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Well-Being: the Cure for “Recovery”
Ask any activist and she’ll tell you that elections matter. They matter because the winner decides who sits on the Supreme Court, which bills actually become law, which programs get money (and how...
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Another Reason (Among Many) to Thank Dr. Hern
We phone banked this week to help our Planned Parenthood colleagues in Montana who are currently fighting off a “personhood” initiative. Their goal is to make sure it never makes it to the ballot in...
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Desperate Women Take Desperate Measures
Last week, the New York State Assembly Health Committee considered three anti-choice bills. Two of these bills would have mandated parental involvement in young women’s abortion decisions. On the same...
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What we’ve been reading
Speaker Nancy Pelosi was awarded “Champion of Women’s Health” at last night’s Planned Parenthood fete on Capitol Hill. Yes! Nebraska judge blocks overly burdensome anti-choice law. The judge granted a...
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Another Wednesday Morning
This morning the protesters displayed a large American flag amidst their various signs. I think of the signs as “the usual:” Signs that make light of the difficult decisions our patients make. Signs...
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Sex, Lies, and CPCs
In my work as an organizer I confront misinformation about abortion care every single day; I know the facts, I’ve read the research, and I make it a point to be correct when I speak, because what does...
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Lisa and Gina on Violent Rhetoric and Violent Acts
Gina: This post is more stream-of-consciousness writing than my standard posts here. My thoughts are jumbled, as thoughts often are after a tragic incident. I want to contribute to a world of peace,...
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Pence Passed the House
Outrage doesn’t begin to describe this feeling. Call your Congressmember NOW to tell them how offensive this vote is: 240 members of the House of Representatives believe it is acceptable to completely...
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Outrageous
Yesterday, I was proud to be one of the thousands of people at the Stand Up for Women’s Health Rally in Washington DC. I was deeply moved by the outpouring of support for Planned Parenthood and the...
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Flipping Out Over Birth Control
What is it about birth control that makes anti-choicers flip out? Yesterday, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended including prescription birth control as a woman’s preventive health service,...
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