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Drug Agency Lowers Age For Next-Day Birth Control

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Pam Belluck - Apr. 30 (News) - The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it would make the most widely known morning-after pill available without a prescription to girls and women ages 15 and older, and also make the pill available on drugstore shelves, instead of keeping it locked up behind pharmacy counters.

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Cardinals Elect a New Pope from Argentina -- Does the New Pontiff Come with a Dark Past?

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Adele M Stan - Mar. 14 (News Report) - when liberation theology, born of the theological notion of a preferential option for the poor, was sweeping his continent, Bergoglio backed away, and a frequent criticism of his term as archbishop is that, despite his simple lifestyle, he speaks little of social justice, stressing individual spirituality. In fact, he's theologically closer to the last two prelates, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, than to the liberal and beloved Pope John XXIII, whose legacy leaves many Catholics yearning for someone similar. But Bergoglio campaigned against same-sex marriage in Argentina, and said that adoptions by LGBT people discriminate against children.

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Capitol Hill’s Rabid, Ravaging Republicans -- Who Is Electing These People?

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Ralph Nader - Oct. 28 (Opinion) - Lest you think this is just partisan propaganda, these are real, recorded votes in the House of Representatives

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Richard Mourdock One Of At Least 15 GOP Senate Candidates Who Oppose Abortion For Rape Victims

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Amanda Terkel - Oct. 25 (Investigative Report) - While Akin and Mourdock perhaps stumbled in explaining why they hold this view, it's a position that is actually not that uncommon in their party: At least 13 other GOP Senate nominees this cycle, as well as dozens of House candidates and incumbents, agree. The political action committee Republican National Coalition for Life submits questionnaires to GOP candidates about their positions on choice issues and then endorses candidates who advocate a strict anti-abortion platform.

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The 'Moderate Mitt' Myth

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

readersupportednews.org - Oct. 14 (Editorial) - The way a presidential candidate campaigns for office matters to the country. A campaign should demonstrate seriousness of purpose and a set of core beliefs, and it should signal to voters whether a candidate shows trustworthiness and judgment. Those things don't seem to matter to Mitt Romney. From the beginning of his run for the Republican nomination, Mr. Romney has offered to transfigure himself into any shape desired by an audience in order to achieve power.

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Are Women Voters Really Abandoning Democrats? Not So Fast

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

care2.com - By Jessica Pieklo - Oct. 14 (News Analysis) - in the final three-and-a-half weeks before the presidential election neither candidate can take women voters for granted, but only one is willing to lie to try and get their votes. It also means that women voters have an obligation to dig beyond media talking points and look at the candidate’s records on issues that matter most to them. Schriock framed it like this: “Paul Ryan has one of the most severely anti-choice records in Congress. And Romney’s choice to make him his running mate sends a clear statement on where he stands on key social issues that affect women and families around the country.” Schriock said. “Paul Ryan authored budget proposals that would end Medicare as we know it. This is especially problematic for women, who make up fifty-five percent of Medicare beneficiaries.”

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Misleading messages from Obama campaign on contraceptive mandate

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Josh Hicks - Oct. 04 (Poll) - “Dear Mom, Mitt Romney says he would repeal the Affordable Care Act. So here’s a quick question: Can I borrow $18,000 to help pay for my birth control? Thanks!” -- E-card featured on President Obama’s campaign web site.

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Paul Ryan and Todd Akin Partnered on Bill Outlawing Abortion AND BIRTH CONTROL PILLS.

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

readersupportednews.org - By Adam Peck, Ian Millhiser, - Aug. 22 (Investigative Report) - the likely effect of Ryan and Akin's personhood bill would be to treat killing a fertilized egg as the same thing as homicide. Such an interpretation would not simply ban abortion, it could turn many forms of birth control into the legal equivalent of a murder weapon. Many forms of contraception, including many birth control pills, function in part by inhibiting a fertilized egg from implanting in a woman's uterus. Thus, Ryan and Akin's personhood bill could render the act of using many forms of oral contraception the equivalent of a homicide crime.

