Top choice-related stories of 2010

Wow!

What a year it was for those engaged in the battle to protect a right we should all take for granted: a woman’s ability to choose. I don’t know about you, but I am pretty worn out, pretty frustrated at fighting for something I should not have to fight for, and ready to tackle 2011 with a lot of spunk, a lot of passion, and one very important friend on my side: the truth.

For those of you who missed it, here are some of the highs and lows that pro-choice warriors faced in 2010:

• FDA approval of OTC Plan B for women under 18

http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/GeneralOBGYN/13867

• Alaska votes in favor of parental notification

http://www.adn.com/2010/08/25/1423557/voters-approve-measure-requiring.html

http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2010/08/25/alaskas-parental-notification-law/

• Dr. Carhart opens up Maryland clinic

http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/node/15037

http://allmediany.com/details_news_article.php?news_artid=506

• Choice suffers during health care debate

http://articles.cnn.com/2010-03-19/politics/health.care.abortion_1_health-care-care-bill-mr-stupak?_s=PM:POLITICS

• Fake pregnancy crisis centers exposed

http://www.msmagazine.com/Fall2010/CPCExcerpt.asp

• Nebraska passes controversial abortion ban

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Supreme_Court/nebraska-passes-controversial-abortion-ban/story?id=10361705

http://www.slate.com/id/2250803/

• The pill turned 50

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1983712,00.html