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Recent editorials, blogs and op-eds

7/10/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: Finding Optimism on World Population Day

7/2/09 BeliefNet: BLOG: Why Pro-Lifers Oppose "Family Planning" To Reduce Abortion: Pro-Life Leader Jill Stanek Explains

7/1/09 Science Blogs: BLOG: Anti-Abortion Means Anti-Birth Control

7/1/09 Delaware Liberal: OPINION: If Stopping Abortion Is Really Your Goal…

6/30/09 StarNews Online: EDITORIAL: A sensible choice on sex education instruction

6/30/09 Washington Monthly: BLOG: Every Sperm is Sacred

6/17/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: Exposing Fake Women's Health Clinics: My Visit to a Local Crisis Pregnancy Center

6/17/09 US News & World Report Blog: BLOG: Planned Parenthood Ad Emphasizes Primary Care

6/17/09 Newsweek: BLOG: Withdrawal Works! And Other Good News About Birth Control

6/16/09 Boston Globe: LETTER: Caritas insurance plan calls for state scrutiny

6/15/09 The Wall Street Journal: BLOG: Why Do Teens Engage in “Sexting?”

6/15/09 Opposing Views: OPINION: Health Care Reform Must Include Pregnancy Prevention

6/11/09 The Ledger: BLOG: A Southern Baptist Turns Catholic on Birth Control

6/11/09 Informante: LETTER: Alcohol, HIV what’s the fuss

6/10/09 Soul Salon Blog: BLOG: MTV's New Show: Sometimes the Truth isn't Easy

6/10/09 Natural Family Planning Blog: BLOG: NFP Awareness Week is Six Weeks Away

6/10/09 Alternet/Earth Island Journal: OPINION: Why My Vasectomy Will Help Save the Earth's Resources

6/10/09 Dane101: OPINION: Pharmacists should do their job

6/5/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: Right-Wing Protesters: Birth Control Will Kill You

5/31/09 Argus Leader: EDITORIAL: Keep politics out of sex ed

5/31/09 Scotland News: OP ED: Dani Garavelli: Lessons on sex education

5/30/09 Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel: LETTERS: Only safe sex is no sex

5/29/09 Kentucky News-Enterprise: EDITORIAL: Some situations certainly call for an overhaul

5/27/09 Boston Globe: BLOG: Would you buy condoms for your kid?

5/26/09 The Wall Street Journal: BLOG: Billionaires Try to Shrink World’s Population, Report Says

5/24/09 Philadelphia Inquirer: OP ED: Abortion rights: Yes. Focus on improving women's health and sex education.

5/21/09 Science Daily: Couples To Rely On Male Contraceptive For New Trial

5/20/09 Springfield News-Leader: LETTER: Birth control better than writer states

5/20/09 Kansas City Star: COLUMN: Reduce abortions, fund Planned Parenthood

5/20/09 Roundup: COLUMN: Obama's sexually innovative education plan

5/20/09 MetroWest Daily News: COLUMN: Reidy: When Catholics stopped obeying the pope

5/19/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: Survey: Majority Of Latinas Pregnant By 20th Birthday

5/18/09 Slog: BLOG: Dan Savage: It's About Sex

5/17/09 New York Times: BLOG: A New Trend in Motherhood

5/16/09 Change.org Global Health: BLOG: Withdrawal - Not As Stupid As We Thought?

5/12/09 The Dartmouth: OPINION: Let’s Talk about Sex

5/11/09 HuffingtonPost: BLOG: Mother's Day Reminds Me of The Pill

5/8/09 The Daily Mirror: BLOG: 10 contraceptive myths that could catch you out

5/8/09 US News & World Report: BLOG: Obama's Budget: Shortchanging Women's Health?

5/7/09 St. Louis Dispatch: LETTER: Minors should need parental consent for contraception

5/7/09 Feministing: BLOG: What Your Doctor Might Not Know About Birth Control--And Why It Matters

5/7/09 Live Science: BLOG: How Safe Is the Pill?

5/5/09 EmpowHer: BLOG: The Pregnancy Scare: A Woman's Worst Fear

5/1/09 Feministing: That's why they call it Plan B

May/June 2009 Mother Jones: Is NuvaRing Dangerous?

5/1/09 The Huffington Post: Maury Povich Joining Campaign To Prevent Teen Pregnancy

4/30/09 Delaware Online: LETTER: Emergency contraception a win for science, not politics

4/30/09 Feministe: BLOG: Inside a "Crisis Pregnancy Center"

4/29/09 USA Today: BLOG: Medical workers deserve robust 'conscience clause'

4/29/09 EmpowHer: BLOG: Increase Availability and Access to Emergency Contraception for Teenagers

4/27/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: Pro-Choice Progress: A Primer on President Obama's First 100 Days

4/24/09 Fox News: BLOG: The First 100 Days: Obama Steers Clear of the Culture Wars

4/24/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: Legislation with Legs: The Prevention First Act

