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Sexual Assault in the Military: Looking for a Few Good Changes

Merle Wilberding on August 7, 2008 - 7:00am

The military already has manuals and PowerPoints on preventing and addressing sexual assault within its ranks. What it needs now is to transform these into lifestyle changes in the everyday treatment of women who report sexual assaults.

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1 Bush Administration's Latest Ploy, Ideology Before Women's Health

By Sen. Hillary Clinton on Nov 20, 2008 - 4:41pm | 6 comments

New HHS regulations to limit patients' access to basic reproductive health care services and information, The Protecting Patients and Health Care Act, would prevent HHS from implementing this midnight regulation.

Pride and Prejudice: Discussing Michelle Obama's Body

By Tamura Lomax on Nov 21, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

If Michelle Obama's body makes us proud, why not shape our enthusiasm with a critique of the status quo, which continues to treat her as an object by fragmenting her to her parts?

Get Real! Three Questions After Abortion, One After Miscarriage

By Heather Corinna on Nov 21, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

Will my ob-gyn be able to tell that I've had an abortion? How will an abortion affect sex? Heather responds to women's questions about post-abortion care.

2 Memo to the President-Elect: Improve Reproductive Health to Strengthen Foreign Aid

By Susan Farnsworth on Nov 20, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

To truly strengthen international development, President-elect Obama and the new Congress need to de-politicize foreign aid and focus on improving impact on the ground.

Oklahoma's Ultrasound Fantasy World

By Amanda Marcotte on Nov 20, 2008 - 8:00am | 2 comments

Ultrasound laws are based not in science, but in a fantasy world where women are stupid, doctors are deceptive, and misogynist lawmakers are the saviors of women.

Healthcare: Out With the Old, In With the New

By Lindsay E. Beyerstein on Nov 20, 2008 - 8:00am | 0 comments

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An exciting week in health care news: the Bush administration is racing to take away as many reproductive rights as it can before leaving office. Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress are taking the lead on healthcare reform by writing up their own proposal before Obama takes the Oath of Office.

3 Will Tom Daschle Be the Secretary of HHS the Reproductive Rights Community Wants?

By Amie Newman on Nov 19, 2008 - 2:54pm | 4 comments

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle accepts the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services in an Obama administration. What does this mean for reproductive and sexual health and rights under President Elect Obama?

The Obamagelical Revolution

By Cristina Page on Nov 19, 2008 - 8:00am | 15 comments

The surge of Evangelical support for Obama reflects stunning changes among voters who have traditionally voted for the most right-wing of Republicans. Are these culture warriors laying down their swords?

Massive Layoffs at Focus on the Family After Prop 8 Win

By Cara DeGette on Nov 19, 2008 - 8:00am | 2 comments

Focus on the Family announced major layoffs to its Colorado Springs-based ministry yesterday. The cutbacks come just weeks after the group pumped more than half a million dollars into the successful effort to pass a gay-marriage ban in California.

4 When Women Become the Battlefield

By Tamara Kreinin on Nov 19, 2008 - 8:00am | 1 comment

You can show that women who suffer violence are not alone or forgotten. Sign UNIFEM's petition against gender-based violence before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25.

Will Anti-Choice Forces Take Advantage of Bush Legacy?

By Nancy Northup on Nov 18, 2008 - 8:00am | 4 comments

Even with victories on anti-choice initiatives, and even with this election, individual state legislatures remain dangerous arenas in which we struggle to preserve every woman's rights.

Barack Obama and the Native Vote

By Jessica Yee on Nov 18, 2008 - 8:00am | 3 comments

The leadership of Barack Obama in the United States of America is good for Native people, and you can sure as hell bet that a whole lot of us voted for him, and are counting on him to really care about the issues we are facing.

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Sens. Clinton and Murray Introduce Legislation to Block New HHS Rule from Going Into Effect

Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check
Nov 20 2008 - 12:27pm | 0 comments
Sens. Hillary Clinton and Patty Murray have introduced legislation that would block new Department of Health and Human Services provider conscience regulations from going into effect.
Roundup: Abortion No Longer a "Wedge issue" in Western States; "Troubling Ramifications" of Cosmetic Genital Surgery

Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check
Nov 20 2008 - 10:35am | 2 comments
Abortion no longer a "wedge issue" in Western states; "troubling ramifications" of cosmetic genital surgery; Chinese woman allowed to continue her pregnancy; more about the next HHS Secretary.
CA Court Case Challenges Prop 8, Anti-Gay Rights Measure

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check
Nov 19 2008 - 5:44pm | 0 comments
Reproductive rights and gay rights are inextricably linked. Will the California Supreme Court's decision today to hear a case challenging Proposition 8 (the anti-gay marriage amendment) help unify activists even more?

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