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Monthly Archives: December 2008
FDA Advisory Panel Approves New Female Condom
The Food and Drug Administration’s advisory panel voted 15-0 last week to approve sales of a new female condom in the United States. The new condom is quieter, made of softer material, and will most likely be less expensive than … Continue reading
Posted in Contraception, HIV/AIDS, Women's health
Tagged AIDS, Birth control, Condoms, Contraception, HIV, Women's health
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Vatican Perpetuates Misinformation about Abortion
Last week the Vatican issued a sweeping treatise on bioethics (in PDF). In the document, in addition to condemning abortion, it took aim at the morning-after pill, IUDs and RU-486, saying that these too can result in abortions. RU-486 can, … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Reproductive Rights, Women's health
Tagged Abortion, Chicago Tribune, IUD, Morning-after pill, New York Times, RU-486, Treatise on bioethics, Vatican
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Anti-choice activist still spreading misinformation
Earlier, we blogged about Ross Douthat’s op-ed in the New York Times contending that the anti-choice activists are not out of touch with mainstream Americans, which we exposed as a misrepresentation of the very radical goals of the movement. We … Continue reading
Posted in Contraception, Health insurance, Reproductive Rights, Women's health
Tagged Abortion, Birth control, Contraception, Health insurance, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Rights, Ross Douthat, Women, Women's health
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V is for Victory
Does this video remind you of conditions at your school? Do you believe that your school isn’t treating boys and girls equally when it comes to athletics? The Women’s Law Project is partnering with organizations across the country on a … Continue reading
75th Woman Goes to the House of Representatives
Election Day 2008 guaranteed that more women than ever will serve in the 111th U.S. Congress, and on Dec. 6, Mary Jo Kilroy of Ohio claimed the right to join their ranks. Kilroy, a Democrat, was in a race too-close-to-call … Continue reading
Progress is Stalled for Women in the Corporate World
A study conducted by Catalyst, a nonprofit that promotes opportunities for women in business, revealed that women in 2008 made no significant gains in achieving more top U.S. business jobs. Women also did not make gains in becoming board directors, … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Equal pay, Equality
Tagged Catalyst, Fortune 500, Top U.S. business jobs, Wage gap, Women as wage earners, Women in the board room
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Anti-choice activists want to increase the number of abortions
The Wall Street Journal reports that anti-choice activists have renewed their call for federal, state and local governments to stop granting money to Planned Parenthood. This is nothing new. However, they do have a new reason for why the government … Continue reading
Posted in Contraception, Health insurance, Pregnancy
Tagged Abortion, Anti-choice, Contraception, Gender gap in insurance premiums, Hyde Amendment, Planned Parenthood, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Wall Street Journal, Women, Women's health
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