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How Did Emergency Contraception Get Excluded From VAWA?

Plan b emergency contraceptive
Sidra Zaidi

by Sidra Zaidi, International Consortium on Emergency Contraception (ICEC)

March 20, 2013 - 2:16 pm

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

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Utah Bill Requires More Personal Information for Abortion Than for Gun Purchases

A Utah bill that will require abortion providers to get more detailed information from their patients, including their race and the reason they are seeking an abortion, is on its way to the governor's desk for signature.
Robin Marty

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

March 14, 2013 - 8:04 am

Someone should maybe let Rep. Ivory know that gun permits aren’t mentioned in the constitution, either.

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Sexual Health Roundup: An App to Diagnose STDs, No Condoms as Evidence in D.C., and No Sex Ed for Utah Parents

Texans can now track the impact of state lawmakers' cuts to family planning funds using a web and mobile app developed university researchers.
Martha Kempner

by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check

March 12, 2013 - 3:36 pm

Think you might have an STD? There’s an app for that. Plus more sexual health news from the past week.

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Utah Legislator Willing to Give Up “Gender-Based Abortion” Ban, But Wants Increased “Information Collection”

Senator Margaret Dayton.
Robin Marty

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

February 18, 2013 - 9:48 am

One Utah legislator has decided to give up her quest to ban abortions allegedly based on the gender of the fetus.

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Utah Legislator Considers Expanding Her Planned Gender-Based Abortion Ban to Include Race

Utah state senator Margaret Dayton with anti-choice leader Phyllis Schlafly margaretdayton.com
Robin Marty

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

October 10, 2012 - 6:29 pm

Despite there being no issues with abortions based on gender or race occuring in the state, one legislator wants to ban them just in case.

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Utah: A Great Place to Have an Abortion

 

This video, written and directed by Erin Gibson, is a funny, satirical take on Utah’s abortion (and gun) laws. (via The Salt Lake Tribune and Funny or Die)

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In Utah and Around the World, Young Activists Face Similar Issues

Thomas Alberts

by Thomas Alberts, Planned Parenthood

August 17, 2012 - 7:58 am

It’s important for us to support those young people around the world who share our values and find themselves in similar restrictive situations and oppressive religious environments.

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Well-Connected Utah GOP-Tea Party Fundraiser Accused of Multiple Rapes

Talking Points Memo.
Jodi Jacobson

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

July 19, 2012 - 1:55 pm

A prominent GOP/Tea Party fundraiser, with strong connections to other prominent GOP leaders, has been accused of mulitple counts of rape, sexual assault, and kidnapping.

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Utah Legislator Pushes for Sex-Selective Abortion Ban

Margaret Dayton at her laptop. [img src]
Robin Marty

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

June 14, 2012 - 8:02 am

A national attempt to ban abortions that are sought solely because of the gender of the fetus may not have succeeded, but one Utah legislator believes it might be worth investigating to see if the state needs its own bill to address the alleged problem.

Via The Daily Herald:

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Doctor Proposes $50,000 Impregnation Fine to End Abortion

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Robin Marty

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

May 29, 2012 - 9:51 am

Well, I guess that’s one way to make sure every pregnancy is intentional.

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