Cynthia L. Cooper, Author at Women's eNews

Museum Displays Contraceptives from Past Eras

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Uncategorized ● May 19, 2005

A new mini-museum in Cleveland puts the history of contraception–from crocodile dung to the pill–on display. Launched quietly in March, it emerges as the new federal budget threatens the access of millions of women to contraceptive services.

Plan B Access Fight May Stall FDA Nomination

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Uncategorized ● April 12, 2005

Access to Plan B is topic A these days, with the latest round of the struggle engulfing Lester Crawford, the FDA’s acting commissioner. Until his agency rules on Plan B access, two senators vow to use procedural powers to block his nomination.

Planned Parenthood’s Feldt Looks Back

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Health & Science ● March 21, 2005

Gloria Feldt’s sudden departure from the helm of Planned Parenthood seemed timed to 2004 presidential election fatigue. But in-house struggles, including one over a contraceptive procurement plan, may have been the real tipping point.

Battle for Choice Rages Through Statehouses

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Uncategorized ● March 3, 2005

As state legislatures face a deluge of anti-abortion proposals, pro-choice activists are hustling to stem further losses to reproductive health rights. In Michigan, a lawsuit filed on March 1 challenges a state law that will ban most abortions.

Taking the Temperature of Choice on Road

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Uncategorized ● January 21, 2005

On the 32nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

Dems May Waver on Choice, Repro Rights

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Uncategorized ● January 14, 2005

As the competition heats up for next month’s vote on the chair of the Democratic National Party, a worried buzz is growing that the party’s pro-choice position is getting shakier.

Costa Rican IVF Ban Faces Human-Rights Test

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Arts & Culture ● December 28, 2004

A Costa Rican couple was in the middle of undergoing in vitro fertilization when the procedure was banned by the country’s highest court. Now they are at the center of an international effort to defend assisted reproductive technologies.

U.S. Gag Rule Included in Emergency Spending Bill

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Health & Science ● December 6, 2004

Language slipped into the Omnibus spending bill–expected to pass Congress today–permits medical personnel, hospitals and insurers to privately ban abortions and even to bar employees from making referrals.

600 Pro-Choice Republicans Crowd ‘Big Tent’ Gala

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Uncategorized ● September 2, 2004

Pro-Choice Republicans made their presence known this week at the Republican National Convention. Speaking out against the anti-choice views of Bush and the party platform, these delegates say they provide the “Big Tent” for their party.

Spending on Pro-Choice Vote Surges

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Uncategorized ● August 23, 2004

As campaign finance reform leaves them more chance to flex their political muscle, pro-choice groups are shaking their money trees. They are expected to spend $50 million to help candidates, get out the vote and run last-minute political ads.

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