Today is World Contraception Day. It’s actually a day just like any other, because it’s a day when so many women worldwide remain without access to birth control or other reproductive health services, and in which reproductive choice for all women remains an elusive goal.
Ellen Goodman's speech on civility is cancelled because some quite uncivil anti-choicers object to her views on abortion. But incivility is your modus operandi if oppose reproductive rights.
Jay Rosen deconstructs the "he said/she said" journalism NPR applied to a story on abortion access. NPR covers the anti-contraception movement in Texas, and Bachmann's ignorant comments on HPV inspire some responsible medical journalism.
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Affairs, and Related Programs has passed a bill that would amend the current total ban on abortion care for Peace Corps volunteers by allowing the Corps to provide access to safe abortion services in cases of sexual assault, incest or life endangerment.
Sex for young girls in Thailand is a very controversial topic, obstructed in discussion by the belief that a girl should be extremely careful about her manner, behavior, and reputation.
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