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Latinas and the High Cost of Birth Control [The Huffington Post]10 August 2010

By Silvia Henriquez, Executive Director of National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health [Ms. Foundation grantee] After Jersey Garcia welcomed her first baby earlier this year in a planned pregn ...

The Myth of the Teen Pregnancy Epidemic [RH Reality Check]22 July 2010

By Kierra Johnson Driving down many highways in the US, one sees billboards that read, “Virgin: Teach your Kids It’s Not a Dirty Word” or “Wait for the Bling.” These billboards, funded by conservat ...







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Laws to Restrict Abortion [New York Times - Letter to the Editor]08 June 2010

To the Editor: Re “Abortion Foes Advance Cause at State Level” (news article, June 3): It is no coincidence that “this is a good year” for restricting abortion access at the state level, as an oppo ...

Women and Welfare: Revisiting Reform in the Wake of Economic Crisis [RH Reality Check]24 May 2010

By Susan Wefald While there’s been plenty of talk throughout this global economic crisis about the fate of the newly jobless, newly poor, middle class, stories about how the tanking of the econom ...







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Minnesota Governor Rejects Sex-Ed Funding 01 September 2010

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has decided that his state doesn't need federal money for sex education -- unless, that is, it's used to spread the "abstinence-only" message.The Minnesota Star-Tribune...

Alaska Quashes Abortion Access for Young Women 31 August 2010

The fight for reproductive freedom in Alaska has just reached its boiling point.Last week, Alaska voters passed an initiative requiring that the parents of women aged 17 and under must be notified bef...







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Sara K. Gould on Economic Crisis and Its Disproportionate Impact on the Nation's Most Vulnerable Women and Families18 September 2008

Amidst the emphasis on solving the economic crisis facing Wall Street, the crisis crippling women and their families on Main Street continues unabated. "Even at the beginning of the economic downtu ...

The Ms. Foundation Announces 2008 Gloria Award Winners and 35th Anniversary Celebration19 May 2008

The 20th Annual Gloria Awards: A National Salute to Women of Vision celebrates grassroots women activists and philanthropists whose achievements bring us closer to our vision of a just and inclusive ...





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