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UK: MP Wants to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

Posted on May 07, 2008
BBC News: MP seeks to lower abortion limit: Britain needs to send a "less casual message" about abortion, an MP has said as she launches her bid to reduce the upper limit from 24 to 20 weeks. Nadine Dorries says...

California Awards $271 Million for Stem Cell Research

Posted on May 07, 2008
NY Times: California Awards $271 Million for Stem Cell Research, by Andrew Pollack: California has awarded $271 million in grants to build 12 new stem cell research centers in the state, even as one of the political rationales for the...

McCain to Address His Judicial Philosophy

Posted on May 06, 2008
Wall St. Journal: McCain Speech to Shed Light On Judicial Philosophy, by Laura Meckler: John McCain steps out of his comfort zone Tuesday to address his judicial philosophy, a hot-button matter for social conservatives that encompasses abortion, guns and gay...

Special Schools for Pregnant Teens

Posted on May 06, 2008
Christian Science Monitor: Special schools for pregnant girls?, by Ben Arnoldy (4/30): Boise, Idaho - Soon after getting pregnant, high school sophomore Alicia Mattocks worried that bullies might purposely slam her into a locker and that a teacher's rules wouldn't...

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Government Survey Shows Early Breast-Feeding at All-Time High

Posted on May 06, 2008
New York Times: More Mothers Breast-Feed, in First Months at Least, by Gardiner Harris: About 77 percent of new mothers breast-feed their infants at least briefly, the highest rate seen in the United States in more than a decade, according...

Dan Moller on Abortion and Moral Risk

Posted on May 06, 2008
Dan Moller (Philosophy, U. of Maryland) has posted Abortion and Moral Risk on SSRN. Here is the abstract: It is natural for those with permissive attitudes toward abortion to suppose that, if they have examined all of the arguments they...

Mo. Senate Rescinds Bill Requiring Electronic Tracking of Mifepristone Sales

Posted on May 06, 2008
Via the Daily Women's Health Policy Report (5/1): The Missouri Senate on Tuesday rescinded its vote on a bill (HB 1619) intended to create a statewide electronic drug-monitoring system to track the sale of certain controlled substances and over-the-counter medications...

Anti-Choice Pregnancy Center Takes Down Misleading Website

Posted on May 05, 2008
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Anti-abortion pregnancy center shuts Web site, by Ellen Gabler: A pregnancy crisis center in Wausau that opposes abortion has shut down a Web site it was using to dissuade people from visiting a nearby clinic that offers...

Pro-Choice Scholar Barred From Speaking About Torture at Minn. Church

Posted on May 05, 2008
Minneapolis-St. Paul StarTribune: Anti-torture but pro-choice? Can't have that in church, please, by Nick Coleman: Dr. Steven Miles, a world-renowned scholar, author and anti-torture activist, has won many awards in his career on the faculty of the University of Minnesota's...

Does Banning Abortions Mean Jailing Women Who Have Them?

Posted on May 05, 2008
New York Times: What if Abortion Became Illegal?, by The Editorial Board: A lot of elected officials say they want to see Roe v. Wade repealed, clearing the way for abortion to be made illegal. But few of them go...

New Study Examines Depression in Women, Including Effects of Abortion and Partner Violence

Posted on May 03, 2008
Via Our Bodies Our Blog: A new study in BMJ Public Health examines depression in women and the relationship of past abortions to the condition. This new report is particularly interesting because it attempts to control for the effects of...

KS Legislature Fails to Override Veto of Abortion Bill

Posted on May 03, 2008
Associated Press: Lawmakers? override of veto of abortion bill fails: TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ? Gov. Kathleen Sebelius? veto of new restrictions on abortion providers withstood an attempt Wednesday by anti-abortion senators to overturn it. The vote was 25-14, two short...

I. Glenn Cohen on Rights Not To Procreate

Posted on May 03, 2008
I. Glenn Cohen (Harvard Law School) has posted The Constitution and the Rights Not to Procreate on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Does the Federal Constitution protect a right not to procreate, and what does that mean? Modern reproductive technology...

Egyptian Fertility Care Foundation Launches Reproductive Health Website

Posted on May 01, 2008
Via Linda Hutjens (Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Programme, University of Toronto): Congratulations to the Egyptian Fertility Care Foundation, for their excellent new website (http://www.efcf.net), which includes an Arabic translation of the 15 case studies found in the book Reproductive...

Stem Cell Research Office Opens in New Jersey

Posted on May 01, 2008
NJ Star-Ledger: Corzine to is set to open stem cell research office, by Claire Heininger: Gov. Jon Corzine today is expected to formally announce the opening of a stem cell research office in New Jersey. The governor is scheduled to...

