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Pioneer of IVF Technique Receives Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Posted on October 05, 2010
Nobelprize.org press release: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2010: Robert G. Edwards: Robert Edwards is awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for the development of human in vitro fertilization (IVF) therapy. His achievements have made it possible to treat...

Long-Awaited Biography of Justice Brennan Is Finally Published and Includes Some Surprises

Posted on October 04, 2010
NY Times: Brennan?s Biographer Took His Time, by Adam Liptak: In 1986, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal made an unprecedented secret deal with Justice William J. Brennan Jr., who had by then served on the Supreme Court for...

As Supreme Court Begins New Term, Kagan Has Recused Herself from 25 of the 51 Cases Accepted So Far

Posted on October 04, 2010
Wash. Post: Kagan's recusals take her out of action in many of the Supreme Court's cases, by Robert Barnes: Elena Kagan begins hearing cases as the Supreme Court's 112th justice Monday morning. But anyone who wants to see her in...

Study of Americans' Sexual Behavior Shows Widespread Condom Use Among Teens, Among Other Findings

Posted on October 04, 2010
NY Times: Condom Use Is Highest for Young, Study Finds, by Roni Caryn Rabin: A wide-ranging study of Americans? sexual behavior, based on the largest nationally representative survey since 1992, finds that condom use is becoming the norm for sexually...

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Abortion Becomes Key Issue in New York Attorney General Race

Posted on October 01, 2010
wgrz.com: Abortion Key Issue in New York Attorney General Race Between Eric Schneiderman and Dan Donovan, by Cara Matthews: ALBANY - The issue of abortion rights is becoming a key debate in the race for attorney general. As Planned Parenthood...

Federal Appeals Court Rules that Stem Cell Funding Can Continue Pending Lawsuit Outcome

Posted on October 01, 2010
Wash. Post: Court lets stem cell funding continue, by Rob Stein: A federal appeals courts Tuesday ruled that the federal government can continue funding human embryonic stem cell research pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's new...

Jessie Hill on the Roberts Court and Facial Challenges in Abortion Cases

Posted on October 01, 2010
Jessie Hill (Case Western Reserve University School of Law) has posted A Radically Immodest Judicial Modesty: The End of Facial Challenges to Abortion Regulations and the Future of the Health Exception in the Roberts Era on SSRN. Here is the...

Early Trials Show IUD May Halt Growth of Endometrial Cancer

Posted on September 30, 2010
BBC News: Contraceptive coil raises hope of delaying womb cancer, by Michelle Roberts: Promising early trial findings show an intrauterine device (IUD) can deliver hormones to the womb lining to halt and even reverse cancer growth. This can buy young...

"Pro-Life?" Operation Rescue Rejoices at Doctor's Death

Posted on September 30, 2010
Operation Rescue press release (Christian News Wire): Arkansas Abortionist Harrison Dead from Leukemia: Arkansas abortionist William Harrison, 75, died on Friday, September 24, 2010, after a four-month bout with leukemia. He closed his Fayetteville abortion clinic on July 30...

Second Boxer-Fiorina Debate Addresses Abortion & Roe v. Wade

Posted on September 30, 2010
Los Angeles Times: Boxer-Fiorina Debate: Abortion Politics and Roe vs. Wade, by Shane Goldmacher: Carly Fiorina, who is anti-abortion, is asked to delve into the abortion debate. "I understand that not all women agree with me," Fiorina said, but she....

Schwarzenegger Vetoes Bill Banning Shackling of Pregnant Inmates

Posted on September 30, 2010
RH Reality Check: Schwarzenegger Vetoes Bill to Ban Shackling of Pregnant Women, by Jodi Jacobson: Over the past year, we have invited a number of reproductive justice advocates to write about the barbaric practice still used in many United States...

Nicholas Kristof on the Important Role of Contraceptive Funding in Reducing Global Poverty

Posted on September 28, 2010
NY Times (Op-Ed Column): Birth Control Over Baldness, by Nicholas D. Kristof: Over the next decade, some astonishing new technologies will spread to fight global poverty. They?re called contraceptives. This is a high-tech revolution that will affect more people in...

Abortion Pill, Mifepristone, Not Used As Often As Expected

Posted on September 28, 2010
USA Today: Decade after abortion pill's OK, it's not used as often as expected, by Rita Rubin: Ten years ago today, the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug mifepristone, previously known as RU-486, for the early termination of pregnancies....

ACLU Sues for Information on American Indian Women Pressured to Induce Labor

Posted on September 28, 2010
ACLU press release: ACLU Sues for Information on American Indian Women Pressured to Induce Labor: The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of South Dakota filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit today against Indian Health Services (IHS)...

Letter to the Author of "Origins," A Book About Examines Fetal Development

Posted on September 27, 2010
Slate Magazine (Double X): Lessons From the Womb, from Amanda Schaffer to Annie Murphy Paul: How Does Anxiety Affect Fetal Development? Dear Annie: We must begin with the water-balloon condoms. In the 1950s, researchers balanced these on the bellies of...

