Bridging the Language Gap on Rights, Literally and Figuratively
My first summer as a camp counselor, I got what I considered a bit of an unfortunate assignment. I was an assistant for a group of the camps very youngest kids—three year olds. I had hoped to be...
View ArticleAn Interview with the Feminist Abortion Network
Health care reform is the hurricane of U.S. public debate this year. Within that debate, access to abortion has been smack dab in the eye of the storm. Pro-choice advocates are outraged that...
View ArticleChoice Words from Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
Governor Schwarzenegger released a state budget that includes drastic cuts to family planning. His proposed cuts would force hundreds of thousands of Californians to go without birth control, cancer...
View ArticleMothers Forced to Go Rogue
I recently met a woman I will call S for this article. She is the mother of one, and pregnant with her second child living in a state where it is not legal for Certified Professional Midwife to attend...
View ArticleAbortion Access Fundraiser– Preterm’s Bowl-a-Thon
Preterm Access Fund is thrilled to announce our participation in a nationwide event: The National Abortion Access Bowl-a-Thon! And we’re looking for a few good team captains. But Wait…What is the...
View ArticleAccess to Abortion: Red State, Blue State, Interstate
It’s a small study, but one with big implications for how we understand the relationship between policy, culture, and reproductive rights: a study performed by two doctors in a Chicago children’s...
View Article(VIDEO) A Woman’s Right to Choose
Last week, Pamela Merritt blogged about the importance of an individual’s right to make choices about her reproductive health. Merritt believes that everyone should have the right to discuss their...
View ArticlePublic Funding of Family Planning is Essential, Even Under Health Reform
This week, as we celebrate the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which promises to bring great benefits to women in this country, new threats to women’s health care have emerged. Last month...
View ArticlePublic Funding of Family Planning is Essential, Even Under Health Reform
This week, as we celebrate the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which promises to bring great benefits to women in this country, new threats to women’s health care have emerged. Last month...
View ArticleNew Public Opinion Research on Abortion Suggests Fresh Approaches for Advocates
There are so many surveys about abortion that it’s practically a cottage industry, but the newest research – by The Public Religion Research Institute of Washington, DC – suggests intriguing and fresh...
View ArticleGet Real! Accessing Abortion When You Need Funding and a Judicial Bypass
Published in partnership with Scarleteen FaithS asks: I am 16 years old and already have a 7 month old baby. My son has a lot of health problems, he was born with a lung disease and has holes in his...
View ArticleChoice Words from Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
Governor Schwarzenegger released a state budget that includes drastic cuts to family planning. His proposed cuts would force hundreds of thousands of Californians to go without birth control, cancer...
View ArticleMothers Forced to Go Rogue
I recently met a woman I will call S for this article. She is the mother of one, and pregnant with her second child living in a state where it is not legal for Certified Professional Midwife to attend...
View ArticleAbortion Access Fundraiser– Preterm’s Bowl-a-Thon
Preterm Access Fund is thrilled to announce our participation in a nationwide event: The National Abortion Access Bowl-a-Thon! And we’re looking for a few good team captains. But Wait…What is the...
View ArticleAccess to Abortion: Red State, Blue State, Interstate
It’s a small study, but one with big implications for how we understand the relationship between policy, culture, and reproductive rights: a study performed by two doctors in a Chicago children’s...
View Article(VIDEO) A Woman’s Right to Choose
Last week, Pamela Merritt blogged about the importance of an individual’s right to make choices about her reproductive health. Merritt believes that everyone should have the right to discuss their...
View ArticlePublic Funding of Family Planning is Essential, Even Under Health Reform
This week, as we celebrate the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which promises to bring great benefits to women in this country, new threats to women’s health care have emerged. Last month...
View ArticlePublic Funding of Family Planning is Essential, Even Under Health Reform
This week, as we celebrate the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which promises to bring great benefits to women in this country, new threats to women’s health care have emerged. Last month...
View ArticleNew Public Opinion Research on Abortion Suggests Fresh Approaches for Advocates
There are so many surveys about abortion that it’s practically a cottage industry, but the newest research – by The Public Religion Research Institute of Washington, DC – suggests intriguing and fresh...
View ArticleFor Undocumented People Seeking Health Care, ‘The Barriers Can Seem Endless’
While attending UC San Diego (UCSD), Ireri Lora used her school ID at the university’s medical school to access birth control and other services. Lora, who was undocumented then, told Rewire,...
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