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7/13/09 Guardian: Universal family planning access

7/12/09 Times of India: Azad favours late marriages to curb population growth

7/11/09 Feminists for Choice: Senate Pushes Forward a Permanent Ban on the Global Gag Rule

7/11/09 ABS CBN: Lack of political will linked to RP's high maternal mortality

7/10/09 Truthout: Committee Votes to Reverse Global Gag Rule

7/10/09 Daily Mirror: Scientists would be better off researching birth control, rather than infertility problems

7/10/09 CommonDream.org: NARAL Pro-Choice America Praises House Subcommittee for Eliminating Funding for Failed 'Abstinence-Only' Program

7/10/09 Christian Science Monitor: Sustainable population, minus the control

7/9/09 Moderate Voice: A Win for Patients’ Rights on Contraception

7/3/09 The Washington Post: Obama Reaches Out Before Vatican Trip

7/3/09 Jakarta Post: Indonesia faces population explosion, official says

7/2/09 Catholic News Service: Obama: Impasse on abortion legality inevitable, but reduction possible

7/2/09 State Bill Colorado: New Personhood Ballot Drive Launched

7/2/09The Frisky: Drug Addicted Women Paid $300 To Go On Birth Control

7/2/09 Business Week: Schools Should Give Kids Free Contraceptives

7/2/09 Wisconsin Radio Network: Abortion decline may be due to family planning access

6/30/09 AllAfrica: Rwanda: Ntawukuriryayo Advocates Condoms Over Abstinence

7/1/09 Examiner: Two is enough or how an Islamic republic made contraceptives a regular part of daily life

7/1/09 Visalia Times-Delta: OPINION: Planned Parenthood is worthwhile agency

7/1/09 NECN: Praise, criticism for O'Malley's Caritas handling

7/1/09 StandardNET: Planned Parenthood official: 'Truth' prompts abstinence

7/1/09 China View: Family planning, reproductive health fall off global development radar: statement

6/30/09 HealthPoint PA: Rep Shapiro Meets with Women’s Health Groups to Talk about National Healthcare

6/30/09 Cleveland Plain Dealer: Birth-control pills can benefit some women over 40

6/29/09 AllAfrica: Uganda: Nutrition Used As Bait to Lure Women Into Using Birth Control

6/17/09 Deseret News: Measure offers 2 sex-ed options

6/17/09 The New York Times: OP ED: Teenagers and Pregnancy

6/17/09 Naples News: Ave Maria Publix will not sell condoms

6/17/09 Truthout: Planned Parenthood = Primary, Preventive Care

6/17/09 Great Falls Tribune: Planned Parenthood files discrimination complaint over CHIP

6/17/09 Newsbreak: More mothers dying while Congress sits on RH bill

6/17/09 Optimum Population Trust Blog: BLOG: A Safe Inexpensive Method for Family Planning

6/16/09 Moo News: YAZ Birth Control Maker Develops World’s First Natural Pill

6/16/09 MetroNews Ottawa: When birth control falls short

6/16/09 SF Gate: Ill-conceived family planning cuts

6/15/09 NewsBusters: 16 and Pregnant? No Big Deal

6/15/09 Reuters: Teens understand emergency-contraception labels

6/15/09 Mirror.co.uk: Parents cool on condoms

6/15/09 Examiner San Francisco: An unintended consequence of weight-loss surgery: unplanned pregnancy

6/15/09 PRWeb: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy Launches SexReally.com

6/11/09 AIDSMeds.com: Repeat Pregnancies Likely With Only Condoms

6/11/09 Catholic News Agency: Caritas Christi discussing ‘acceptable modifications’ to joint venture, Boston archdiocese says

6/11/09 Globe and Mail: Withdrawal gaining favour as birth-control method

6/11/09 Boston Globe: Caritas insurance deal faces changes

6/10/09 CBS 3: New Contraceptive Ring Shows Promise Against AIDS

6/10/09 Ada Evening News: Teen pregnancy rates on the rise

6/8/09 Daily Mail (UK): 'Condom cards' for boys as young as 12 so they can get free access to contraceptives (without parents knowing)

6/8/09 Courier Mail (Australia): Contraception ignorance alarms

6/8/09 Los Angeles Times: More specific drug ads, labels would help consumers, a study reveals

6/7/09 Citizen-Times: Abstinence out of favor in Raleigh, Washington

6/6/09 Salt Lake Tribune: Students will learn about STD testing at school

6/5/09 Examiner: 'Protest the Pill Day': Hurting women by spreading lies

6/5/09 Union of Catholic Asian News: Women prisoners help promote natural family planning

5/31/09 Nyasa Times: Mangochi poorly responding to family planning methods

5/31/09 The Olympian: Cuts to health care hit home

5/31/09 Asheville Citizen-Times: One district may show what's ahead for sex ed

5/31/09 Times Online (UK): The teenage baby boom in Gloucester, Massachusetts

5/28/09 ABC News: 'Pulling Out' Method Gets New Respect

5/27/09Therapeutics Daily: HRA Pharma wins marketing authorization for emergency contraceptive

5/27/09 The Washington Post: This Is Liberty?

5/26/09 Bio-Medicine.org: Planned Parenthood Urges Gov. Schwarzenegger to Rescind Harmful Budget Cuts to Women's Health Care

5/26/09 EurekAlert!: New report on federal family planning program

5/26/09 The New Vision (Uganda): MPs warn on Depo Provera family planning method

5/26/09 Yemen News Agency: Family planning methods course launched in Hadramout

5/26/09 American Prospect: ARE DOCTORS BIASED AGAINST NON-HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL?

5/26/09 BBC News: Disappointment over abortion rise

5/26/09 Jakarta Post: City revives dormant family planning campaign

5/25/09: CBN: Pro-Life Pharmacists Say Beliefs Before Business

5/25/09: Grimsby Telegraph (UK): Shadow Health Secretary praises Telegraph's sex survey

5/25/09 Irish Medical News: Students support OTC emergency contraception

5/24/09 Indian Express: Family planning

5/24/09 Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Many delay plans for baby

5/23/09 Staten Island Advance: What ever happened to safe sex?

5/22/09 Kansas City Star: Parkinson vetoes funding cut for Planned Parenthood

5/22/09 Evening Star: Pharmacies join fight against STIs

5/22/09 Th New York Times: Contraceptive Sponge Makes a Return to Pharmacy Shelves

5/22/09 Kaiser Network: Vaginal Ring Could Protect Against HIV, Researcher Says

5/22/09 Wall Street Journal: The Real Pregnancy Crisis

5/21/09 The Frisky: Should Sex Educators Teach The Withdrawal Method?

5/21/09 Des Moines Register: Planned Parenthood sees generations of changes

5/22/09: Healthcare Republic: Oral contraceptive linked to urinary incontinence

5/21/09 YourTango: 400 Couples To Test Male Birth Control

5/21/09 Salon.com: Withdrawal method: Not an oxymoron?

