Morning Roundup: Reduce Unplanned Pregnancies by Providing a Year of Contraception
Draft regulations in the UK aim to tell women the truth about abortion, Medicaid-covered midwifery in Idaho, the Pope talks to doctors instead of women, Wyoming rejects mandatory ultrasound bill, and dramatic reductions in unplanned pregnancies by giving women a year of birth control at a time.
- The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is causing a stir in the United Kingdom over draft regulations that tell aim to tell women scientific, medical facts about abortion – that it is generally safer than carrying a pregnancy to term, and that “there is no evidence that terminations cause psychological problems.” The Royal College also recommends that women who’ve already decided to end a pregnancy should not have to undergo mandatory counseling.
- Legislators in the Idaho House of Representatives have approved a bill that would allow for midwife-assisted births to be covered under Medicaid. The average cost of midwife-attended birth would cost the state $1,500, as opposed to the $6,000 for a typical hospital birth.
- Pope Benedict is urging doctors to tell women that “abortion solves nothing” and that women must be protected from the idea that terminating a pregnancy might be the answer to health problems. We’ll just call this Exhibit A of not treating women like capable, adult humans. Why talk directly to women? They probably won’t understand what you’re saying anyway.
- The Wyoming Senate rejected a mandatory ultrasound bill that had previously passed in the state’s House. The vote was 15-14 against the intrusive legislation.
- Want to reduce unintended pregnancies? A new study published in Obstetrics and Gynecology says give out a year of birth control pills or devices at a time, instead of a one or three month supply. If you’ve ever been on birth control, you know it’s happened to you: late Sunday night, you realized you don’t have a new prescription to take your pill first thing in the morning. But the study is pretty astounding:
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), saw a 46% decline in the odds of an abortion and a 30% decrease in the odds of pregnancy when low-income women who relied on public programs for contraception received a one-year supply of birth control pills instead of the usual one- or three-month stash.
Feb 28
- AIDS gel shown to protect anal tissue from HIV - Reuters
- Red Tent Event set as a special place for women - Providence Journal
- NH bill would bring back abortion limits for minors - WCAX
- Court turns down Chinese woman's application for abortion - Times of India
- Abortion safer than pregnancy, claim medics - ParentDish UK
- Nigeria: Female Genital Mutilation - Will the 'Cutting' Stop? - AllAfrica.com
- Don't outsource 'the talk' to schools - Irish Independent
- Arizona House to consider abortion bills Monday - NECN
- An irreligious approach to abortion - The Guardian (blog)
- Concern over Controversial Advice from Royal College to Women Seeking Abortion - TopNews United States
- A dire alternative to declining health coverage - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Same-sex weddings, now - Los Angeles Times
- HPV screening urged for women who dislike cervical smear test - Focus Taiwan News Channel
- Regulations may affect abortion - University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
- Reader's view: We need freedom to decide when life begins and ends - Duluth News Tribune
- Venue 'talk' exposes sensuality - Indiana Daily Student
- Planned Parenthood's Uncertain Future - BU Today
- Taking away the rights - Lewiston Sun Journal
Feb 27
- Democrats, pro-life activists speak out against anti-abortion bills - The State Press
- Berlusconi women feared he had AIDS - Irish Independent
- Shockingly Simple: Obama limits scope of conscience clauses - LSU The Reveille
- Cosby: Congress overreacting by defunding Planned Parenthood - University Daily Kansan
- Athill makes no apology for talking safe sex - Antigua Observer
- Barefoot: Planned Parenthood offers more than abortions - Iowa State Daily
- Indonesia's birth control pill for men - Newsday (subscription)
- Family planning a natural progression - The Canberra Times
- Experts for clearing myths about sex education - Indian Express
- Angelenos protest abortion act - Daily Sundial
- Family planning should bring men on board - New Vision
- Planned Parenthood's Supporters Rally at VCU - RVANews
- Kanye West Twitter Controversy IS Birth Control - The Stir
- Coronation Street youngster Chesney to become a father in new teen pregnancy ... - Daily Mail
- South Dakota passes law to require 'counseling' for women seeking abortions - Daily Kos
- Is a Black Woman's Womb a Dangerous Place? [Reader Forum] - ColorLines magazine
- HPV Risk In Older Women - Huffington Post (blog)
- H. 1 Cuts to Title X Would Increase Abortions, and Death from Cancer & HIV - Justmeans