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Todd Akin's Abortion Position Reflects GOP Platform

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Laura Bassett - Aug. 21 (News Analysis) - Lost in the national outrage and politics following an inflammatory statement made Sunday by GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin in Missouri is the reality that, on a fundamental level, there is no policy difference between Akin's comments and the mainstream GOP platform.‬

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Todd Akin's "Legitimate Rape" Comment Sheds Light on Paul Ryan's Extreme Stance on Abortion

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Michelle Goldberg; Amy Goodman - Aug. 21 (News Analysis) - Republicans are mounting increasing pressure on Missouri Rep. Todd Akin to end his bid to unseat Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill after he claimed that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of what he called "legitimate rape," a comment he later apologized for. The controversy is spilling in the presidential race due to Akin's close ties to Mitt Romney’s running mate, Paul Ryan. In 2011, Ryan and Akin co-sponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which attempted to redefine rape by introducing the term "forcible rape." We speak to Michelle Goldberg, senior writer for Newsweek/The Daily Beast. Her latest article is titled "Todd Akin's Rape Comment Was Bad, but His Abortion Views Are Much Worse." [includes rush transcript]

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The 8 Worst Things Republicans Have Said About Rape, Sex and Women's Bodies

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Sarah Seltzer, Lauren Kelley - Aug. 21 (News Analysis) - this story is not merely about one inept Republican putting his foot in his mouth. Rather, Akin’s statement fits into the framework of the ongoing Republican assault on reproductive rights, and more broadly, our society’s pernicious rape culture (which is perpetuated not just by Republicans, but some self-identified progressives as well). Akin doesn’t stand alone.

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The Paul Ryan Vision of America: Ban Abortion, Defund Contraception, Outlaw In Vitro Fertilization

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman; Nicole Safar - Aug. 13 (News Report) - We look at Mitt Romney's newly announced vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan’s record on women’s reproductive rights. Ryan opposes abortion in all situations, including cases of rape and incest, and opposes abortion in cases that endanger an expectant mother's health. Planned Parenthood has also criticized his endorsement of a so-called "Personhood Amendment," which supports defining a fertilized egg as a human being. Ryan was a co-sponsor of the Sanctity of Human Life Act, which even the conservative state of Mississippi rejected last November, and is favor of de-funding Planned Parenthood. Ryan wants to dismantle Medicaid and repeal Obama's Affordable Care Act. “For Congressman Ryan to think he's the one that should be making the decision to take healthcare options away from women, that's very troubling to us,” says our guest Nicole Safar, Public Policy Director for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin. [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]

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Karen Handel, Former Susan G. Komen Executive, Tapped To Co-Chair GOP Women's Group

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By John Celock - Jul. 26 (News Report) - A Republican campaign group has tapped the architect of the Susan G. Komen Foundation's policy to cut cancer screening funding to Planned Parenthood. Karen Handel, former Komen senior vice president for public affairs, will co-chair an effort to elect more Republican women to state legislatures around the country.

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Catholic Obama Ally Rejects Birth Control Compromise

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Religion News Service - Jun. 17 (News) - (RNS) In an unexpected blow to the Obama administration and a major boon for America's Catholic bishops, the influential Catholic Health Association on Friday (June...

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My vagina monologue: what Michigan GOP lawmakers didn't want to know | Lisa Brown

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Lisa Brown - Jun. 16 (Opinion) - If Michigan Republicans think they have the right to control women's bodies and reproductive rights, they can hear me out As a state legislator, I have spoken out often and passionately on the things that matter most to me and my constituents. I have spoken out against the defunding of our public schools and against tax increases to middle-class families. So I was shocked to learn Thursday that the leadership of the Michigan House of Representatives had decided to silence me and keep me from doing my job because I had uttered the one word they couldn't stand to hear: vagina . Let me explain. The day before, we were debating a new anti-choice law that would over-regulate women's health clinics to the point many could no longer offer abortions. It would require doctors to make the equivalent of funeral arrangements for foetal remains, both in the cases of abortion and miscarriage; and it would hinder women in rural areas or who don't have transportation from getting early abortions by ...

