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December 2008:
Midwife Delivery Can Lead to Passport Denial
By Spencer S. Hsu The Washington Post September 9, 2008 The State Department is denying passports to ...
A Parting Shot at Women’s Rights
Editorial The New York Times December 25, 2008
Perry voices support for 'Choose Life' plates
By Kelley Shannon Associated Press December 18, 2008
Medical ‘Conscience Rule’ Is Issued
By David Stout The New York Times December 18, 2008   WASHINGTON — ...
FDA advisers back new female condom
By Susan Heavey Reuters December 11, 2008
Abortion not seen linked with depression
By Maggie Fox Reuters December 4, 2008
Financial pressures could usher in death of 25-year-old birthing center
By Allen Essex The Valley Morning Star December 1, 2008
A Hard Choice
By Patricia Meisol The Washington Post November 23, 2008
Basu: As he exits, Bush curtailing privacy rights
By Rekha Basu The Des Moines Register November 21, 2008
End bias in insurance for women
Editorial St. Petersburg Times December 3, 2008
 
November 2008:
Abortion limits, tuition relief among bills filed
By Jay Root Associated Press November 10, 2008
Flurry of bill filings hint at Texas lawmakers' priorities
By Corrie MacLaggan Austin American-Statesman November 11, ...
Pregnancy discrimination complaints jump, especially for women of color
By Theresa Walsh Giarrusso The Atlanta Journal-Constitution November 6, 2008   Thirty years after ...
Moving Forward on Reproductive Health
By Allan Rosenfield, M.D., R. Alta Charo, J.D., and Wendy Chavkin, M.D., M.P.H. The New England Journal of Medicine ...
The Choice To Be Pro-Life
By Tierney Temple Fairchild The Washington Post November 1, 2008   I had a ...
Decisions Made in the Shadows
By Michael Winerip The New York Times October 31, 2008
 
October 2008:
Just Saying No to Abstinence Ed
By Laura Beil Newsweek October 18, 2008
Immigrants given no choice on vaccine
By Marisa Trevino USA Today October 17, 2008
Huge Economic and Health Costs of New HHS Regulation Dismissed
By Inimai Chettiar RHRealityCheck.org October 13, 2008
Asked about Supreme Court cases, Palin explains why court was wrong in Roe v. Wade
By the Associated Press Minneapolis Star-Tribune October 1, 2008
More Than 150 Congressional Democrats Express Opposition to Proposed HHS Rule
National Partnership for Women & Families Daily Women's Health Policy Report October 2, 2008   Democrats ...
Human papillomavirus vaccination requirement for immigrants raises concerns
By Thalia I. Longoria Dallas Morning News September ...
Wall Street Journal Examines How No-Pregnancy Orders Reflect Previous Forced-Sterilization Projects
National Partnership for Women & Families Daily Women's Health Policy Report September 26, 2008
 
September 2008:
FDA Says Chemical with Links to Reproductive Problems Is Safe for Humans
By Asheley Shelby AlterNet.org September 19, 2008   On September 16, the FDA did something ...
Texas teens most likely to learn abstinence in schools, become young mothers
By Mark Agee Fort Worth Star-Telegram September 24, 2008
The 'why' behind new abortion stats
By Shari Roan The Los Angeles Times September 23, 2008
New HHS Regs Would Hit Low-Income Women, Women of Color Hardest
By Bethany Sousa RHRrealityCheck.org September 22, 2008
Editorial Examines How McCain, Obama Picks for Supreme Court Would Differ
National Partnership for Women & Families Daily Women's Health Policy Report September 22, 2008
Google in Shift on ‘Abortion’ as Keyword
By Stephanie Clifford The New York Times September 21, 2008   After a lawsuit from ...
Poverty, School Failure Lead To Teen Pregnancy
By Mary Patrice Erdmans The Hartford Courant September 16, 2008
Public Comments On Patient Rights vs. Provider Conscience
By Amie Newman RHRealityCheck.org September 12, 2008
The State Can Violate Women’s Bodies if They Want To
By WOC PhD http://profbw.wordpress.com September 7, 2008
Open Letter to Gov. Sarah Palin from Lynn Paltrow, National Advocates for Pregnant Women
By Lynn Paltrow AlterNet.com September 4, 2008
Report looks at breast-feeding rates
By Jennifer Dean The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA) September 2, ...
Obama Ad: McCain Will Outlaw Abortion
By Brian Montopoli CBS News September 3, 2008
Poverty, not sex ed, key factor in teen pregnancy
Jonathan Zimmerman The San Francisco Chronicle September 4, 2008   One side thinks adolescents should ...
 