5/22/09 Dallas Morning News: Texas family planning clinics fighting for funding

5/21/09 Buffalo Examiner: Thank you anti-trust laws for making birth control expensive

5/21/09 Washington Post: Abortion Foes Re-Energized by Court Fight

5/22/09 Indianapolis Star: Toward common goal to reduce abortions

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

5/20/09 The Sun (UK): The pill for blokes is a long way off

5/20/09 Texas Statesman: House OKs health bill without sex ed amendment

5/19/09 Newsweek: The S Word

5/19/09 Times Record: Student’s Prop Fuels Controversy

5/19/09 The Item: Teen pregnancy prevention topic at regional meeting

5/19/09 Eurekalert: New contraceptive device is designed to prevent sexual transmission of HIV

5/19/09 Los AngelesTimes: Women's clinics see rise in calls and visits

5/19/09 La Prensa Michigan: MDCH awards $1.4 million to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programming

5/19/09 Forbes: Parents Influence Sex Decisions, Hispanic Teens Say

5/19/09 Monsters and Critics: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy wants evolution in Catholic teachings

5/19/09 Philippine Star: Luxury of the few

5/18/09 USA Today: Struggling families look at adoption

5/18/09 New York Times Magazine: More Abortions in a Recession

5/18/09 WITN: (Poll) Are The Terms “Pro-Choice” And “Pro-Life”
Mutually Exclusive?

5/18/09 Healthcare Republic: Pill 'raises risk of incontinence'

5/18/09 APP Jersey Shore: Ocean County professionals will cook to help
Family Planning Center

5/18/09 The Washington Post: White House Cheat Sheet: Obama, Notre Dame and Common
Ground Politics

5/17/09 Star Press: Safe-sex education? Schools say no

5/17/09 Houston Chronicle: Taking birth out of budget

5/16/09 North-west Evening Mail: Teens urged to heed safe sex message

5/16/09 Daily Monitor (Uganda): Do you care about contraception?

5/16/09 Times of India: Emergency pills in demand as condom sales dips

5/16/09 Visalia Times-Delta: Tulare County teen birth rates remain high

5/15/09 Reuters: No Way, Baby

5/15/09 Reuters Health: Contraceptive use, reproductive patterns may
play role in etiology of cancer

5/14/09 Colorado Springs Independent: Let's talk about sex

5/14/09 Minnesota Independent: HHS: Women face larger roadblocks to health care

5/14/09 Dallas Morning News: Out-of-wedlock births and the white overclass

5/14/09 The Washington Post: Number of Unwed Mothers Has Risen Sharply in U.S.

5/14/09 KTVN Reno: Study: More Women Skip Reproductive Services to Save Money

5/14/09 EasyBourse: Bayer: Rolls Out New Oral Contraceptive Qlaira In Europe

5/14/09 Los Angeles Times: Judy Blume's Planned Parenthood pitch

5/13/09 Yahoo News: Obsession with Naked Women Dates Back 35,000 Years

5/13/09 Fox 12 Oregon: High School Will Prescribe Birth Control

5/13/09 The New York Times: Out-of-Wedlock Birthrates Are Soaring, U.S. Reports

5/13/09 Jezebel: Parents Freak Over U.K. Morning After Pill Commercial

5/12/09 Babble Australia: They Say: Hard Times, More Pregnancies

5/12/09 Guardian: The paradox of the sexes

5/12/09 Guardian: Funding cuts threaten women's access to contraception

5/11/09 AFP: Spain relaxes rules on 'morning-after' pill

5/11/09 PR Web Newswire: 80% of Women Who Use an IUD Are Not Using it for Birth Control, Reports Birth Control Buzz

5/11/09 PR NewsWire: U.S. Increases Funding for Kenya's Family Planning and Reproductive Health Activities

5/11/09 Daily Mail: Most teenage pregnancies now end with an abortion

5/10/09 Saudi Gazette: Conference on family planning opens today

5/10/09 Lancaster Eagle Gazette: Study suggests county lacks some services for women

5/9/09 ANI: Varun for reviving Sanjay Gandhi’s controversial sterilization policy

5/9/09 Phillipines Government: Highlighting natural family planning in merry month of May

5/8/09 The Local (Germany): Mecklenburg mulls free birth control to lower abortion rate

5/8/09 ReadMedia NewsWire: Family Planning Advocates Heralds Obama's New Funding for Sex Ed; Elminiation of Ineffective Abstinence Only $

5/8/09 Amarillo: Abstinence only education cut

5/8/09 Iowa Independent: High teen pregnancy rate marks annual national day of prevention

5/7/09 The Wall Street Journal : Budget Widens Teen-Pregnancy-Prevention Efforts

5/7/09 CBS News: Abortion, The Morning After Pill, And Teens--Where To Draw The Line?

5/7/09 YPulse: It Takes Two To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: How To Reach The Guys

5/7/09 PR NewsWire: President Obama's 2010 Budget Notable for Exciting Victories for Women's and Youth's Health and Well-Being

5/7/09 The Wall Street Journal : White House Begins Effort to Bridge the Divide on Abortion

5/7/09 World Pharma News: Bayer Schering Pharma is starting Phase III studies with an innovative low-dose contraceptive patch

5/6/09 Austin Express-News: Sex education bill going nowhere

5/6/09 The Guardian: Reports of a breakthrough in male contraception are premature

5/6/09 Tennessean: Couples save first kiss for wedding day

5/6/09 Times Online: Bill Gates funds British scientists in unorthodox health research

5/6/09 10 Zen Monkeys: Researcher Finds Bad Sex Information Online

5/6/09 Salt Lake Tribune: Low-cost contraceptive 'clip' wins business contest

5/6/09 Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Contraception is rational solution

5/6/09 Hays Pharma: Birth control pill 'reduces bleeding'

5/6/09 Chicago Tribune: Survey finds more women putting off pregnancy, gynecological exams due to the economy

5/6/09 InjuryBoard: NuvaRing Alleged In Woman's Death

5/6/09 WSMV Nashville: Planned Parenthood's Funding Questioned

5/5/09 PR NewsWire: The Candie's Foundation Appoints Bristol Palin As Teen Ambassador

5/5/09 Daily 49er: Anti-abortion group should attempt ‘Plan B’ before offending women

5/5/09 ReadMedia NewsWire: Family Planning Advocates CEO T. Brooks meets with D.C. lawmakers on National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

5/5/09 Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Contraception is rational solution

5/5/09 CNN Political Ticker: Obama proposes $63 billion to battle disease abroad

5/4/09 ABC News: STI increase sparks calls for mandatory sex ed

5/4/09 Boston Globe: State cuts would set back programs on family planning

5/3/09 Daily Mail: Morning-after pill the choice for 50% of young women

5/3/09 Reuters: Safe "sexting"? No such thing, teens warned

5/3/09 ITWire: Male birth control pill closer with CATSPER1

5/2/09 Pioneer Press: Minnesota's rising teen birth rate driven by lack of hope for something better, annual state report says

