Is Never Justified

Posted on November 02, 2010
Catholic News Service: Vote for supporters of abortion never justified, Vatican official says, by John Thavis: VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A U.S. Vatican official said voting for a political candidate who favors legal abortion can never be morally justified...

Lamenting the Prevalence of Anti-Choice, Pro-Gun Misogyny in Current Election Cycle

Posted on November 02, 2010
guardian.co.uk: The women-hating rage of the Republican right, by Amanda Marcotte: The Rand Paul supporters 'stomping' incident shows you don't have to look far for anti-choice, pro-gun misogyny in this election As soon as I saw the video, I knew...

New Study Shows Link Between Anorexia and Unplanned Pregnancies

Posted on November 02, 2010
Science Blog: Women with anorexia nervosa more likely to have unplanned pregnancies: A new study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Norwegian researchers has found that women with anorexia nervosa are much more likely to have both...

Planned Parenthood Suit Challenges Montana CHIP's Lack of Coverage for Contraception

Posted on November 02, 2010
Medical News Today: Planned Parenthood Of Mont. Sues Over Teen Birth Control Coverage: Planned Parenthood of Montana has filed a lawsuit challenging Montana's version of the Children's Health Insurance Program, which does not cover birth control for the purpose of...

Washington State Sees Drop in Teen Pregnancy and Abortion

Posted on November 02, 2010
My Northwest.com: State teen pregnancy, abortion rates drop again, by Tim Haeck: Teen pregnancy continues to drop in Washington, reaching a 30-year low. The latest numbers from the state Health Department are from 2009 and they show pregnancy rates for...

Ohio Rep. Schmidt Tells First-Graders that Abortion Is "Killing a Child Before It Is Born"

Posted on November 02, 2010
Politics Daily: Ohio Rep. Jean Schmidt Talks Abortion With 1st Graders; Principal Apologizes, by Christopher Weber: The principal of a Cincinnati Catholic school has apologized to parents after Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) discussed abortion during a speech to kids as...

Gloria Steinem On Today's Election & Its Importance to Women

Posted on November 02, 2010
big think: Gloria Steinem: How Today's Election Affects Women, by Max Miller: Republicans are expected to make huge gains in the Senate and House of Representatives today, and this could be very damaging for women's rights, says feminist icon Gloria....

Montana and New Jersey Cut Funds For Family Planning

Posted on November 02, 2010
Feminist Wire (Ms. Magazine): Montana, New Jersey Cut Funds for Family Planning: A hearing has been set for May for the lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood of Montana against the state of Montana over its denial of birth control for...

High BPA Exposure Among Chinese Factory Workers Linked to Low Sperm Counts

Posted on October 29, 2010
The Huffington Post: High BPA Exposure Linked to Low Sperm Count, by Lindsey Tanner: Chinese factory workers exposed to high levels of the plastics chemical BPA had low sperm counts, according to the first human study to tie it to...

A Look at Where Anti-Abortion Protesters Get Their Photos of Aborted Fetuses

Posted on October 28, 2010
Slate Magazine: Mommy, Where Do Pictures of Aborted Babies Come From?, by Brian Palmer: Where do anti-abortion protesters get those grisly photos? Aaron Gouveia, a Massachusetts reporter, posted a video this week of his confrontation with anti-abortion protesters, who taunted...

U.K. Offers Girls Shopping Vouchers to Encourage HPV Vaccination

Posted on October 28, 2010
Salon.com: HPV shots for a shopping spree, by Tracy Clark-Flory: The U.K. offers girls coupons for popular stores in exchange for getting vaccinated The U.K. has settled on a new approach to getting teen girls to take care of their...

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