August 2008:
Texas groups launch survey
By Maya Srikrishnan The Daily Texan August 28, 2008
Some Worry Underground Abortions Are Still a Reality
By LAUREN COX ABC News Medical Unit August 22, 2008
NO CONSPIRACY THEORIES NEEDED: Higher Abortion Rates Among Women of Color Reflect Higher Rates of Unintended Pregnancy
For Immediate Release Guttmacher Institute August 13, 2008
Don't Assume Candidates Support Your Access to Contraception
By Cristina Page RHRealityCheck.org August 18, 2008
Knowledge of the morning-after pill lacking: study
By Joene Hendry Reuters Health August 11, 2008   NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Urban-living ...
Giving Birth at Home
By Ada Calhoun Time Magazine August 7, 2008
Abortion Does Not Cause Mental Illness, Panel Says
By Benedict Carey The New York Times August 12, 2008   Women who choose ...
New Front in Abortion Battle
By Stephanie Simon The Wall Street Journal August 12, 2008   For decades, the cultural ...
Health-care inequality is key in abortion rates
By Melissa Gilliam The Philadelphia Inquirer August 11, 2008
Redefining abortion: Federal officials considering a rule allowing health care workers to refuse to provide contraceptives
Editorial The Houston Chronicle August 10, 2008
Birth control: is administration backing down -- or not?
By Johanna Neuman The Los Angeles Times August 10, 2008
HHS Sec. Leavitt Replies; Discusses Contraception, Refusal Clause
By Scott Swenson RHRealityCheck.org August 7, 2008
Exposed: American Pregnancy Association Hides Links to CPCs
By Heather Corinna RHRealityCheck.org August 8, 2008
Women's Health Advocates Speak Up in Push for Health Reform
By Lois Uttley RHRealityCheck.org August 4, 2008
 
July 2008:
Contraception Is the New Abortion
By Jessica Arons Science Progress July 28, 2008   ...
Administration seeks to limit reproductive rights
By Carol Jensen The Desert Dispatch July 27, 2008
Term Limits: Our National Obsession With Late-Term Abortion
By Jessica Arons The Nation July 14, 2008   Once again, a politician has gotten ...
Family planning groups object to abortion plan
By Maggie Fox Reuters July 16, 2008   WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Family planning groups and ...
New Legislation Threatens American-Indian Women's Reproductive Health
By Michelle Chen AlterNet.org July 21, 2008
Reaching Puberty Early
By Susan H. Shane ColorLines: The National Newsmagazine on Race and Politics July/August 2008 JUST AFTER ...
Legislators, Advocates Respond To Potential Federal Rule That Could Limit Birth Control Access
National Partnership for Women & Families Daily Health Policy Report July 21, 2008
Parents learn at work to talk to teens about sex
Reuters News July 10, 2008
Abortion Proposal Sets Condition on Aid
By Robert Pear The New York Times July 15, 2008 WASHINGTON — The ...
Texas keeps a tight lid on sex ed
By Melissa Mixon The Austin American-Statesman July 14, 2008 ...
The Abortion Counseling Conundrum
By Dana Goldstein The American Prospect June 30, 2008
 
June 2008:
When we can't talk about sex
By Leonard Pitts, Jr. The Miami Herald Friday, June 27, 2008 ...
Study Finds Disparities in Maternal Care Among U.S. Hospitals
National Partnership for Women & Families Daily Women's Health Policy Report June 26, 2008
The Pill Doesn’t Kill
By NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin BelowTheWaist.org June 23rd, 2008 It is no secret that anti-choice groups ...
Doctors Not Telling Women about Plan B
By Daniel DeNoon CBS News/WebMD.com June 19, 2008
States turn down US abstinence education grants
By Kevin Freking Associated Press June 24, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) — Skeptical states are shoving ...
The Contraception Failure
By Vanessa Valenti AlterNet.org June 16, 2008   Nearly all American women will use contraception ...
'Pro-Life' Drugstores Market Beliefs
By Rob Stein The Washington Post June 16, 2008 When DMC Pharmacy opens this summer ...
CDC: Hospitals do poorly on breast-feeding support
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press June 12, 2008
Teen Pregnancy in North Texas Schools
By Liliana Vargas-Lemons Dallas Morning-News June 7, 2008
Some Insurers Denying Coverage To Women With Prior C-Sections, New York Times Reports
National Partnership for Women & Families Daily Women's Health Policy Report June 3, 2008
Repairing the Damage, Before Roe
By Waldo L. Fielding, M.D. The New York Times June 3, 2008   With the ...
 