5/1/09 Armenia Now: Birth control: Specialists say many resorting to abortion in Armenia unaware of other options

5/1/09 PR Newswire: Forum Explores Solutions to the Rise in the Teen Birth Rate

5/1/09 Catholic Herald: Ed Balls backs sex education in Catholic primaries

4/30/09 Buffalo Examiner: New female condom approved by FDA

4/30/09 BrightSurf Science: Teen drug education also helps curb risky sexual behavior, study finds

4/30/09 News-Record: Senate panel OKs sex ed, anti-bullying bills

4/30/09 Mother Jones: The Birth of Birth Control

May-June '09 Harvard Magazine: A Pioneer in Family Planning

4/30/09 Workers World: Women improve access to birth contro

4/30/09 The New York Times: Report Says Bank's AIDS Efforts Are Failing

4/30/09 PR Newswire: Duramed Launches LoSEASONIQUE(TM) Oral Contraceptive

4/30/09 Fiji Times: Family planning myths rife in outlands

4/29/09 The Washington Post : Just Inside 100 Days, Sebelius Completes the Cabinet

4/29/09 News 4: FDA Plan B decision ignites local debate

4/29/09 West Virginia Gazette: 'Education is the best contraception,' former Surgeon General Elders says

4/29/09 The Los Angeles Times: Orange County restores Planned Parenthood sex ed funding

4/28/09 TMCNet.com: Family planning rises among married women nationwide

4/28/09 News & Advance: Planned Parenthood to close Lynchburg branch

4/27/09 The Guardian: Sex education for five-year-olds to be made compulsory in schools

4/27/09 ADN: Palin supporters hope to derail Sebelius

4/27/09 The Hill: Abortion activist: Obama flu actions are Sebelius cover-up

4/27/09 Kansas Liberty: Tiahrt will urge Obama to withdraw Sebelius HHS nomination

4/24/09 Delaware Online: Parents need to develop a new 'Plan B' birth-control message

4/23/09 The Washington Post: GOP Stymies Vote on Sebelius

4/23/09 Boston Globe: Supporters criticize Sebelius delay

4/23/09 Business Wire: Melody Barnes, Dr. Ruth and NFPRHA Celebrate Historic Supreme Court Ruling: Annual Griswold Luncheon Will Honor Family Planning Providers and Supporters

4/23/09 Brand Republic: First morning-after pill TV ad to air tonight

4/23/09 The New York Times: Sebelius Confirmation for H.H.S. Faces More Snags

4/23/09 National School Board Association: Celebrate the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

4/23/09 Christian Today: South African football programme reduces teenage pregnancy

4/23/09 Pioneer Times: Unplanned Pregnancy an Issue on College Campuses

4/23/09 WKDU: Bill Would Change the Way Sex Education is Taught

4/23/09 U.S. News and World Report: FDA Says 'Yes' to Plan B Morning-After Pill for 17-Year-Olds

4/23/09 The Daily Texan: Plan B sales come up for House debate: Legislation aims to modify information given by pharmacists to Plan B customers

4/22/09 WSMV: Bill Would Cut Planned Parenthood Funds: Proposal Prompted By Internet Video

4/22/09 The Associated Press: Clinton defends administration's support for family planning overseas

4/22/09 WSAW: More Marathon County Women Are Choosing To Postpone Starting A Family Because of The Economy

4/22/09 Commercial Appeal: Tennessee lawmakers will push bill to limit state funds for Planned Parenthood

4/22/09 Chicago Tribune: Sex ed: Abstinence-only programs under review: As Congress considers reducing support, Illinois schools rethink sex ed policies

4/22/09 Arizona Daily Star: Brewer mistaken to OK abstinence-only funds

4/22/09 Business Wire: Project Prevention Announces Payment for Birth Control to the 3,000th Addicted Woman

4/22/09 The Associated Press: Official: FDA to OK Plan B for 17-year-olds

4/22/09 Empowerher: Save the Earth with Birth Control

4/20/09 Examiner.com: Brad Pitt - Doesn't believe in birth control?

4/20/09 Press Association: Schools contraception scheme plan

4/20/09 Fit Sugar: The Pill vs. Building Muscle

4/20/09 Oxford Mail: Contraceptive service earmarked for Catholic school

4/20/09 Reuters: Convenience ups interest in post-sex contraceptive

4/17/09 Roll Call: Finance Panel to Vote on Sebelius Next Week

4/17/09 Auburn Reporter: Abstinence sends mixed signals in birth control debate

4/17/09 Business Review: Teva wins FDA approval for generic birth control drug

4/16/09 News Observer: House moves sex-ed bill: Measure would let parents pick between abstinence-only or a broader curriculum for their kids

4/16/09 Oregon Live: Oregon House OKs bill to fight cervical cancer

4/16/09 The Associated Press: Health Advocates Tout New Model Of Female Condom: New Version Less Costly, More User-Friendly

4/16/09 Feministe: Would you pass abstinence-only education class?

4/16/09 Press TV: Iran tops world in birth control

4/15/09 WRAL: NC House tentatively backs broader sex ed choices

4/15/09 San Antonio Current: Screwed by bureaucracy? Planned Parenthood's foes exploit a paperwork SNAFU

4/15/09 33 TV: Permanent Birth Control On The Rise

4/15/09 Business Wire: Six Teen Sexual Health Myths Spread by Web Identified in Packard/Stanford Study

4/15/09 Daily Northwestern: ETHS embraces comprehensive sex education

4/15/09 News Leader: Quotes on Sanger were an out-of-context effort to mislead public

4/15/09 Find Law: Feminists For Life and the Hard Questions It Must Confront

4/14/09 My San Antonio.comPlanned Parenthood could be barred from funds

4/14/09 Treehugger: The Population Debate Continues: When Economics and Environmentalism Collide

4/14/09 The Economist: The birth-control discount

4/14/09 Tufts Daily: Misconceptions and misuse of contraception lead to high risk among college students

4/14/09 Braintree and Witham Times (UK): Natalie’s 15-minute birth control operation

4/13/09 St. Louis Post Dispatch: Oprah surveys moms on having the sex talk with daughters

4/13/09 FDA New Device Approval: Adiana Permanent Contraception System - P070022

4/13/09 The Los Angeles Times: For the record

4/13/09 State House News Service: COAKLEY APPLAUDS FED RETREAT ON “PROVIDE CONSCIENCE” RULES

4/13/09 Science Daily: Solving The Mystery Of What Puts Sperm 'In The Mood'

4/13/09 The Irish Times: Dogmatists cling on despite failure of old certainties

4/13/09 Jamaica Observer: Can you take the pill vaginally?

4/13/09 The Age: Push for contraception education

4/12/09 The Independent UK: The Blairs challenge the Pope over gay sex and condoms

4/12/09 North by Northwestern: Is Northwestern screwing us over by closing Searle?

