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Studies Yield Conflicting Information On Connection Between Birth Control Pills and Breast Cancer

Posted on September 22, 2010
Slate: The Pill-Breast Cancer Connection, by Florence Williams: Last summer, in a study of more than 50,000 African-American women, Boston University epidemiologist Lynn Rosenberg found a 65 percent increase in a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer among those who...

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Letter Asks HHS Not to Include Birth Control Pills or Sterilization as "Preventive Services" in New Health Care Regs

Posted on September 22, 2010
Modern Healthcare: Bishops stress birth-control stance to HHS, by Joe Carlson: Catholic hospitals do not offer contraceptives or sterilizations to their patients as a matter of conscience, but American bishops say that regulations under debate in the healthcare reform law...

Abortion Brought to Forefront in Michigan Governor's Race

Posted on September 22, 2010
Detroit Free Press: Bernero takes on Snyder over abortion issue, calls foe 'extreme', by Chris Christoff: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero cranked up the abortion issue in the campaign today, saying while he believes in a woman?s right to choose,...

The Devastating Toll of the Hyde Amendment

Posted on September 22, 2010
Center for Reproductive Rights: Hyde: The Status Quo Is Not OK:

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Thaddeus Pope on Religious Refusals and Health Care

Posted on September 22, 2010
Thaddeus Mason Pope (Widener University Law School) has posted Legal Briefing: Conscience Clauses and Conscientious Refusal on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This issue?s ?Legal Briefing? column covers legal developments pertaining to conscience clauses and conscientious refusal...

Center for Reproductive Rights Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Lousiana Clinic Licensing Law

Posted on September 22, 2010
Women's Health Policy Report (National Partnership for Women & Families): Center For Reproductive Rights Files Lawsuit Against La. Clinic Licensing Law: The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against Louisiana over a new law...

New YouTube Channel to Provide Support for Gay and Lesbian Teens

Posted on September 22, 2010
Mashable/Social Good: Dan Savage Creates YouTube Channel to Help Gay Teens, by Samuel Axon: Sex advice columnist and gay rights activist Dan Savage has launched a YouTube channel called ?It Gets Better.? He?s soliciting videos from fans who want to...

Anti-Choice Groups Spread Misinformation About New Emergency Contraceptive, Ella

Posted on September 22, 2010
NARAL: Blog for Choice: Fight Back Against Anti-Choice Attacks on Ella�: You've probably already heard about ella�, the new type of emergency contraception (EC) that the FDA approved last month. ella� can prevent unintended pregnancy up to five days after...

Colorado Nominee for U.S. Senate Is Attacked for His Opposition to Abortion in Cases of Rape and Incest

Posted on September 22, 2010
Denver Westword: Ken Buck: Opponents rally rape and incest survivors to decry his abortion policy, by Michael Roberts: Abortion is seldom a major debating point in campaigns these days -- not because it's deemed an unimportant issue, but because most...

Religious Conservatives Urge GOP Not to Lose Focus on Social Issues

Posted on September 22, 2010
Politico: Social conservatives warn Republicans not to abandon social issues, by Abby Phillip: Leaders of the religious right are warning Republicans not to abandon social issues in a document that is expected to be an outline of the party?s governing...

NOW: Affordable Health Care Act Will Eliminate Private Coverage for Abortion Care

Posted on September 22, 2010
NOW: Anti-Abortion Rights Model Guidelines Released: NOW Intensifies Call for Obama to Live Up to Campaign Promises, Statement of National Organization for Women President Terry O'Neill: Late last night, the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Health...

NJ Gov. Christie's Refusal to Fund Family Planning Leads to Closure of Planned Parenthood Clinic

Posted on September 22, 2010
North Jersey.com: NJ family planning clinic closed after cutbacks: Cuts in state funding have led Planned Parenthood of Southern New Jersey to close a family planning clinic in Cherry Hill. The decision came a day after Democrats in the New...

Colorado GOP Candidate for US Senate Reverses Support for Fetal Personhood Amendment

Posted on September 20, 2010
The Denver Post: Buck softens stance on abortion and "personhood", by Allison Sherry: As a Republican primary candidate, Ken Buck took absolutist positions on abortion and "personhood" ? declaring that if elected to the U.S. Senate he would sponsor a...

Anti-Abortion Advocates Attack Ohio Anti-Abortion Democrats for Backing Health Insurance Reform

Posted on September 20, 2010
The Plain Dealer: Ohio anti-abortion Democrats take flak over vote on health care bill, by Sabrina Easton: Months after backing a controversial health insurance reform bill that critics said might open the door to taxpayer-funded abortions, anti-abortion Democrats in Congress,...