May 2008:
Study Links Caesareans With Births Before Term
By Denise Grady The New York Times May 28, 2008
FDA Seeks More Disclosure Of Drugs' Pregnancy Effects
By Jared A. Favole The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2008   ...
No More Referrals for Abortion?
By Deborah Kotz US News & World Report May 28, 2008
Sex-ed class designed for parents, too
By Connie Paige The Boston Globe May 22, 2008
Activists Push Bush to Cut Funds for Abortion Clinics
By Jacob Goldstein The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2008
National Partnership for Women & Families Daily Women's Health Policy Report May 23, 2008
Abortion Opponents Call on Bush To Implement Title X Gag Rule
National Partnership for Women & Families Daily Women's Health Policy Report May 23, 2008
Sex Ed in the Bible Belt
By Margaret McKeehan Open Magazine May 20, 2008   The first time I can recall ...
A Debunking on Teenagers and 'Technical Virginity'
By Rob Stein Washington Post May 20, 2008
Obituary: Harvey Karman, 84; invented device for safer, easier abortions
By Elaine Woo Los Angeles Times May 18, 2008
Thinking Prevention: Elmer Huerta Teaches Latino Women to See the Doctor While They're Well
By Sylvia Moreno The Washington Post May 13, 2008   Emilia Uriarte and Mariluz Garcia ...
Former surgeon general speaks
Associated Press Chicago Tribune May 14, 2008
Kroger follows Wal-Mart's lead to expand drug discounts
By Getahn Ward The Tennessean May 13, 2008 Kroger will become the latest retailer to expand ...
Bush pushed by conservatives to impose anti-abortion regulation
By Alexander Bolton TheHill.com May 5, 2008   ...
Mayors Aim To Improve Reproductive Health
By Benjamin Sarlin The New York Sun May 8, 2008
Wal-Mart Adds Prescription Women's Health Medications to Discount Drug Program
National Partnership for Women and Families Daily Women's Health Policy Report May 7, 2008
Wall Street Journal Examines Unplanned Pregnancy Among Older Women
National Partnership for Women and Families Daily Women's Health Policy Report May 6, 2008
TRAPping Abortion Providers
By Eleanor Bader RHRealityCheck.org May 4, 2008
What if Abortion Became Illegal?
Editorial Board The New York Times May 2, 2008 A lot of elected officials say they ...
'Pro-Lifers' Plan National Protest of Contraception
By Cristina Page RHRealityCheck.org May 5, 2008
Cybersquatting crisis-pregnancy centers
By Ann Friedman Feministing.com May 2, 2008 By now most of us are familiar with ...
 
April 2008:
Abortions, births decreasing
By Jonathan Bor Baltimore Sun April 29, 2008
Caught in the Crossfire: Indian Health Services
By Tina Cincotti RHRealityCheck.org April 25, 2008
Congress Holds Hearings on Abstinence-Only
John Santelli, MD MPH RHRealityCheck.org April 22, 2008
Beyond Abortion: Medical Injustice Should Be Focus
By Jalan Washington RHRealityCheck.org April 8, 2008
Faith, Hope, and Chastity
By Katy Vine Texas Monthly Magazine April 24, 2008   Monica is seventeen years old. ...
Reproductive Rights: The Abortion Conversation That We Should Be Having
By Lucinda Marshall FeministPeaceNetwork.org April 21, 2008
Texas Pregnancy Care Network Proves Unimpressive
By Jordan Smith Austin Chronicle April 18, 2008
In Med Schools, the Abortion Curriculum Has Left the Classroom
By Louisa Pyle RHRealityCheck.org April 15, 2008
Crisis Pregnancy Centers A Hidden Threat To Women’s Health, Says New Report
By Vince Leibowitz Capitol Annex Blog April 16, 2008   A new report by NARAL ...
NARAL says crisis centers lacking
By Teresa Mioli The Daily Texan April 17, 2008
The Politics of Family Planning
By Melissa Del Bosque The Texas Observer Blog April 16, 2008
'MaternityCard' provider sued by state
By Patrick George Austin American-Statesman April 15, 2008
The Talk: Forget the Birds and the Bees -- Kids Are Asking About IVF, Transgender Pregnancy and STDs
By Elizabeth Agnvall The Washington Post April 15, 2008
Ignorance Is Bliss, And Then You Get an STD
By Courtland Milloy The Washington Post April 2, 2008
"Conscience" clauses: Clear?
By Lynn Harris Salon.com April 11, 2008
More Contraception Choices for Women 40+
By Mike Stobbe Associated Press April 5, 2008
Health Database Was Set Up to Ignore ‘Abortion’
By Robert Pear The New York Times April 5, 2008
Teens' pregnancies raising questions on how to cope, help
By Terri Langford and Jennifer Radcliffe Houston Chronicle April 2, 2008 ...
Sex ed in Bexar varies by district
By Michelle De La Rosa San Antonio Express-News April 1, 2008   Nationally, health-care ...
Lawmakers' Letter to Obey Asks That Abstinence-Only Funding Go to More Effective Programs
National Partnership for Women & Families Daily Women's Health Policy Report April 1, 2008
Remembering Reproductive Rights for Prisoners
By Pamela Merritt RHRealityCheck.org March 31, 2008
 