4/11/09

4/10/09 Guanabe.com: Four Catholic Colleges Ban Birth Control On Campus

4/10/09 Times Tribune: Bishop Martino says colleges' condom response is 'insufficient'

4/10/09 New York Times: Birth Control Options for Women

4/10/09 Jezebel: Gotcha Pregnancies? "Advice Goddesses" Are Anything But

4/9/09 HealthDay News: Birth control pills linked to lupus risk

4/9/09 Policy Pointers: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Response to Critics of Family Planning Programs

4/9/09 Duke Chronicle: Panel assesses teen pregnancy programs

4/9/09 Washington Square News: NYU study suggests EC should be available to girls 17 and under

4/9/09 The Associated Press : Pa. bishop still worried about condoms on campus

4/8/09 Forbes: Birth Control Pills Linked to Lupus Risk: But doctors differ on degree of peril, saying genetics likely a key player

4/8/09 Sun Herald: Trista Sutter Announces She Will Get the Essure Permanent Birth Control Procedure

4/8/09 EWTN: Colorado Contraception Bill Ventures into Abortifacient Debate

4/8/09 WTOV: Researchers Working On Birth Control Pill For Men

4/8/09 Guardian UK: Funding cuts threaten women's access to contraception: UN warns that global economic crisis may hit reproductive health services around the world

4/8/09 CNN: Out-of-wedlock births hit record high

4/8/09 Local Fox News: N.C. House to Vote Thursday on Sex Ed Options for Public Schools

4/7/09 Euro News: Küng: Catholicism heading back to Middle-Ages

4/5/09 The Washington Post: Birth-Control Pill Lands Fairfax Girl 2-Week Suspension

4/5/09 Philadelphia Inquirer: Diocese in Pa. warns colleges on birth control

4/5/09 Detroit Free Press: Fertility and age: What women should know

4/5/09 Philadelphia Inquirer: The American Debate: Catholic hierarchy finds the flock isn't so easily led: For many, the economy, not "values," is central now. And the Catholic left is gaining its voice.

4/4/09 Times Online UK: Vasectomies and abortions on the rise as economic meltdown hits US families The economic meltdown is exerting its toll on the most intimate decisions about family life in America.

4/4/09 Emax Health: Minorities Hit Hard By Infectious Disease

4/3/09 Marie Claire UK: Contraceptive pill for men one step closer

4/3/09 Citizen Times: NC should make slowing teen births a top priority

4/3/09 WKOW: STD awareness campaign

4/2/09 ReliefWeb: Functional bodies have important input for annual ministerial review, President of Economic and Social Council tells commission on population and development

4/2/09 Denver Daily News: Abortion rate spikes: Some say 10% rise in Colorado may be due to bad economy

4/2/09 Boston Globe: Anti-abortion forces go after Sebelius

4/2/09 Esquire: What They Really Teach You About Sex at Jerry Falwell's 'Bible Boot Camp'

4/2/09 The Associated Press: NC House to vote on expanding teens sex ed option

4/2/09 Denver Daily News: Abortion rate spikes: Some say 10% rise in Colorado may be due to bad economy

4/2/09 Boston Globe: Anti-abortion forces go after Sebelius

4/2/09 Telegraph UK: Male contraceptive pill is step closer as faulty gene found that causes infertility

4/2/09 Harvard Gazette: Development of ‘the pill’ examined: Medical School’s Rock played key role in creation of oral contraceptive

4/2/09 The Hindu: 'Rapid population growth hinders Millennium Development Goals'

4/2/09 Media Newswire: PRESS CONFERENCE ON POPULATION GROWTH, CHALLENGES OF POVERTY REDUCTION

4/2/09 Engenderhealth: The Kerry-Lugar amendment passed by unanimous consent!

4/2/09 Beacon Online News: Volusia County Schools to teach birth control, starting this spring

4/2/09 The Canadian Press: Grapefruit, birth control pill interaction may have caused weird blood clot case

4/2/09 U.S. News and World Report: Rising Use of Food Stamps Shows Why Abortion, Birth Control Are Needed

4/1/09 Reuters UK: Teens understand emergency-contraception labels

4/1/09 Web Wire: New Website Unveils Birth Control Information to Make that Important Decision a Little Easier

4/1/09 Chanhassen Villager: Incidence of some STDs increase in state

4/1/09 Michigan Daily: Starting with prevention

4/1/09

4/1/09

4/1/09 Web Wire: New Website Unveils Birth Control Information to Make that Important Decision a Little Easier

4/1/09 Washington City Paper: Military Bases Still Not Required to Stock Emergency Contraception

4/1/09 The Associated Press: Teva says generic birth control pill Yaz approved

4/1/09 Fox Toledo: Will less funds mean more teen parents? Funding cut impacts pregnancy prevention programs

4/1/09 IPS: Global Financial Crisis Threatens Family Planning

4/1/09 WFMZ: Recession Affecting Family Planning

4/1/09 China View: Minister: Chinese population would be 1.7 bln without family planning

3/31/09 Star Telegram: Bills in Texas Legislature would create 'abstinence-plus' sex education

3/31/09 Texas Cable News: Lawmakers call for changes to sex education

3/31/09 Brookfield Now: Board members call sex-ed curriculum a 'failure': Two want to look at outside provider for curriculum

3/31/09 Baptist Press: Senate Dems. urge Obama to keep health conscience rules

3/31/09 Solomon Star: 30 bikes to help rural family planning

3/31/09 Beijing Review: Only One? China debates whether to relax its current family-planning policy

3/31/09 Catholic Culture: US bishops weigh in on Obama's budget, urge focus on poverty, not family planning

3/31/09 WRCB: Recession Affects Family Planning

3/30/09 KMVT: House passes pharmacists choice on party-line vote

3/30/09 ANI: Taliban bans women from entering NWFP shopping centers

3/30/09 People and the Planet: Family planning surge could make population difference

3/30/09 News Medical.net: Vatican distorted scientific evidence on condoms, HIV to promote Catholic doctrine on this issue

3/30/09 News West: Idaho Pharmacists Allowed to Refuse to Dispense Medication: 'Freedom of conscience' pharmacist bill lets pharmacists refuse to dispense any medication based on religious beliefs

3/30/09 The Associated Press: House passes pharmacists choice on party-line vote

3/30/09 Christian Post: Catholics Similar to Mainstream in Support for Abortion, Stem Cell Research

3/30/09 Politico: DNC chair infuriates abortion backers

3/30/09 Publicola: Let the Angry Press Releases Begin, Pt. 2

3/30/09 LifeNews: Idaho Legislators Approve Conscience Clause Legislation for Pro-Life Pharmacists

3/30/09 KJCT: "Conscience Clause" causes controversy

3/29/09 Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Quit clowning around: Teaching abstinence is not sex ed, says 'certified abstinence educator'

3/29/09 The Washington Post: The Pope May Be Right

3/29/09 NewsBlaze: Remarks at Planned Parenthood Federation of America Awards Gala

3/28/09 Newsweek: A Ceasefire in the Culture War: By making 'abortion reduction' a priority, Obama courts his frenemies.