90% of Czech Women Approve of Contraception

Posted on May 01, 2008
The Prague Post: Survey: 90 percent feel birth control is OK: Czech Republic has one of most liberal attitudes More than 90 percent of Czech women see birth control as a natural part of sexual life, according to a study...

Are Men Ready for Male Contraception?

Posted on May 01, 2008
LA Times: Male contraception almost ready. Are men?, by Shari Roan: Several recent scientific papers and conferences have made clear that male hormonal contraception is doable. The most recent paper, by Los Angeles researchers Ron Swerdloff and Christina Wang, says...

Pre-Pregnancy Health for Men

Posted on April 30, 2008
HealthDay News: Health Tip: Pre-Pregnancy Health for Men: When trying to conceive, good health is important for both moms- and dads-to-be. Future fathers can help a couple's chances of having a healthy baby. Here are a few pre-pregnancy suggestions for...

Florida Senate Rejects Ultrasound Requirement for Abortion

Posted on April 30, 2008
Tampa Tribune: Rejects Ultrasound Abortion Bill With Tie Vote, by Jerome Stockfisch: TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Senate has rejected an effort to require women to have an ultrasound and view the image of the fetus before having an abortion. The...

India: Prime Minister Denounces Abortions of Females

Posted on April 29, 2008
NY Times: Indian Prime Minister Denounces Abortion of Females, by Amelia Gentleman: The Indian prime minister described the widespread practice of aborting female fetuses as a ?national shame? on Monday, and called for stricter enforcement of laws devised to prevent...

Cardinal Egan Decries Giuliani's Receipt of Communion During Pope's Visit

Posted on April 29, 2008
NY Times: Cardinal Egan Says Giuliani Shouldn?t Have Received Communion From Pope, by James Barron: Cardinal Edward M. Egan said on Monday that former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani should not have received holy communion during the visit of Pope Benedict...

Study Shows Rise in Diabetes Among Women Starting Pregnancy

Posted on April 29, 2008
Wash. Post/HealthDay News: Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Rates Have Doubled, by Serena Gordon: The number of women starting their pregnancies with type 1 or type 2 diabetes has doubled since 1999, but rates of gestational diabetes have stayed the same, new research...

Katharine Wright on Competing Interests Arising out of IVF Treatment

Posted on April 29, 2008
Katharine Wright (Nuffield Council on Bioethics) has posted Competing Interests in Reproduction: The Case of Natallie Evans on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, embryos created for IVF treatment can be stored and...

KS: Judge Rules Prosecutors Cannot Obtain State Abortion Reports

Posted on April 29, 2008
Kansas City Star: Court tosses outs Kline subpoena for abortion reports from Planned Parenthood, by Diane Carroll: Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline lost his bid Monday to obtain state abortion reports, but he said that would not stop his....

More Evidence of Benefits of Chocolate for Pregnant Women

Posted on April 29, 2008
Reuters: Chocolate may reduce pregnancy complication risk: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Indulging in chocolate during pregnancy could help ward off a serious complication known as preeclampsia, new research suggests. Chocolate, especially dark chocolate, is rich in a chemical called...

Lucinda Marshall on "The Abortion Conversation We Should Be Having"

Posted on April 28, 2008
Lucinda Marshall writes on AlterNet: Abortion is not an isolated issue of choice, but part of a complex set of issues that reproductive rights advocates need to address holistically. Far too often, I have the nagging feeling that we're having...

New ME law allows midwives to buy some medications

Posted on April 28, 2008
Bangor Daily News: New law allows midwives to buy some medications, by Meg Haskell: AUGUSTA, Maine - Gv. John Baldacci on Wednesday signed into law a measure that authorizes Maine pharmacists to provide certain medications to certified professional midwives for...

Surrogacy Sees Increased Media Coverage

Posted on April 28, 2008
Wall Street Journal: Outsourcing Childbirth, by Cheryl Miller: "Katie is coming out of the mommy closet," Caroline (Maura Tierney) teases her sister Kate (Tina Fey) in the film "Baby Mama," out in theaters today. Kate, a hard-charging executive at a....

Scalia Says Constitution Does Not Prohibit, Permit Abortion Rights

Posted on April 28, 2008
Via the Daily Women's Health Policy Report: When asked about abortion and other topics during an interview with Lesley Stahl on CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia confessed "to being a social conservative" but said it...

Obstacles to Female Condom Distribution Outlined in New Report

Posted on April 27, 2008
Via Our Bodies Our Blog: A new report commissioned by the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) blames "bureaucratic obstacles, funding restrictions, and a lack of high level commitment to female condoms" for delaying the expansion of U.S.-funded female...

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