- Getting HIV drugs to poor nations - NJ.com
- Editorial: Roe v. Wade legal, folks - Sioux Falls Argus Leader
- Congress should focus on economy, not deny health care to women - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- House clears bill to cover midwives under Medicaid - Ontario Argus Observer
- AGENCY IN JEOPARDY: Government to cut millions from Planned Parenthood - Middletown Press
- A clear path to making abortion safe in Del. - The News Journal
- When it comes to abortion, conservatives cast liberty aside - The News Journal
- When it comes to abortion, conservatives cast liberty aside - The News Journal
- New push to limit abortion advancing in Pierre - Sioux Falls Argus Leader
- Abortion clinics fear new Virginia law could shut them down - Washington Post
- Va. bill a reminder that abortion rights can't defend themselves - Washington Post
- Planned Parenthood deserves support - Press & Sun-Bulletin
- Worry about women's health? Get a vasectomy - Daily Press
Feb 26
- Bettijane Burger: Reproductive rights under attack - Charleston Gazette
- Teens have time before parenthood - Muskogee Daily Phoenix
- Pope urges doctors to protect women from abortion - Today's THV
- FL Abstinence-Only Program Linked to Homophobic Ugandan Pastor - Change.org (blog)
- Other routes to HIV drug assistance - Los Angeles Times
- Bill O'Reilly Still Smearing Dr. Tiller While Supporting "Pro-Life" Hero ... - News Hounds
- Triple-Negative Breast Cancer risk increases with each birth - DigitalJournal.com
- Girls Need Daddy Daughter Purity Balls -- Hold the Purity - The Stir (blog)
- Move to cut women's health care could be a rally cry - Patriot-News
- Georgia Lawmaker's Anti-Abortion Proposal Could Punish Women for Miscarriages - Fox News
- Pope Benedict XVI: Abortion is never a solution - Vatican Radio
- PCBs May Affect In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes - Biomed Middle East
- From New York to Midwest to South, Abortion Battle Heats Up - AOL News
- Statistics argue against family planning restrictions - Biddeford Journal Tribune
- Family-planning clinic closed - WatertownDailyTimes.com
- Planned Parenthood supporters, protesters undeterred by cold - Times-Standard
- Pro: Cutting program would increase abortions - San Diego Union Tribune
- Abortion bill fails in Wyoming Senate - Casper Star-Tribune Online
- DOH-ARMM sends midwives in ARMM villages to reduce infant mortality - Manila Bulletin
- Mandatory sonograms only add to abortion's difficulties - Fort Worth Star Telegram
- Sans education, girls under big risk: UNICEF - Express Buzz
- Planned Parenthood provides crucial health care - Kennebec Journal
- Why Cutting Off Planned Parenthood Is a Good Thing - The Root
Feb 25
- Hypocrisy abounds in Austin over abortion bills - Dallas Morning News
- Abortion clinic regulations unprecedented - The Daily Progress
- Georgia Anti-Abortion Billboards Turn Up In Los Angeles, Too - ColorLines magazine
- Judge dismisses La. abortion clinic lawsuit - NECN
- Chasing HIV out of the marital bed - The Standard
- The Unconscionable 'Right to Conscience' - Huffington Post (blog)
- Protecting Planned Parenthood - The Hullabaloo Online
- FBI Jails Pro-Abortion Supporter for Threats - Charisma News Online
- An HPV video warning - Daily Caller
- The Friday List-Down: 10 of America's Most Daring Young Black Activists - Campus Progress
- Proposed bill changes South Dakota laws regarding homicide and abortion - Hofstra University Hofstra Chronicle
- HIV-positive sex offender wanted for girl's kidnapping - Toronto Sun
- A Question of Ethics: New Abortion Act threatens Womens Right to Life Saving ... - Washington College Elm
- The Sexy Sex Ed Controversy Hits the Legislature - Knoxville Metro Pulse (blog)
- Brazil promotes use of condoms during Carnival - Washington Post
- Talking to your kids about sex - Washington Post
- Imagine That: Kanye's Abortion Tweet Gets A Lot Of Attention - Socialite Life
- They Took Down That Offensive Anti-Abortion Billboard in Soho - New York Magazine
- Amid Pressure, NYC Anti-Choice Billboard Targeting Black Women and Communities ... - Huffington Post (blog)
- Time to end the taxpayer subsidy of Planned Parenthood - The Hill (blog)
- Why Barack Obama has to be seen as an enemy of the Catholic Church - Catholic Herald Online (blog)
- Teen writer impresses - Lexington Dispatch
- Abortion Opponents Link 'Abortion' to 'Murder' in Google Searches - Slate Magazine (blog)
- Jindal, Santorum Denounce Truce on Abortion, Social Issues - LifeNews.com
- Reproductive Health Bill Sparks Controversy between Catholics and the Church ... - The Women's International Perspective
- DE clergy push for tighter abortion regs - WDEL 1150AM
- Is Anyone Afraid of Senate Democrats? - Huffington Post (blog)
- HIV makes protein that may help virus's resurgence - EurekAlert (press release)
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