Reproductive Rights

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Birth Control

2009

Anti-Choice Amendments Fail in Senate Finance Committee

Sharon Lerner

Two anti-choice amendments considered by the Senate Finance Committee today were soundly defeated.
Missing from Healthcare Bills: Coverage for Reproductive Health

Sylvia Law : Health Care Policy

Health reform promises support for comprehensive care. That promise plainly does not extend to women who depend on public funds and seek abortions.
Healthcare Reform--at the Price of Women's Health?

Sharon Lerner

If Republicans don't have much hope of derailing healthcare reform, they still have a shot at seriously limiting women's access to affordable reproductive healthcare.
Factoring People Into Climate Change

Barbara Crossette : Global Warming & Climate Change

More and more experts now say that climate change and population increase should be viewed together. Local politicians in developing countries often try to heat up the issue.
Shotgun Adoption

Kathryn Joyce : Religion

Christian agencies lavish support services on pregnant women--if they give up their babies.
Dr. George Tiller, 1941-2009

Katha Pollitt

The abortion provider and hero knew enough to trust women. The same can't be said for the male pundits who are dominating the debate.
A Culture War Casualty

Eyal Press : Crime

Barnett Slepian was the last abortion provider to be gunned down in America, in 1998--until George Tiller.
Domestic Terror and The Death of Dr. Tiller

GRIT TV : Crime

A look at the media's response to Dr. George Tiller's murder and what pro-choice organizations need to do moving forward.
George Tiller: Casualty of the Culture Wars?

Eyal Press : Crime

It's too early to say whether the murder of a Kansas abortion provider will trigger another wave of a type of violence last seen in the 1990s. It is not too early to be struck by the parallels.
A Killing in Kansas

John Nichols : Crime

Prochoice groups declared Monday a national day of mourning following the murder of Dr. George Tiller, a provider of late-term abortions who was long a target of antiabortion zealots.
Behind the Abortion Color Line

Sheryl McCarthy : African-Americans

Reducing unintended pregnancies is an urgent priority for African-Americans.
When Culture Trumps Law

Emma Sokoloff-Rubin : Brazil

On paper Brazil's abortion ban has a rape exception, but in reality victims are denied choice.
'Global Gag Rule' Lifted

Barbara Crossette : United Nations

With little fanfare, Obama has reversed one of the most damaging GOP policies ever visited on developing nations, which deprived millions of women of family planning services.

2008

The People's Choice

Katha Pollitt

Finally, a prochoice president. Here are five ways to solidify his position.
Women's Choice at Risk on Election Day

Reeve Hamilton : Presidential Election 2008

Attorney Sarah Weddington discusses the impact this election could have on reproductive rights.
The 'Mother's Health' Moment

Talking Points Memo : Presidential Election 2008

Obama and McCain exchange blows on abortion rights and a mother's health, the latter of which is too extreme for the Republican.
Follow-ups for Sarah Palin

Katha Pollitt : Sarah Palin

Don't let reproductive rights get lost in the run-up to Election Day.

Reproductive Rights

2009

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