3/28/09 Union Leader: What is private? NH Legislators decide

3/28/09 CNN: Facebook users wage condom campaign against Pope

3/27/09 Columbus Dispatch: Lawmaker crafting bill to set penalty for teens' 'sexting'

3/27/09 Badger Herald: Price of birth control at UW to drop drastically: Obama alters Bush plan to allow cheap sale on campuses

3/27/09 Washington City Paper: Are Condoms As Important to Straights as They are to Gays?

3/27/09 Wowowow: Medical Journal: Pope 'Distorted' Condom Science to 'Promote Catholic Doctrine'

3/27/09 The Gazette: Tough times always lead to birth control

3/26/09 Michigan Daily: Because of policy change, birth control prices at UHS may decline

3/26/09 Common Dreams: Pro-Choice Americans Prevail in First-Ever Congressional Vote on So-Called "Crisis Pregnancy Centers"

3/26/09 The Capital Times: Birth control discounts make comeback with Obama's spending bill

3/26/09 SwissInfo: Demand for the morning-after pill has risen tenfold since the emergency option for preventing pregnancy has become available over the counter in Switzerland

3/26/09 Reuters: Learning disabled may engage in unsafe sex: survey

3/26/09 Modern Medicine: Same-Day IUD Insertion May Promote Contraception

3/26/09 TruthDig: Inside Bush’s War on Birth Control

3/25/09 Marie Claire: Morning-after pill sold online

3/25/09 The Associated Press: UPDATED: Tiller testifies in own defense

3/25/09 Ms. Magagize: Colorado Legislature Passes Birth Control Protection Act

3/25/09 St. Louis Tribune: Family planning a priority for more in tough economy: One couple spends the cable money on contraception.

3/25/09 USA Today: Doctors see economic impact on abortion, birth control

3/25/09 ABC News: Meltdown Impact Extends to Abortion, Birth Control: Recession's impact felt even in intimate decisions on abortion and family planning

3/25/09 IVF News Direct: Use of Oral Contraception does not Influence Return to Fertility

3/25/09 Honolulu Star Bulletin: Plan B ruling could halt confusion with isle law

3/24/09 WMUR: NH House Rejects Forced Parental Abortion Notice: Bills Would Have Required Providers To Notify Parents

3/24/09 CNN: In troubled times, vasectomies snip and prosper

3/24/09 Self Magazine: Single, pregnant and panicked

3/24/09 Philadelphia Inquirer: Judge rebukes FDA on Plan B contraceptive

3/24/09 Free Lance Star: Kids having kids: Teen pregnancy is on the rise again

3/24/09 Common Dreams: Planned Parenthood Applauds Federal Court Ruling on Plan B

3/24/09 Alternet: Court Rules on Emergency Contraception: Is Long Reign of Un-Science, Un-Reason Over?

3/24/09 Physorg.com: Researchers identify growth factor that stimulates adult stem cells--implications for male contraception

3/24/09 WBZ: Anti-Abortion Group Calls Catholic Bishops 'Weak'

3/24/09 North Star Writers Group: Why Pro-Life Activists Should Be Able to Support Stem-Cell Research

3/24/09 The Washington Post: FDA Ordered to Rethink Age Restriction for Plan B Judge Says Politics Influenced Policy on the Contraceptive

3/23/09 Colorado Independent: Birth control bill passes Colorado House, moves on to governor’s desk

3/23/09 Reuters: US court tells FDA to rethink Plan B contraceptive

3/23/09 Wired Magazine: Found Photoshop Contest: The Future of Birth Control

3/23/09 WZZM: Economic decline generates interest in new contraceptive

3/23/09 IMT: Family Planning Clinics Expecting Boom

3/23/09 MPBN: Maine Has Second Lowest Birth Rate in Country

3/23/09 WISH: Couples emphasizing family planning: More people investing in contraceptives

3/22/09 Mail Online: Fury as High Street pharmacy offers bulk-buy morning-after-pill

3/22/09 International News Network: Taliban seal a family planning center in Lower Dir

3/22/09 Waco Tribune: Waco crisis pregnancy group leery of bill requiring licensing to get state funds

3/22/09 Houston Chronicle: Plan B Pill: bills ask what should women know

3/21/09 Catholic News Agency: Harvard Researcher agrees with Pope on condoms in Africa

3/20/09 USA Today: Unmarried women boost record '07 U.S. birth rate

3/20/09 Time: Amid a New Baby Boom, a Jump in Adult Unwed Moms

3/20/09 Herald Net: Monroe's Planned Parenthood will close its doors

3/20/09 Lusaka Times: Lack of Information on Sexual reproductive health cause of High Maternal-complications

3/20/09 Reuters Health: Convenience ups interest in post-sex contraceptive

3/20/09 New Report: Family Planning Saves Lives

3/20/09 SLT: Governor goes on a bill-signing frenzy, inks 103 Controversial measures

3/19/09 Buzzflash: How High Unemployment, Pregnant Teens and Unwed Mothers Make the Case for National Health Insurance

3/19/09 Colorado Independent: Contraception foes share bizarre theories, intimate lives at House hearing

3/19/09 Brownsville Herald: Budget amendment could close Planned Parenthood in the RGV

3/19/09 SLT: Abortion facts: Teach about birth control in schools

3/19/09 NPR: Economy Puts Focus On Family Planning

3/19/09 NPR: Sorry, Pope: Marriage Isn't A Condom

3/19/09 The Associated Press: US births break record; 40 pct. are out-of-wedlock

3/19/09 Time: How to End The War Over Sex Ed

3/18/09 Reuters: Vatican defends pope's stand on condoms as criticism mounts

3/18/09 Houston Chronicle: Preventing teen pregnancy begins with family

3/18/09 KFOR: Poor economy leads to rise in permanent birth control procedures

3/17/09 YLEI.fi: Archbishop: Laestadians’ Birth Control Ban "Lifestyle Choice"

3/17/09 Local ABCA state plan designed to educate teenagers on sex is complete.

3/17/09 American Spectator: Just enough of them...

3/16/09 OC Register: More sex education, less politics: Local health experts express dismay at county move to cut funding for sex ed programs.

3/16/09 All Africa: Rwanda: More Efforts Required in Family Planning Sensitization

3/12/09 Rasmussen Reports: RESEARCH: 52% of Americans Agree with Obama's Stem Cell Decision  

3/12/09 The Associated Press: Willamina ties on school contraception vote

3/12/09 PR Newswire: Teens, Relationships, and Marriage

3/11/09 Reuters: New, cheaper female condom wins U.S. approval

3/11/09 The Associated Press: Great Sex Sermon Causes Stir in Rural Town

3/11/09 The Seattle Post Intelligencer: Bill could lower birth control costs at colleges

3/11/09 United Media: Family Doctor: Birth control pills linked to clot formation

3/11/09 The Associated Press: Gingrich: Pay pregnant teens to take vitamins

3/11/09 National Post: New Moms and myths

3/11/09 The Associated Press: Some states push back against stem cell research

3/10/09 The Associated Press: OC ends Planned Parenthood contract over abortions

3/10/09 California Catholic Daily: "We have a problem with financing Planned Parenthood”: Orange County supervisor wants board to terminate contracts with abortion provider

3/10/09 About.com: Poll: When Does a Pregnancy Begin?