Abortion Opponents Urge Pharmacists to Refuse to Dispense New Emergency Contraceptive, ella

Posted on September 27, 2010
Wash. Post: Will pharmacists fill 'ella' prescriptions?, by Rob Stein: Even before a controversial new form of emergency contraception arrives on pharmacy shelves in the United States, opponents have launched a campaign to persuade pharmacists not to fill prescriptions for...

Court Allows Louisiana Abortion Clinic to Remain Open While Challenge to Licensing Law Proceeds

Posted on September 27, 2010
Feminist Majority Foundation: Court Rules LA Abortion Clinic Can Remain Open: A state court ruled on Tuesday that an abortion clinic in Shreveport, Louisiana, will remain open until legal proceedings regarding its license suspension have concluded. The Shreveport Times reports...

Study Finds Abortion Does Not Cause Depression or Low Self-Esteem in Adolescents

Posted on September 26, 2010
Guttmacher News Release: New Study Finds Abortion Does Not Cause Mental Health Problems Among Adolescents: Teens who have abortions are no more likely to become depressed or have low self-esteem than their peers whose pregnancies do not end in abortion,...

New Requirement of Insurance Coverage Without Co-Pay for Preventive Care Not Likely to Include Contraception Until 2013

Posted on September 26, 2010
Slate Magazine (Double X): Yes, You Will Keep Paying for Birth Control, by Sharon Lerner: Finally, the day has come when all new insurance plans are required to cover preventive health care without any co-payments or deductibles. But despite reassurances...

Did Johnson & Johnson Conceal Risks of Popular Birth Control Patch?

Posted on September 26, 2010
AOL Health: Did Johnson & Johnson Hide the Dangers of its Birth Control Patch?, by Ronnie Koenig: Did Johnson & Johnson hide the dangers of one its most popular prescription drugs from the public? Doctors have written more than 40...

NY Pro-Choice Advocates Express Concerns Over GOP Candidate for US Senate

Posted on September 26, 2010
Politics on the Hudson: NARAL ?extremely concerned? about DioGuardi?s abortion views (updated), by Cara Matthews: NARAL Pro-Choice New York said in a statement today that it is ?extremely concerned? about U.S. Senate candidate Joseph DioGuardi?s stance on abortion...

Republicans' "Pledge to America" Promises Permanent End to Federal Funding of Abortions

Posted on September 26, 2010
MedPage Today: GOP Pledge Includes Vow to Repeal Reform Law, by Joyce Frieden: WASHINGTON -- The "Pledge to America" unveiled by congressional Republicans on Thursday includes a vow to "repeal and replace" the healthcare reform law signed six months ago...

In Wake of Mexico City's Legalization of Early Abortion, Many Mexican States Aggressively Enforce Abortion Bans

Posted on September 26, 2010
NY Times: Many States in Mexico Crack Down on Abortion, by Elisabeth Malkin: GUANAJUATO, Mexico ? The woman came into the hospital, bleeding, scared and barely out of her teens. But before anyone would treat her, the authorities had to...

Justice Scalia: The Constitution Does Not Bar Sex Discrimination

Posted on September 26, 2010
Time Magazine: Justice Scalia Mouths Off on Sex Discrimination, By Adam Cohen: Leave it to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to argue that the Constitution does not, in fact, bar sex discrimination. Even though the court has said for decades...

Supporters of Colorado Embryonic Personhood Amendment Challenge State's Legislative Analysis

Posted on September 26, 2010
Medical News Today: Supporters Of Colo. 'Personhood' Amendment File Lawsuit Against State: On Tuesday, supporters of a Colorado ballot initiative that would grant rights to fertilized eggs filed a lawsuit against the state for what they allege is a "biased"...

Remembering Long Time Defender of Abortion Rights, Dr. William Harrison

Posted on September 26, 2010
NY Times: Dr. William Harrison, Defender of Abortion Rights, Dies at 75, by Douglas Martin: ?Oh, God, doctor, I was hoping it was cancer.? Those words so affected Dr. William Harrison that for years, he said, he could not repeat...

Texas AG Issues Rulings Interpreting Two Texas Abortion Laws

Posted on September 26, 2010
The Examiner (Houston): Two rulings issued on Texas abortion laws, one for each side of debate, by Stephen Dean: The Texas Attorney General has issued opinions that change two laws that relate to abortion, with one imposing new restrictions on...

Mexico Deeply Divided On Abortion

Posted on September 22, 2010
Reuters: Mexico abortion sentences reveal social collision, by Caroline Stauffer: Women seeking abortions in Mexico steal away to the country's liberal capital, escaping their home states where the practice is condemned and illegal.Authorities in almost all of Mexico's conservative states...

Crisis Pregnancy Centers Serve Up Anti-Choice Rhetoric and Pizza

Posted on September 22, 2010
Ms. Magazine: Want a Pizza with That Pap Smear? Oh, and We?re Anti-Choice, by Alexandra Tweten: Question: Guess what genius new advertising tactic certain crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) are using to get women in the door to their fake clinics?...

In China, Mothers Seek Help of "Confinement Ladies" After Birth

Posted on September 22, 2010
USA Today: More moms in China readopt confinement after childbirth, by Kathy Chu: HONG KONG ? When Noelle Leung learned she was pregnant, the first person she called was her doctor. The second was a confinement lady. So-called confinement ladies...

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