I know that the headline of this post sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s not. Arizona recently passed a law that allows health care workers and pharmacists to refuse women access to reproductive health care if they feel that it goes against their conscience. The state’s bill is no different than the federal [...]
There is a lot of misconceptions about mifepristone, also known as RU-486 or the abortion pill. Many on the anti-choice side say that mifepristone is the same as emergency contraception, which is also known as Plan B, but they are not the same thing.
Mifepristone is a steroid that is used to induce abortion. [...]
Dr. Susan Wicklund Blames Protesters For Dr. Tiller’s Death – West Virgina Public Broadcasting
Why I’m a Clinic Escort – Abortion Clinic Escort Blog
New AZ Law Could Limit Access to Plan B – Daily Wildcat
Coming Out in Middle School – New York Times
5 Ways to Save Money on Birth Control – US News & World Report
South [...]
Supreme Court of Nevada Overturns Rape Shield Laws – Feminist Law Professors
Personhood Amendment Could Be on a Ballot Near You – MSNBC
Take a Stand Against Florida’s Personhood Amendment – Planned Parenthood Action Network
Study Shows Women Make Better Lawmakers Than Men – Politico
Get the Facts About Plan B – NOW New York
Abortion Debate Could Make or [...]
This summer the FDA approved the generic version of Plan B, the emergency contraception pill, and ruled that the pill should be available to women 17 and older over the counter. A recent article in Ms. Magazine praised the decision, stating that the generic form of Plab B, called Next Choice, will go a [...]
The Montana Attorney General has approved the language of a proposed constitutional amendment that would define a fetus as a “person” from the moment of conception. Two groups, Montana Pro Life Coalition and Personhood USA, are organizing the petition drive to get enough signatures for the personhood amendment to make its way to the [...]
More Teens Opting for Backstreet Abortions in South Africa – Eye Witness News
Defending Choice in Nebraska – Part One, and Part Two
Generic Plan B Approved by FDA – Feminist Campus
Price Wars on Abortions in China – China Daily
The Abortion Debate: What Would You Do? – Marie Claire
Finally – a good piece of pro-choice news to report. Today the FDA approved a generic, prescription-only version of Plan B Emergency Contraceptive for women ages 17 and under.
Emergency Contraception is also known as “the morning after pill.” It is not an abortifacient, and it does not terminate an existing pregnancy. However, [...]