Rep. Chris Smith's Op-Ed Opposes Including Abortion as Part of Reproductive Health in UN Millenium Development Goals

Posted on September 20, 2010
Wash. Post Op-Ed: Abortion does not further children's health, by Chris Smith: An army of health activists and world leaders will gather at the United Nations this week to review the eight Millennium Development Goals agreed to at the start...

Flu Shot Recommended for Pregnant Women

Posted on September 19, 2010
The Huffington Post: Pregnant Women Urged to Get Flu Shots: Flu season may not sound as scary for pregnant women this year as last ? but they're still at high risk and need that shot, says a letter being mailed...

Artifical Ovary Could Help With IVF & Fertility Preservation

Posted on September 19, 2010
Time Magazine: A New Artificial Ovary May Someday Boost Women?s Success with In Vitro, by Maia Szalavitz: For the first time, human eggs have been matured in a three-dimensional ?artificial ovary,? a development that could one day make in-vitro fertilization...

Today Is The Third Annual National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day

Posted on September 19, 2010
www.whitehouse.gov: National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, by Kathy Greenlee: Tomorrow, September 18, 2010, marks the 3rd annual National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. This special day provides us all with the opportunity to focus on the many challenges related...

First School for Pregnant Teenagers Opens in Malasia

Posted on September 19, 2010
BBC News: School for pregnant teenagers opens in Malaysia, by Jennifer Pak: The first school for pregnant teenagers in mainly-Muslim Malaysia has opened, as part of an attempt to curb the rising number of abandoned babies. Officials hope that the...

House Committee Considers Bill Addressing Sex Trafficking of Minors Within the U.S.

Posted on September 19, 2010
Ms. Magazine: Hearing Held on Trafficking of Minors in US: A hearing was held Wednesday by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security that addressed sex trafficking of domestic minors within the United States. Currently, the committee...

Under New Law, Nebraska Abortion Providers Must Report Gestational Age of Fetus

Posted on September 19, 2010
CNBC: Neb. abortion docs to file fetus' age with state: Nebraska doctors will soon be required to report an aborted fetus' gestational age to the state as part of a first-of-its-kind law that will ban abortions starting at 20 weeks...

"Defanged" Version of HIV Used to Treat Rare Blood Disorder

Posted on September 19, 2010
The Los Angeles Times: HIV virus used to cure a genetic blood disorder, by Thomas H. Maugh II: For the second time, researchers have used the HIV virus in gene therapy to cure a severe genetic disease, this time the...

Some Montana GOP Members Exasperated by Policy to Make Same-Sex Intimacy Illegal

Posted on September 19, 2010
The Huffington Post: Montana GOP Policy: Make Homosexuality Illegal, by Matt Volz: At a time when gays have been gaining victories across the country, the Republican Party in Montana still wants to make homosexuality illegal. The party adopted an official...

New Cases of HIV Have Dropped More Than 25% in Sub-Saharan Africa

Posted on September 19, 2010
BBC News: Sub-Sahara Africa leads global decline in new HIV cases: UNAids said 22 countries in the world's worst affected region had seen a drop in new cases of more than 25%. The fall was because of greater awareness and...

WHO Report Shows Maternal Mortality Rates Will Not Meet Goal For 2015

Posted on September 17, 2010
Feminist Wire (Ms. Magazine): WHO Report Shows Maternal Mortality Rates Will Not Meet Millennium Development Goals: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced in a report yesterday that although maternal mortality rates have decreased by 34 percent since 1990, the decline...

Happy Constitution Day!

Posted on September 17, 2010

Open Letter from The Religious Institute Addresses Importance of Reproductive Freedom

Posted on September 17, 2010
Religious News Service: Open Letter Calls on Religious Leaders to Address Crisis of Maternal Mortality Worldwide, by Rev. Debra W. Haffner: The Religious Institute today issued a call to the nation's religious leaders to raise a prophetic voice about maternal...

Some Strains of Gonorrhea Showing Signs of Resistance to Antibiotics

Posted on September 16, 2010
MSNBC: Incurable gonorrhea may be next superbug, by Brian Alexander: Some strains of STD showing signs of becoming resistant to all treatments An alarming new superbug may be on its way ? an incurable form of gonorrhea. The disease, once...

Shelby Knox's U.S. Tour Promoting Safe Sex Education

Posted on September 16, 2010
Marie Claire: Shelby Knox Rocks the Feminist Movement: The feminist organizer ? and next Gloria Steinem ? travels across the country to promote safe sex education.

Abortion Clinic Reopens After Baton Rouge Judge Temporarily Blocks License Suspension

Posted on September 16, 2010
shreveporttimes.com: Judge stays local abortion clinic's license suspension, by Melody Brumble: A Shreveport abortion clinic has reopened after a Baton Rouge judge temporarily blocked the suspension of the clinic's license. The Center for Reproductive Rights on Monday filed suit on...

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