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Wall Street Journal Claims War on Women a "Myth"

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700

care2.com - By Robin Marty - Mar. 27 (Fact Check) - in essence, what Eberstadt really wants to talk about is whether women are “happier” now than they were back when you only had sex while married and for the purpose of making babies. And, in case you didn’t know this, you aren’t.

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WATCH: Amy Poehler & Seth Meyers Sound Off On Birth Control

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers - Feb. 19 (Comedy News) - Amy Poehler got back to her "Weekend Update" roots on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend when she joined former co-host Seth Meyers for a "Really?!?"...

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Democratic Women Boycott House Contraception Hearing After Republicans Prevent Women From Testifying | AlterNet

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Igor Volsky - Feb. 16 (News Report) - Democrats tore into House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) for preventing women and minorities from testifying before a hearing examining the Obama administration’s new regulation requiring employers and insurers to provide contraception coverage to their employees. Republicans oppose the administration’s rule and have sponsored legislation that would allow employers to limit the availability of birth control to women.

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Santorum living in stone-age

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By Stephanie Coontz - Feb. 14 (Opinion) - Presidential candidate Rick Santorum is unhappy with last week's compromise over whether Catholic institutions should be required to cover contraception for their employees, arguing that birth control "shouldn't be covered by insurance at all."

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Occupiers Mic-Check Santorum as His Surge Continues--Then Are Tasered

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Sarah Seltzer - Feb. 14 (News Report) - Police ended up dragging two of the protesters outside and tasering them. Watch this disturbing video of their removal below--a local news report is here

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The health care law, Catholics and birth control

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

PolitiFact - By Becky Bowers - Feb. 10 (Fact Check) - Is President Barack Obama’s administration requiring the Catholic Church to provide birth control coverage to nuns? As rhetoric rises in a clash between Catholic leaders and the federal government over a rule requiring co-pay-free coverage of contraceptives in most health plans, here’s a guide. What the rule says The newly final rule stems from the Affordable Care Act of 2010 — what Republican presidential candidates call "Obamacare." It affects the health plans employers offer their ... >>More

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APNewsBreak: Komen official quits breast cancer charity over Planned Parenthood dispute

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Associated Press - Feb. 07 (News Report) - A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. Karen Handel, the charity’s vice president for public policy, told Komen officials that she supported the move to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood. She said the discussion started before she arrived at the organization and was approved at the highest levels of the charity.

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Breasts Yes, Vaginas No? Race for the Cure Group's Bizarre Capitulation to Right-Wingers (And How to Hit Them Where it Hurts)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Amanda Marcotte - Feb. 01 (News Report) - Despite Komen’s lame attempts to claim otherwise, it was widely understood that this was about Komen aligning itself with the anti-choice movement, despite the anti-choice movement’s long history of opposing not just safe and legal abortion, but also access to contraception and even the prevention of cervical cancer through the use of the HPV vaccine.

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Kathleen Sebelius Pressed On Plan B Decision By 14 Democratic Senators

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Amanda Terkel - Dec. 14 (News Report) - Fourteen Democratic senators, led by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), sent the Obama administration a letter on Tuesday asking for the scientific basis behind its decision to limit access to emergency contraception. Last week, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius rejected the Food and Drug Administration's conclusion that the Plan B One-Step pill was safe enough to be placed on pharmacy shelves without an age limit. The decision raised eyebrows because HHS has never before overruled the FDA on a drug recommendation. Many reproductive rights groups openly questioned whether the Obama administration was putting electoral politics above sound science ahead of next year's election.

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House Passes H.R. 358, the "Let Women Die" Act of 2011

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - Oct. 14 (News Report) - Yesterday the GOP-led House of Representatives, with the blessings and encouragement of the United States Council of Catholic Bishops and extremist religious groups such as the Family Research Council, passed a bill in a vote of 251 to 172 that would, among other things, allow doctors and hospitals to "exercise their conscience" by letting pregnant women facing emergency medical conditions die.

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