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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 2:48:00 PM EDT
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 Does new comprehensive health coverage discriminate against women in it's limited coverage and lack of coverage for abortion? Read about it at:www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/opinion/targeting-women.html

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 2:40:00 PM EDT
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 Does the website BeingGirl give young women advice on surviving puberty or does it encourage them to grow up faster, promoting the media as a tool. 
jezebel.com/5833495/period-advice-website-helpfully-hawks-razors-makeup

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 2:34:00 PM EDT
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 In the Congo, where giving birth can mean life-threatening health conditions for women, birth control is seen a pro-life endeavor.  Read more at:
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/family-planning-as-a-pro-life-cause/2011/08/29/gIQAR9XHoJ_story.html

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 2:24:00 PM EDT
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 Virginia combats abortion clinics with strict new rules.  Read further at: motherjones.com/mojo/2011/08/are-virginas-new-abortion-regs-worst-yet

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 2:18:00 PM EDT
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 Afghan government promotes birth control in an effort to curb population growth.  Read about it at:
www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/23/us-afghanistan-birthcontrol-idUSTRE77M4MU20110823

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 2:13:00 PM EDT
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 New research from the Guttmacher Institute finds nearly half of all pregnancies to be unintended.  Read more at:
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-checkup/post/discouraging-news-on-unintended-pregnancies/2010/12/20/gIQAt2cYaJ_blog.html

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Friday, August 19, 2011 at 8:45:00 PM EDT
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 A measly fifty percent of states in the nation are required to mandate sex education.  And the lack of mandate is taking it's toll with Florida being the first in the nation for HIV infection, Louisiana for syphilis and Arkansas being in the top ten for chlamydia and other STIs.  Read more about the "Sex Ed Hall of Shame" at:
www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/08/13/states_sexed/ 

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Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 10:13:00 PM EDT
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Is the test that determines the gender of a fetus at seven weeks a moral concern?  Is it causing a slew of abortions triggered by the determined gender?  Read more at:
articles.boston.com/2011-08-10/lifestyle/29873075_1_gender-selection-healthy-pregnancy-y-chromosome

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Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 11:55:00 AM EDT
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 Darkness to Light (D2L), a national organization working to bring an end to child abuse, recognizes Charleston organizations for thier care and responsiblity.  Read further at: 
www.abcnews4.com/story/15186821/darkness-to-light-kicks-off

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Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 11:46:00 AM EDT
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 Abstainance-only education is proven to be ineffective as well as ambiguous and dangerous through its threatening slogans.  Read further at:
www.thenation.com/blog/162525/dont-have-sex-you-will-get-pregnant-and-die

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