4/24/09 Salt Lake Tribune: EDITORIAL: Education is Plan A

4/24/09 The New York Times: EDITORIAL: Morning-After Pills

4/23/09 The Big Oh Blog: BLOG: Prevention First Lobby Day recap

4/23/09 Huffington Post: BLOG: Want to Fight Hunger? Empower Women and Prioritize Family Planning

4/23/09 AAUW Blog: BLOG: Comprehensive Sex Education

4/20/09 News Leader: OP ED: Pharmacists should stick to their distributing duties

4/18/09 Santa Barbara Independent: LETTER: How Savvy Are Girls About Pregnancy and STDs? Straight Talk for Teens Takes on What Today’s Girls Know About Sex

4/17/09 RH Reality Check: BLOG: State Trends: Abortion, Personhood, Sex Ed and STIs

4/17/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: Jane Fonda: Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs Have Not Reduced Teen Pregnancy

4/17/09 American Forum: BLOG: Protect Family Planning Funding

4/16/09 The Local: Prosecutor: giving the pill to teens aids rape

4/13/09 The New York Times Freakonomics Blog: BLOG: Complementary Condoms

4/11/09 YubaNet: Health Undervalued in Reproductive Rights Debate

4/11/09 Idaho Statesman: OP-ED: Pharmacists shouldn't interfere with doctor-patient decisions

4/9/09 Syracuse.com: BLOG: Reproductive health part of emerging political landscape

4/8/09 Slate: BLOG: Busted for Birth Control

4/8/09 American Prospect: BLOG: THE LIBERAL CASE FOR BABIES.

4/8/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: We're Back: United States Reclaims A Leadership Role In International Reproductive Health and Rights

4/7/09 The New York Times: BLOG: Organizations working on family planning

4/4/09 The New York Times: Kristof: Your comments on my family planning column

4/4/09 The New York Times: COLUMN: Kristof: Pregnant (Again) and Poor

4/4/09 Chicago Tribune: BLOG: With all due respect, Cardinal

4/2/09 Pharyngula: BLOG: The creeping fungus of religion in government

4/1/09 Zanesville News Reporter: OP ED: Take realistic approach toward contraception

3/30/09 The Atlantic: BLOG: The Church, AIDS and Africa, Cont.

3/30/09 Alternet: BLOG: Will the Tanking Economy Ruin Your Sex Life?

3/29/09 St. Louis Tribune: EDITORIAL: Protect science from ideological contamination

3/25/09 Nashville Scene: BLOG: Rep. Tony Shipley Launches New Crusade Against Family Planning

3/24/09 Dallas Morning News: OP ED: Pope's leadership in condom stance

3/24/09 RH Reality Check: BLOG: Dishonesty in the Conscience Rule Debate

3/24/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: Back Up Your Birth Control Day Gets a Boost from Court Decision

3/24/09 the New York Times: EDITORIAL: Broader Access to Morning-After Pills

3/23/09 The New York Times: BLOG: Giving Condoms to Your 14-Year-Old?

3/19/09 The Washington Post: BLOG: Impeach the Pope

3/17/09 Knoxville News Sentinel: BLOG: House Sub Says No to Vasectomy; Delays Abortion Decisions

3/17/09 TAP: BLOG: Inconvenient Contraception: For millions of women, getting birth control is a laborious process. Would making the pill an over-the-counter drug be the best policy fix?

3/17/09 NJ.com: BLOG: Low-income women shouldn't have to give up birth control to make ends meet

3/16/09 Mother Jones: BLOG: White House Invites Right-Wingers to Discuss Abortion Reduction

3/12/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: The Activist's "Conscience Cause:" How to Be a Partner in Power

3/12/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: : Should Bristol Palin's Baby Have Been Put Up for Adoption?

3/1/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: America's Restored Funding to UNFPA Sends Strong Message to Women Worldwide

3/11/09 Blog for Iowa: BLOG: Enact the Medicaid Family Planning State Option: Protect Health Care for Women and Families in Iowa

3/11/09 Truthdig: BLOG: Are We Breeding Ourselves to Extinction?

3/11/09 Salon: BLOG: A new era for global women's rights

3/10/09 NYT : BLOG: Stem Cell Research Debate

3/10/09 RH RealityCheck: BLOG: And the Beat Goes On: Senate Passes Omnibus, Including Affordable Birth Control Act

3/10/09 Slate: BLOG: Contraception vs. Washing Machines? No Contest.

3/10/09 Wowowow: BLOG: Rush Limbaugh to Vatican: Vacuum Cleaner, Not Washing Machine, Most Liberating for Women

3/9/09 Slate: BLOG: The IVF Battlefield

3/5/09 Houston Chronicle: EDITORIAL: Life lessons: Texas lawmakers address urgent need for comprehensive sex education

3/5/09 Los Angeles Times: BLOG: Birth-control shot linked to weight gain

3/4/09 40 Days for Choice: BLOG: Why is Affordable Birth Control Important?