March 2008:
Teen mom has to grow up fast
By Nancy Martinez San Antonio Express-News ...
Abortion Education Valued by Medical Students, Should Be Integrated Into Medical School Curricula, Study Says
National Partnership for Women & Families March 20, 2008
Of condoms, Clinton, Obama and McCain
[Please note: NARAL Pro-Choice Texas and NARAL Pro-Choice America have not officially endorsed any presidential candidate.]
Abortion Ban: For American Indians Only
By Mike Lillis The Washington Independent March 5, 2008
Supreme Court allows abortions for inmates
By Bill Mears CNN, Washington Bureau March 24, 2008
An Epidemic No One Wants to Talk About
By Robert E. Fullilove, Adaora Adimora and Peter Leone The Washington Post March 21, 2008 ...
Horton's Who: The Unborn?
By Marcus Baram ABC News March 17, 2008 What is it about this children's book ...
Anti-Abortion Law Targets Native American Women
By Mike Lillis Washington Independent March 6, 2008
Court dismisses suit on Barr's Plan B pill
By Kim Dixon Reuters March 4, 2008   WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal ...
 
February 2008:
Shifts in Pregnancy and Work
By Sam Roberts New York Times February 26, 2008 As women have children ...
Senate Passes Vitter Amendment to Prohibit Federal Funding of Abortions
By Gareth Vaughan KALB - Alexandria, LA February 26, 2008
Abortion Politics in the Nursing Home
By Carol Joffe AlterNet.org February 25, 2008
Short Maternity Leaves, Long Deployments: Schedule Sends Army Moms Back to the Field Quickly
By Ann Scott Tyson The Washington Post February 18, 2008   "Little man, I love ...
Countering Anti-Choice 'Black Genocide' Lies
By Pamela Merritt RHRealityCheck.org February 19, 2008
Pro-life groups choose McCain
By Stephen Dinan The Washington Times February 18, 2008   Pro-lifers are the first part ...
In Missouri, Students Suspended For Promoting Safer Sex
By Peter Rothberg The Nation February 14, 2008
Men Can Help Prevent Unintended Pregnancy, Too
By Brian Nguyen RHRealityCheck.org February 12, 2008
Texas Governor Views HPV Vaccine as 'Pro-Life' Issue
By Fred Lucas Cybercast News Service February 11, 2008
Common but quiet: Border brings easy access to abortion 'wonder drug'
By Laura Tillman The Brownsville Herald February 9, 2008   There is no “abortion ...
Birth Options Essential to Reproductive Justice
By Erin Wilkins RHRealityCheck.org January 31, 2008   Working part-time as a pregnancy options counselor ...
Immigrants' Rights Are Women's Rights
By Aishia Glasford RHRealityCheck.org February 7, 2008   Gloria Steinem's recent New York Times op-ed, ...
Misperceptions About McCain's Abortion Stance
By Julie Rovner National Public Radio February 2, 2008
 
January 2008:
Arizona Governor: Abstinence funds were not worth it
Amanda J. Crawford The Arizona Republic January 26, 2008   For years, the only thing some Arizona ...
Morality is topic of abortion speech
By Lisa Sandberg San Antonio Express News ...
30 Years of the Hyde Amendment Is Enough!
By Toni Bond Leonard and Marlene Gerber Friend RHRealityCheck.org January 28, 2008   This week, ...
Glitch raises cost of the pill
By Rob Hotakainen McClatchy/Raleigh News & Observer January 27, 2008 ...
Behind the Abortion Decline
Editorial The New York Times January 26, 2008
Abortion's battle of messages
By Frances Kissling and Kate Michelman Los Angeles Times January 22, 2008
Our view on abortion: 35 years after Roe ruling, new trends and old divisions
Editorial USA Today January 22, 2008
As Abortion Rate Drops, Use of RU-486 Is on Rise
By Rob Stein The Washington Post January 22, 2008   Thirty-five years after the Supreme Court's ...
Abortion Rate Is Lowest In 3 Decades
By Salynn Boyles (reviewed by Louise Chang) WebMD.com January 18, 2008
Bringing Up Babies, And Defying the Norm
By Ian Shapira Washington Post Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Teens' attitudes may predict sexual activity
By Joene Hendry Reuters Health Information January 10, 2007
Four Abortion Myths Dispelled
By Dr. Suzanne Poppema RHRealityCheck.org January 11, 2007
New Abortion Wars: An age-old fight is heating up in the states
By Bret Schulte U.S. News & World Report January 3, 2008
Large survey reveals sex habits of teens
Reuters Health Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine January 9, 2008
States Rejecting "Abstinence-Only" Funding
CBS Evening News January 7, 2008
Changing abortion's pronoun
By Stephanie Simon Los Angeles Times January 7, 2008
Abstinence-only education has failed America's children
By Cristina Page, Special Contributor Austin American-Statesman Thursday, December 27, 2007 ...
 

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