N.J. Gov. Christie Should Restore Funding For Family Planning Centers, Editorial Says

“There is no room for ideology when it comes to basic health care,” but “that appears to be what’s going on in the scrimmage over state funding for women’s health programs” in New Jersey, a Bergen Record editorial states. Among the “many items sacrificed under the new austerity-measures category” in Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) budget proposal, family planning clinics lost $7…

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…

Montgomery County, Md., Crisis Pregnancy Center Disclosure Bill Too Limited, Washington Post Editorial Says

The Montgomery County, Md., County Council should reject “flawed” legislation “meant to target inaccuracies allegedly peddled by pregnancy centers that try to steer women away from abortion,” a Washington Post editorial states.

New Legislation Would Codify NIH Guidelines On Stem Cell Research, Funding, Washington Post Editorial Says

An upcoming bill — the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009, by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) — would codify President Obama’s executive order “permitting federal funding of such research within guidelines established by the NIH and would require that they be reviewed periodically,” a

Editorial Examines How USAID Programs Used Biblical Lessons To Teach Abstinence In Africa

A recent audit by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s inspector general has “raised questions about several USAID expenditures” on a number of “faith-based” projects initiated during former President George W. Bush’s administration, a

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