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Religious Birth Control Barriers Block the Best RX

By Carol Roye ● Uncategorized ● February 7, 2014

Getting health insurance through a Catholic organization is one way that some women aren’t getting coverage for contraception, says Carol Roye in this excerpt from “A Woman’s Right to Know.” Attacking birth control access is especially damaging for poor women.

Birth Control, Abortion Crucial to Reducing Deaths

By Carol Roye ● Uncategorized ● October 14, 2013

Contraception and abortion need to be understood in a public health context. As access comes under heavier attack in this country we can expect higher maternal and infant mortality, more teen anemia and higher risks of child abuse and neglect.

Anti-Choice Religious Bloc Began With Tax Battle

By Carol Roye ● Arts & Culture ● March 18, 2011

The religious right’s righteous condemnation of abortion began with anti-integration, anti-taxation efforts in the 1970s, says Carol Roye. Along the way it turned into the current assault on the needs of women and children.

Hymen Mystique Remains Intact in Bare-All Culture

By Carol Roye ● Arts & Culture ● December 3, 2008

An outbreak in surgeries to restore virginity have spurred Carol Roye, a registered nurse, to talk about what every woman–and every teen in particular–should know about the most fabled part of her reproductive anatomy.

Global Gag Rule Must Not Be Domesticated

By Carol Roye ● Commentary ● June 25, 2008

If Democrats take back the White House, a U.S. restriction on overseas family planning aid should be lifted. Meantime, Carol Roye says, watch out for a domestic version of the “global gag rule” in the Bush administration’s final days.

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