Future Of Reproductive-Rights Policy Still Depends On Obama, Opinion Piece States

Antiabortion-rights Republicans made large gains in the midterm elections, but “the buck still stops with the president,” the American Prospect’s Pema Levy writes in an opinion piece. She continues, “The real threat, though, especially in the long term, is that the Obama administration might not stand firm in its commitment to women’s reproductive rights…

Blogs Comment On Cultural Notions Of Virginity, Hormone Replacement, Other Topics

The following summarizes selected women’s health related blog entries. ~ “Virginity Around the World,” Silvana Naguib, American Prospect’s “Tapped”: After reviewing customs and cultural expectations related to virginity in Arab countries, India and the U.S…

Opinion Pieces Examine How Health Reform Affects Coverage For Women's Services

The American Prospect, Boston Globe and Washington Post recently published opinion pieces and an editorial discussing how health reform legislation would affect health insurance coverage for abortion, prenatal care and other services that affect women…

Blogs Comment On College Abstinence Clubs, Abortion Coverage Bans, Other Topics

February 19, 2010 — The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries. ~ “The Chastity Ring-Around,” Lena Chen, The American Prospect: Student-run abstinence groups “have cropped up on college campuses across the country,” with pre-marital chastity “marketed to students as the ‘true feminist’ ideal,” Chen writes…