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Family Planning Concerns on the Rise with Economic Downturn
A story via the National Partnership for Women and Families reveals how the economic downturn is affecting women's decisions about sex and family planning. Reports show that women and men are feeling great pressure and doubt when faced with decisions regarding...
Federal Judge Relieves Constraints on Plan B
Good news for reproductive rights! On Monday, a federal judge ruled that the Food and Drug Administration must make the emergency contraceptive Plan B available without a prescription to anyone aged 17 and older. Currently, the medication is only available over the...
U.S. Will Sign U.N. Declaration on Gay Rights
The United States will join 66 other nations around the world who have signed the United Nations' Declaration on Gay Rights. This declaration condemns human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It calls for a "decriminalization of...
Dawn Johnsen Update and Elena Kagan Confirmed
Last week, we blogged about Dawn Johnsen's nomination to head the Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice and how anti-choice activists were trying to stall the committee vote that would send her nomination to be voted upon by the full Senate. We're happy...
The State of Women in Politics in the U.S.
The Washington Post recently published a telling article about the status of women in politics in the United States today. The article opens with the details of a conference hosted by the White House Project at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia. The conference...