3/9/09 The Collegian: Conference tackles health care, birth control

3/9/09 Chicago Tribune: Family Planning May Suffer as Economy Declines

3/9/09 USA Today: Obama keeps science, medical ethicists hopping

3/9/09 ABC News: Pharmacist Denies Teen Birth Control Find Out How Customers React When a Pharmacist Refuses to Give a Teen Contraceptives

3/5/09 The Los Angeles Times: Stricter Rules on Fertility industry Debated

3/5/09 Boston Globe: State urged to delay decision on Caritas: Similar program in N.Y. has flaws, rights groups say

3/5/09 Wowowow: Does Sen. Vitter Think Attacking Planned Parenthood can Eclipse 2007 Prostitute Scandal?

3/5/09 The Washington Post: Finding Peace in the Culture Wars

3/5/09 The Hill: New Administration Begins to Change Refusal Rule

3/5/09 PR Newswire: Research Says Better Physician Education Would Improve Hospital Prescription of Emergency Birth Control to Teens

3/5/09 The Colorado Independent: Harvey, Lundberg argue contraception kills on Senate birth control bill

3/4/09 Boston Globe: Caritas draws fire on abortion: Catholic system may join with secular firm

3/4/09 American Spectator: Sebelius and Kmiec Catholicism

3/4/09 Feminist News Wire: Senator Vitter Introduces Appropriations Amendment to Strip Title X Funds

3/4/09 Talking Points Memo DC: Vitter Fights Family Planning Money In Omnibus

3/4/09 Washington Monthly: THE FIGHT OVER FAMILY PLANNING.... This is painful on so many levels.

3/4/09 Women's Health News: Black Women’s Health Imperative on Obama’s Plans for the HHS “Conscience” Rule

3/4/09 Tempo Interactive: Ambassadors of Oral Contraception

3/4/09 Lake County News: Woman reaches out to help others after suffering side effects of oral contraceptive

3/4/09 U.S. News and World Report: Is Your Depo-Provera Causing Weight Gain?

3/4/09 The Associated Press: The Senate gave initial approval to a measure (Senate Bill 225) that would add a definition of contraception to state law.

3/4/09 GMA News: Indonesian robbers steal condoms, cash

3/4/09 Boston Globe: Dispute over condoms flares at Stonehill

3/4/09 Phillipine Star: European Union backs Reproductive Health bill, warns vs rapid population growth

3/3/09 Citizen Sugar: Octomom Bill would Limit Number of Embryo Implants

3/3/09 Slate: What's the Greenest For of Birth Control?

3/3/09 Kansas City Star: Despite abortion difference, Brownback to back Sebelius for HHS

3/3/09 Sacramento Bee: Ask Mr. Dad: The economy as birth control?

3/3/09 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Report Launch: Making the Case for U.S. International Family Planning Assistance March 17 2009, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

3/3/09 Catholic Online: Brazil: Archbishop Suspends Priest for Comments on Homosexuality/ Contraception

3/3/09 Media News Wire: Attorney General Hails Move To Rescind Rule Endangering Women's Health Rights, Including Birth Control Access

3/2/09 PETA Media Center: Kentucky's High Teen-Pregnancy Rate Brings PETA's Sex Talk to Frankfort: Parents and Teens Targeted With Unusual and Frank Birth-Control Message

3/2/09 Salt Lake Tribune: House OKs giving rape victims emergency contraception info

3/2/09 Houston Chronicle: Legislators say current sex ed law inadequate

3/2/09 APTN: Sex Ed changes could come to a classroom near your child

3/2/09 Examiner: Senator: I will defy Obama if he repeals 'Conscience Clause'

3/2/09 The Washington Post: Indian Youth Festival Puts Sexy Back in Dialogue About Safe Sex

3/1/09 USA Today: Newsmakers on the 'values' front on the move (Pro-life, pro-Sebelius)

3/1/09 The Hill: Sebelius to face questions over abortion The Hill

3/1/09 Women's eNews: Decade-Long Battle over Hospital Merger Resolved

3/1/09 Victoria Advocate: Pro: Living together allows couples to get to know each other: Cohabitation allows couples to get to know each other

2/28/09 The Washington Post: Health Workers' 'Conscience' Rule Set to Be Voided

2/27/09 BBC: Brazil priest suspended for views

2/27/09 The Associated Press: Abortion foes vow to fight a Sebelius nomination

2/26/09 BC Heights: Speakers address condom use

2/26/09 Public News Service: Supporters Say Birth Control Bill About "Prevention Over Politics"

2/26/09 The Wall Street Journal: Medicaid: Family-Planning Provision Makes Its Way Into Budget Plan

2/26/09 The Atlantic: Family Planning Back in the Budget

2/26/09 WOWK: Unplanned Pregnancy Seminar Held in Bridgeport

2/26/09 Tucson Citizen: Women need access, not obstacles, to birth control

2/26/09 Carnegie Council: The United Nations and Gender: Has Anything Gone Right?

2/25/09 MySanAntonio: Sex-ed study claims Texas schools keep kids in dark

2/25/09 The Michael Medved Show: America's Teens: Not As Raunchy or Irresponsible as You Think

2/25/09 The Atlantic: Abortion, Contraception and the States

2/25/09 Yale Daily News: Pregnancy at Yale: What’s a girl to do if contraception fails?

2/25/09 MSNBC: 'Abstinence Plus' Passes In Pittsburgh Schools; School Board Votes 8-1 To Pass New Sex-Ed Curriculum

2/25/09 Salt Lake Tribune: Contraception-lesson bill fizzles

2/24/09 About.com: Nadya Suleman: A Case Study in Reproductive Rights

2/24/09 U.S. News and World Report: Lost Your Health Insurance? Consider Planned Parenthood Clinics

2/24/09 Relief Web: UNFPA provides family planning counselling for mothers

2/24/09 Right Wing Watch: Right Wing Leftovers

2/24/09 Cherry Creek News: 11,900 Abortions Prevented in CO by Publicly Funded Family Planning Services

2/24/09 Life News: Indiana Democrats Resist Ending Tax-Funding of Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz

2/24/09 Washington Times: Bill calls human embryo 'person', Pro-life groups will test tactic

2/23/09 Talking Points Memo: The Government Will Stay Funded ... But Family Planning Aid Looks Shut Out

2/23/09 The Associated Press : Report urges boost for US family planning program

2/23/09 USA Today: Research: Public funds prevent 800,000 abortions a year

2/23/09 WA Today: Spray-on contraceptive could replace pill

2/23/09 Denver Daily News: Personhood being adopted: Effort underway in other states to enact failed Colo. initiative

2/22/09 State Journal Register: Abortion opponents target Planned Parenthood funding

2/22/09 In Forum: Let's hope our common sense prevails over fertilized egg bill

2/20/09 ACOG: Ob-Gyns Urged to Help Reduce Health Disparities for Rural Women

2/20/09 The Texas Observer: Access Denied Countless women are sexually assaulted as they attempt to immigrate into the United States. What happens to their reproductive rights when they wind up in U.S. custody?

