N.J. Assembly Passes Bills To Fund Family Planning Clinics, Expand Medicaid Eligibility

The New Jersey Assembly on Monday passed two bills that would restore funding to family planning clinics and expand eligibility for Medicaid coverage of family planning services, the Asbury Park Press reports. The bills now go to the Senate for consideration in early December. The bills passed along party lines, but neither received the 54 votes needed to override a possible veto by Gov…

Female GOP Candidates Break Conservative 'Glass Ceiling,' Los Angeles Times Columnist Writes

In contrast to this year’s primary elections, the so-called “Year of the Woman” in 1992 “was a one-sided wave” in that most of the women who were newly elected to the Senate were “liberal, pro-choice Democrats,” columnist Doyle McManus writes in the Los Angeles Times…

Female GOP Candidates Break Conservative 'Glass Ceiling,' Los Angeles Times Columnist Writes

In contrast to this year’s primary elections, the so-called “Year of the Woman” in 1992 “was a one-sided wave” in that most of the women who were newly elected to the Senate were “liberal, pro-choice Democrats,” columnist Doyle McManus writes in the Los Angeles Times…

Miss. Lawmakers Consider Sex Education Legislation

Mississippi lawmakers are considering a bill (HB 837) that would mandate that all school boards adopt either an abstinence-only or “abstinence-plus” sex education policy by June 30, 2011, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. The bill passed the House 83-32 and awaits action in the Senate. Current Mississippi law does not require schools to teach sex education…

Videos Discuss Obama Nominees, Contraceptive Methods, Health Reform Prospects

The following summarizes selected women’s health-related videos. Olbermann Talks Nominees: Political commentator Lawrence O’Donnell joined “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann to discuss the implications of the Senate’s confirmation of 27 Obama administration nominees…

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