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
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
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
Virginia combats abortion clinics with strict new rules. Read further at: motherjones.com/mojo/2011/08/are-virginas-new-abortion-regs-worst-yet
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
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
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/
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
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
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