3/2/09 Citizen Times: LETTER: I nstead of bickering about abortion, let's focus energy on contraception

2/28/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: Kathleen Sebelius: Health And Human Services Secretary

2/26/09 Waco Tribune: COLUMN: 'Conspiracy of silence' on sex ed

2/26/09 The Atlantic: BLOG: PUNISHED WITH HIV

2/26/09 Daily Gazette: EDITORIAL: Family planning sound investment

2/26/09 Jackson Sun: COLUMN: Abstinence is a realistic goal

2/23/09 Slate: BLOG: Obama and Social Issues

2/23/09 The Daily Dish: BLOG: Ending The Culture Wars

2/21/09 The New York Times : OP ED: This Is the Way the Culture Wars End

2/21/09 Beliefnet: BLOG: Contraception: The Practical Pro-Life Approach

2/21/09 The Huffington Post : BLOG: Palin's Evangelical Base Slaps Down Bristol

2/19/09 FireDogLake: BLOG: Sebelius Wants HHS, But White House Fears Anti-Abortion Backlash from Phill Kline Groupies

2/19/09 Tuscon Citizen: OP ED: Denogean: Democrat's sensible sex-ed bill will never see the light of day

2/18/09 Babble: COLUMN: God's Army: For the Quiverfull movement, a huge family isn't just a blessing

2/15/09 Tucson Citizen: BIRTH CONTROL: Our Opinion: Reproductive health choice in Arizona at risk

2/12/09 Slate: BLOG: Saletan: Sex is Cheap

2/11/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: Bono: The Real Deal With AIDS

2/5/09 The New York Times : BLOG: Sex and the Stimulus

2/4/09 Democrat and Chronicle: OP ED: Family planning stages comeback with Obama

2/2/09 The Huffington Post: BLOG: Why Many Pro-Lifers Oppose Government-Financed Family Planning

2/2/09 Anderson Cooper: BLOG: Octuplets Fallout: Should fertility specialists set limits?

2/2/09 Beliefnet: BLOG: Pro-Lifers Respond to Post About Family Planning

2/1/09 The New York Times: EDITORIAL: Sins of Omission: The Forgotten Poor

1/27/09 Guardian UK: COLUMN: I never blamed the pill for the fall in family size

1/24/09 New York Times Dot Earth: BLOG: Family Planning and the Path to Progress

1/23/09 Beliefnet: BLOG: Is Repealing the Anti-Abortion "Gag Rule" Actually a Pro-Life Position?

1/23/09 The New York Times : EDITORIAL: Women's Health, Ungagged

1/21/09 Women's E-News: COMMENTARY: Restoring Repro Rights Is Big Job, Start Now

1/21/09 Gristmill: OPINION; Moving to a stable world population: We must strive to meet the U.N.'s low population projection of 8 billion by 2041

1/16/09 Baltimore Sun: OP-ED: Evidence-based sex ed

1/15/09 ABC Health Insider: BLOG: Think Birth Control Pills Are Dangerous? Try Pregnancy

1/14/09 Religion and Morality Blog: BLOG: ACLJ Helps Former Employees Sue Planned Parenthood Over Allegations That the Abortion Provider Wrongfully Obtained Taxpayer Dollars

1/13/09 U.S. News and World Report: BLOG: Should You Stop Taking Birth Control Pills if You're Over 35?

1/12/09 Philadelphia Daily News: EDITORIAL: Congress should cut out sex/Abstinence-only programs are costly failures

1/12/09 Orlando Sentinel: LETTER: What you think Priorities for the state budget: What really should get cut

1/12/09 Las Vegas Sun: EDITORIAL: Covering up the options: Patients could be denied information that doesn't square with their doctors' beliefs

1/12/09 Albany Times Union: BLOG: Lawmaker's advice to family planning advocates: protect what you have

1/12/09 Maxims News Network: OP ED: UNFPA's 2008 STATE OF WORLD POPULATION: Vignettes on Population, Reproductive Health, Gender & Culture

1/11/09 Delta Democrat Times: EDITORIAL: It's clear our sexually active teens are not getting the message about the consequences for their futures

1/11/09 Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: EDITORIAL:Teenage mothers

1/9/08 Broadsheet: BLOG: Lay off those not-so-glamorous teen moms

1/7/09 The Stranger Blog: BLOG: Gregoire's Budget Slashes Health-Care_Funding for Low-Income Women

1/7/09 U.S. News and World Report: BLOG: Troubling Rise in Teen Birthrates Should Call Women to Action

1/7/09 Las Vegas Sun: EDITORIAL: Fight Teen Pregnancy, not Abortion Rights

1/6/09 Religion  Dispatches: BLOG: Physicians, "Conscience," and the Denial of Options

1/3/09 Journal Times: EDITORIAL: Teach abstinence, and proper use of birth control

1/1/09 El Diario: EDITORIAL: The truth about sex and teens

1/1/09 Our Bodies, Ourselves: BLOG: A New Year Review of Women's Health Heroes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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