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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.

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Mayhem Rules for Filipina Mom in Shanty Baby Boom

By Iris Gonzoles ● Uncategorized ● March 9, 2013

Catholic opposition has kept a Philippines birth-control law passed in 2012 from reaching the women in shanties, where the birth rate is booming. Our reporter visits a woman who wanted three children and wound up with eight, aged 2 to 21.

Birth Control Mandate Faces Onslaught of Lawsuits

By Sharon Johnson ● Uncategorized ● February 16, 2013

With a rash of lawsuits flooding the courts, employer-sponsored birth control appears headed for the Supreme Court. Court rulings that bar employers from imposing religious beliefs on workers could help the government’s case.

Reproductive Justice Confers Degrees of Privilege

By Dalila-Johari Paul ● Health & Science ● February 2, 2013

Access to reproductive health care wasn’t an issue for my friends or me. But the more I learn about the struggles of women of color, and the leaders who have paved the way, the more I appreciate our sense of entitlement.

U.S. Health Law Promises Better Contraceptive Fit

By Christina Caldwell ● Uncategorized ● October 5, 2012

Contraception isn’t simple. It depends on price, hormones, underlying medical status and sometimes a preference for using lotion instead of taking a tablet. Clinicians say the contraceptive mandate will help women get the birth control best for them.

Filipino Prez OKs Birth Control; Olympians Dissed

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● August 11, 2012

Tipped Workers Hope for Hike in Sub-Minimum Wage

By Sharon Johnson ● Employment ● February 5, 2012

After decades of enduring frozen wages, the nation’s 3.3 million tipped workers — most of whom are women — may receive a minimum-pay hike. This could alleviate what economist Sylvia A. Allegretto calls an under-appreciated factor in women’s poverty.

Obama: Cover Birth Control; 8 Egyptian Women Win

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● January 21, 2012

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Republicans Push Pro-Zygote Extremism Over the Top

By Nancy L. Cohen ● Politics ● January 10, 2012

Nancy L. Cohen says the roster of GOP presidential contenders is bringing 40 years of sexual counter-revolution to a crescendo. The party’s rightwing social agenda is so secure it barely merits any mention.

Summer Attacks on Choice Could Hurt Campus Safety

By Krystie Lee Yandoli ● Health & Science ● October 12, 2011

It was a long tough summer for Planned Parenthood as opponents went beyond targeting abortion and started in on birth control. Krystie Yandoli says this harms rape survivors and the cause of safe sex.