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Women's eNews published a story today written by Carol Roye, WeNews Commentator, Nurse Practitioner, and Professor of Nursing at Hunter College's Bellevue School. This is a MUST READ for anyone who cares about women's reproductive health and rights. Roye's piece, entitled "Global Gag Rule Must Not Be Domesticated," warns of the dangers of the United States bringing its own Gag Rule policy, which it has exported to developing nations that receive U.S. Aid for the better part of the past 2… Continue

When I saw the excitement unfold over the upcoming 2008 Presidential Election in various states and venues during the past several months, I could not help but think that maybe some of the detrimental public and reproductive health policies that have continued to plague the US over the past several decades, especially those that have been exacerbated by the Bush Administration, might be repealed and discarded. I thought that maybe US policymakers could finally get an opportunity to make a true a… Continue

Last week, on Wednesday April 23rd, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on Abstinence Only Until Marriage (AOUM) curriculum programs. Tesimony was heard from both AOUM advocates and advocates of Comprehensive Sexuality Education programs, which include information on abstinence, family planning, contraception and condom usage. AOUM programs are still widely used in public middle and high schools across the US, despite the evidence-based conclusions and concensus… Continue