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Second Consecutive Year for Rise in Teen Birth Rates
Last year, public health professionals were disheartened by the news that teenage birth rates were up, reversing a 14-year long trend of decline. While it is still premature to see if a real downward trend is emerging, the statistics signal a sense of alarm in the...
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...