2/20/09 Cody Enterprise: Sex-ed task force stalled

2/20/09 The Associated Press: Personhood initiative prompts birth control bill

2/19/09 Rome News Tribune: Abstaining from reality

2/19/09 Tampa Bay.com: Crist to review abstinence-only funding

2/18/09 WVLT: Condom sales on the rise

2/18/09 UPI: TLC not planning octuplet mom show

2/18/09 CNN: Sex ed in lawmakers' sights

2/18/09 The Associated Press: Panel hears testimony on contraceptive insurance

2/18/09 MSNBC: "Anti-abortion" measure says fertilized egg is human

2/18/09 Rocky Mountain Activist: Birth Control Protection Act

2/18/09 AFP: US state's 'personhood' law would hit birth control: opponents

2/18/09 Washington Times: China's one-child controversy reignites

2/18/09 USA Today: Abortion foes, supporters, clash over new rule

2/18/09 Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Planning a family? Text message service tells you when the time is right

2/17/09 Washington City Paper: Texas Woman Proves Why Bush's Conscience Rule Must Be Overturned, Instantly

2/17/09 Broadsheet: Too hot for high school

2/17/09 The Wall Street Journal : Obama Strategy: Keep Lawmakers Close

2/17/09 News Health Guru: Is there such a thing as baby addiction?

2/17/09 The Daily Item: Lynn Teen Births Make Alarming Rise

2/17/09 CNN: Bristol Palin: Abstinence for all teens 'not realistic'

2/16/09 Bloggingstocks.com: Condom sales on the rise

2/16/09 Wasau Daily Herald: Family Planning Health Services' Wausau drive-up window marks third anniversary

2/15/09 The Week: Sex in the recession

2/13/09 Op-ed News: "Birth control kills babies!": My recent trip to Planned Parenthood....

2/13/09 Modern Medicine: HPV Vaccine, Guillain-Barre Link AnalyzedAnalysis of data does not show increased incidence of Guillain-Barre in vaccinated patients

2/13/09 Life News: Abstinence Advocates Meet to Re-Energize After Election of Abortion Advocates

2/13/09 The Sun UK: Baby-faced boy is father at 13

2/12/09 Carrboro Citizen: Finding common ground on birth control

2/12/09 BC Heights: Contraception for BC campus

2/12/09 Catholic Courier: Pharmacist explains decision to not sell contraception

2/12/09 Med Page Today: CROI: HIV Progression Not Affected by Hormonal Contraception

2/12/09 Jakarta Globe: Officials Urged to Back Family Planning

2/12/09 Seattle Times: The high price of drought and lack of family planning

2/11/09 KSL.com: Sex education at center of Legislative bill

2/11/09 The New York Times: Birth of Octuplets Puts Focus on Fertility Clinics

2/11/09 CNN: Man appears free of HIV after stem cell transplant

2/10/09 The New York Times: A Birth Control Pill That Promised Too Much

2/10/09 Deseret News: Sex-ed bill removes birth-control ban

2/10/09 Press Association: 'Contraception checker' launched

2/10/09 TheHoya.com: Med Center Receives Research Grant for Natural Family Planning

2/10/09 Change.org: Contraception As Economic Stimulus - It's Time to Stand Up for Women in Poverty

2/10/09 Billings Gazette: Sex ed changes draw crowd to School Board

2/10/09 Sky News (UK): Teenagers spend an eight hours a week browsing soft porn, cosmetic surgery and family planning websites, says new research

210/09 The Associated Press: In Cody, debate erupts over sex ed at high school

2/9/09 Richmond Dispatch: Family planning is essential

2/8/09 Medical News Today: UK Women Spending Five Minutes On Contraception And Worrying About Pregnancy New Fpa Research Shows

2/5/09 Brookings Institute: Keep Politics Away from the Promise of Family Planning

2/5/09: The Washington Post : Obama Tries to Appease Both Sides of Abortion Debate

2/5/09: Ms: Pittsburgh School Board to Vote on Expansion of Sex Ed Program

2/4/09 Pittsburgh Post Gazette: City says data show need to revamp sex ed

2/4/09 Catholic News Agency: 'Prevention First Act' greater threat than FOCA, pro-lifers warn

2/4/09 Sun Chronicle: Birth control debates roil anew

2/4/09 All Africa: Namibia: Obama Stance On Family Planning Praised

2/3/09 WRAL: Advocates see two-track approach for NC sex ed

2/2/09 Nebraska State Paper: Family Planning Funds Fought By Anti-abortion Groups

2/2/09 Sun Herald: Senate bill would create pilot program with more choices

2/2/09 Anchorage Daily News: It's time for a new kind of conversation about abortion

2/2/09 U.S. News and World Report: Abortion Still Divides, But Condoms, Sex Education Are Widely Supported 

22/09 News.com.auSydney men first in the world to trial 'male Pill'

2/1/09 Boston Globe: Let's Talk About Sex

2/1/09 The Los Angeles Times: A debate over ABC Family values

2/1/09 Waco Tribune: Back to bake sales for abstinence-only

1/31/09 The Associated Press: America abortion debate reached into African slums

1/31/09 Washington Times: A bad first date with Mr. Obama

1/31/09 IPP Media: With `global gag rule` lifted, family planning orgs rejoice

1/31/09 Athens Banner Herald: Birth control part of sex-ed plan

1/30/09 Washington Monthly: GETTING FAMILY PLANNING BACK ON TRACK...

1/30/09 Broadsheet: "What can we do now to reduce abortions?"

1/30/09 Beliefnet: Why Many Pro-Lifers Oppose Family Planning

1/29/09 RH Reality Check: Fighting the Myths on Contraception and the Stimulus

1/29/09 Talking Points Memo: Source: Obama Plans to Get Family Planning Aid Done Soon

1/27/09 Breitbart.com: Family Planning Provision Wrongfully Removed From Economic Stimulus Package

1/27/09 PR Newswire: Family Planning Again Becomes Political Football

1/27/09 Reuters: UN family planning agency looks to new US funding

1/27/09 Minnesota Independent :Pawlenty budget slashes family planning programs (Guess Now Everyone's Doing It)

1/27/09 Media Matters: Numerous media figures equate Pelosi's defense of family planning provision in recovery package to China's "one-child policy," eugenics, Nazism

1/27/09 Newsweek: Pro-Lifers In Obamaland

1/26/09 The American Prospect: THE CONTRACEPTION FREAKOUT

1/26/09 CNSNews: Backing Away from Pelosi, White House Says Birth Control Funding in Stimulus Bill Was Not Obama's Idea

1/26/09 The Associated Press: House Dems may drop contraceptive spending

1/26/09 The New York Times: The Myth of Rampant Teenage Promiscuity

1/26/09 Christian Science MonitorCan Obama's family-planning policies help the economy?

