Kay Steiger

RH Reality Check

Kay Steiger covers Washington DC politics for Rewire in a biweekly column and is an associate editor at CampusProgress.org, as well as a former
editorial assistant at The American Prospect. She graduated from the
University of Minnesota.

But Can He Talk About Sex?

Kay Steiger

Where does future Surgeon General Dr. Sanjay Gupta stand on reproductive health? He has spoken out for emergency contraception, but reproductive health issues haven't gotten a starring role on "House Call."

True Common Ground for the 111th Congress

Kay Steiger

The 111th Congress has an opportunity to pass true common ground legislation that will ensure access to contraception and sexuality education. But will this agenda be derailed by those who push "abortion reduction" instead of reproductive health?

The New Health Czar

Kay Steiger

President-Elect Obama's choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, will be responsible for implementing any health care reform Obama or the new Congress is able to pass. Will women's health be on his agenda?

The Next, Pro-Choice Cabinet?

Kay Steiger

The attention of the politically obsessed has now turned to speculation about who might be tapped to fill key leadership positions in President-Elect Obama's Cabinet. Will we finally have pro-choice appointees at the Department of Health and Human Services?