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Contraception for All: The Promise of the Griswold Decision Is on the Verge of Fulfillment

07 Jun 1965, New Haven, Connecticut, USA --- Mrs. Estelle Griswold (L), medical advisor and Executive director of the Planned Parenthood Clinic in New Haven, and Mrs. Ernest Jahncke, President of Parenthood League of Connecticut, INC., flash a victory sign as a result of the court's decision that the birth control law is unconstitutional.

Contraception is controversial only in politics. As we celebrate the anniversary of Griswold, we must fulfill its promise and ensure contraceptive access for all.

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How Did Emergency Contraception Get Excluded From VAWA?

Plan b emergency contraceptive

By all accounts, the women’s rights advocates who fought to reauthorize VAWA never made EC a priority.

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State-Level 2012 Retrospective: Second-Highest Number of Abortion Restrictions Ever

Reproductive health and rights were once again the subject of extensive debate in state capitols in 2012. Over the course of the year, 42 states and the District of Columbia enacted 122 provisions related to reproductive health and rights. One-third of these new provisions, 43 in 19 states, sought to restrict access to abortion services.

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The Elephant in the Room: Why is the Gunman Always Male?

In addition to gun policy reform, gender, and its entanglement with culture, economics, mental health and many other factors, requires serious attention.

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Why “Forcible Rape” Still Matters

Photo: The Orange Juice Blog.

Comments defining rape as legitimate or forcible have made one court question whether a disabled woman really fought off her attacker.

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Connecticut Republican Says If Elected He Will Buck His Party On Choice

Andrew Roraback. Photo: World News, Inc.

NARAL Pro-Choice America may have taken away Roraback’s “pro-choice” label, but he says he’s still ready to support a woman’s right to choose, even if his party won’t.

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Reproductive Health Becomes Key Issue in Connecticut Senate Race

Linda McMahon. Photo: John Woike/Hartford Courant.

There are a lot of similarities between the two tight senate races, and in both cases reproductive rights have come to the forefront.

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Primary Day (Again): The Best of the Rest of the Winners and Losers

Alan Quist. Think Progress.

Although the Wisconsin senate race was the big draw, there are more winners and losers to look at from yesterday’s primary.

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New Hampshire Right to Life Falsely Attacks Planned Parenthood

If they can’t get the reproductive health organization defunded, they will settle for arrested.

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Another Hospital, Merging With A Catholic One, May Give Up Reproductive Care

Yet another hospital may give up emergency contraception, sterilizations and abortions that threaten a woman’s health in order to partner up and save money.

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