1/25/09 The New York Times: Republicans Are Resistant to Obama's Stimulus Plan

1/25/09 Women's ENews: Philippine Family Planning Bill Nears a Vote

1/25/09 ABC News: Pelosi Defends Family Planning Spending in Stimulus Package

1/25/09 San Francisco Sentinel: REPUBLICANS RESISTANT TO OBAMA STIMULAS PLAN: Cite Family Planning Funding

1/25/09 CQ: Within Stimulus Bill, Democrats Move to Expand Medicaid

1/25/09 The Associated Press: Lawmakers debate teaching sex ed in Bible Belt

1/24/09

1/24/09 Washington Monthly: Obama's Other Family Planning Move

1/24/09 TMC News: Family planning providers might not be keeping up with others in their profession when it comes to salary matters

1/24/09 The Herald PressLifting ban would improve women's health

1/23/09 Americans for UNFPA: President Obama Vows to Restore UNFPA Funding, Return U.S. Leadership to Women's Issues

1/23/09 Guttmacher: Obama Rescinds "Global Gag Rule," Commits to Funding UNFPA

1/23/09 The Wall Street Journal: Obama Intends to Lift Family-Planning 'Gag Rule'

1/21/09 Earth Times: Five Former USAID Officials Ask Obama for Leadership on Family Planning

1/21/09 The New American Magazine: First Executive Order May Reverse Abortion Policy

1/21/09 Reuters: WHouse stops pending Bush regulations for review

1/20/09 The Los Angeles Times: Obama Plans Swift Start

1/20/09 The Star UK: Implants to cut highest teen pregnancy rate in Europe

1/19/09The New York Times: Obama makes the rounds in Washington

1/19/09 CNN: Sources: Obama may quickly reverse abortion policy

1/17/09 North County Gazette: NY Sues Bush Over Health Services For Women

1/16/09 CNN: Lawsuits filed over Bush rule on health care workers

1/16/09 Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Group backs suits against 'conscience rule'

1/15/09 Feminist Daily News Wire: Prevention Through Affordable Access Act Reintroduced

1/15/09 Hartford Courant: 7 states sue over Bush rule on health workers

1/15/09 The Washington Post : States Sue Over Provider Conscience Rule

1/15/09 KVII News: STD Increase in Amarillo

1/14/09 MSNBC: Shaky economy means 'bye-bye baby' for some: Birth rate expected to drop in U.S. as more couples delay family plans

1/14/09 Courthouse News Service: Woman Says Anti-Abortion Nurse Removed IUD Without Permission, Then Lectured Her

1/13/09 Rochester City Paper: Congressional Dems get the ball rolling on sexual health issues

1/13/09 CNN: STDs still on the rise, report says

1/13/09 Cincinnati Enquirer: Birth control changes draw protest

1/13/09 OneNewsNow: Merck draws ire from pro-life community

1/12/09 Crains New York: National Planned Parenthood Fires 20 Percent of Staff After Madoff Scandal

1/12/09 The Columbian: Family planning funds threatened: State program that serves low-income women may be cut

1/12/09 Poughkeepsie Journal: Democratic senate leader to push sex-ed, abortion legislation

1/12/09 Telegraph UK: Student auctions off virginity for offers of more than £2.5 million

1/12/09 Six Minutes.com: Urban myths persist in sexual health

1/11/09 Religion Dispatches: Religious Right Targets Obama Picks, Daschle and Holder

1/11/09 UPI: Sociologist: Few teens 'sexting'

1/11/09 The Indy Star: A pregnant pause: Poor economy puts plans to have children on hold

1/11/09 Times Record: Teen Births On The Rise Across South

1/8/09 Life News: Pro-Life, Pro-Abortion Advocates Have Different Takes on Teen Birth Increase

1/8/09 Reuters: Virginity pledges may not affect sexual behavior

1/8/09 U.S. News and World Report: Abortion Wars Lead Mississippi to Shoulder the Highest Teen Birthrate in the Nation

1/8/09 The Lancet: Ignorance is not bliss: the need for real sex education at home and abroad

1/7/09 Wonkette: Every Teenager Everywhere Is Pregnant

1/7/09 ABC News: Bristol Palin's Cameo Role in Teen Pregnancy Trend New CDC Report Says Teen Births on the Rise; Alaska Showed Biggest Surge Among States

1/7/09 Newsbusters: Suddenly Puritanical Shuster: Bristol & Levi 'Unwed Parents'

1/7/09 USA Today: Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States

1/7/09 Associated Press: Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says

1/7/09 The Day: Finding Common Ground

1/7/09 Guardian UK:  Church grabs chance to attack birth control pill

1/7/09 Ibirthcontrol (iphone application)

1/7/09 Fort Worth Star Telegraph: U.S. teen birth rates spiked in 2006, ending 14-year decline

1/6/09 RH Reality Check: Democrats Eye Overturning Bush's Provider Conscience Expansion

1/6/09 Arizona Daily Star: Prevention concept supported

1/6/09 Colorado Springs Gazette: Abortion is Not an Entitlement (HHS Regs)

1/6/09 Harlem World: Heavy Drinking Linked to HIV

1/5/09 Slate: Coitus Interceptus

1/5/09 Chicago Sun Times: 11th-hour abortion rule draws 200K protests

1/5/09 Scripps News Service: Health provider 'conscience rule' on abortion set to take effect

1/5/09 American Medical News: Abortion conscience rule takes effect Jan. 18

1/5/09 Huffington Post: 26 Reasons Pro-Choice people Should be Happy

1/5/09 RH Reality Check: True common ground for the 111th Congress

1/5/09 The Day: Common Ground In The Battle Over Teen Pregnancies

1/4/09 The Leader Telegram: Altoona teen takes on challenges of motherhood

1/4/09 The Journal Gazette: Groups expect change, Some non-profits see friend in Obama

1/4/09 Agence France Presse: Contraceptive pill is pollutingenvironment: Vatican newspaper

1/3/09 The Associated Press: Cell phone soap operas deliver safe-sex message

1/3/09 The Los Angeles Times: 'Secret Life of the American Teenager' explores teen pregnancy

1/1/09 State Journal Register: Abstinence-only education has been dismal failure

1/1/09 McClatchy-Tribune News Service: What's the real story behind 'sexting'

1/1/09 Alternet: How to Restore America's Position as a Leader on Reproductive Rights

1/1/09 The National: Dogma and demographics clash

1/1/09 The Jakarta Post: Indonesia's Family Planning Program Falling Apart

1/2/09 The Denver Post: The Most Overlooked Issue in Colorado and the US in 2008

1/2/09 The Colorado Independent: State AGs may band together over 'conscience clause,' but not Colorado

1/2/09 The Seattle Times: Abstinence-only sex education has totally failed the nation's teens

1/1/09 State Journal Register: Plan B users: Don't allow prescription rejection

 

     
 
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