Congressional Democrats are taking a back-door approach toward eliminating ab-only funding, while Governor Bill Ritter (D-CO) mandates comprehensive sexuality education. Ab-only spinners are trying to prevent reality.
Last week's World Congress of Families provided an opportunity to hear the same old anti-choice rhetoric. It did not represent the real power of the anti-choice movement, which appears in less obvious arenas.
A young, Vietnamese-American woman shares how her community's cultural stigma around sex and reproductive health propelled her towards action; working to create awareness of the health challenges facing young Asian and Pacific Islander women today, through the California Young Women's Collaboration.
Melody Nelson shares her journey as a young, Black, lesbian leading the charge for progressive change and learning from the generations that came before.
Politics, sex and culture collide in Choice USA's Outstanding Organizer awardee Nora Dye's coast-to-coast bicycle trip. Dye examines the connections or lack thereof between the varied groups working for reproductive justice; from advocates to educators to health care providers.
Kierra Johnson explains why a new generation of activists deserve to be recognized and appreciated alongside the long-standing, established advocates who serve as mentors as allies.
Lindsay Beyerstein exposes anti-contraception, former family planning czar Eric Keroack's attempts to cover-up his woefully unqualified medical background and lapsed credentials.
The New York Times reporter asked whether things like prenatal tests might change the debate over abortion; where do we draw the line between acceptable and unacceptable reasons for ending a pregnancy?
Appreciative inquiry is about recognizing the positive, instead of focusing on the negative. So let's take a moment to appreciate all of the folks who continue to place real women's lives, rights, needs and capacities at the center of their work.
