The weekly version of the Daily Women's Health Policy Report highlights the week's top 10 news stories on reproductive health and rights. The complete list of stories is available online, and you may also subscribe to the daily version here.
Top 10 Headlines:
ELECTION 2008 | New York Times Examines 'Culture War Rhetoric' on Abortion Related to Presidential Election [Sept. 5, 2008]
The New York Times on Friday examined the "culture war rhetoric" on abortion and other social issues this week at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.
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PUBLIC HEALTH & EDUCATION | District Attorneys in Tennessee Launch Campaign To Target Teen Pregnancy [Sept. 10, 2008]
District attorneys throughout Tennessee on Monday launched a campaign against teenage pregnancy -- called "What's the Rush?" -- which aims to educate teenagers about the legal, financial and social consequences of becoming pregnant, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.
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ELECTION 2008 | Conservative Advocates Successfully Lobby for Language on High Court Nominees in GOP Platform, The Hill Reports [Sept. 9, 2008]
Conservative advocates successfully placed language in the 2008 Republican Party platform that urges the party's presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) to avoid "stealth nominations" to the Supreme Court, The Hill reports.
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PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH | Women Likely To Receive No-Cost Formula Samples When Leaving Hospital After Birth, Report Finds [Sept. 5, 2008]
Despite opposition from numerous health organizations to giving new mothers no-cost formula samples, most women after giving birth in the U.S. leave the hospital with such samples, as well as discount coupons to buy formula, according to a report published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Reuters reports.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS | Spain Forms Panel to Re-Examine Abortion Law [Sept. 8, 2008]
A panel of experts has been appointed by the Spanish government to make recommendations on liberalizing the country's abortion law by the end of 2009 or early 2010, Equality Minister Bibiana Aido said on Thursday, Reuters reports.
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ELECTION 2008 | New York Times Reports McCain Ad Distorts Obama's Record on Sex Education Measure in Illinois Senate [Sept. 11, 2008]
The New York Times on Thursday examined a television advertisement released by Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) that criticizes Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) for supporting a comprehensive sex education measure in 2003 while in the Illinois Senate.
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PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH | Behavioral Counseling Reduces Some Health Risks Among Low-Income Black Pregnant Women, Study Says [Sept. 8, 2008]
Participation in a few sessions of behavioral counseling on smoking cessation and other health issues significantly reduced the number of low-income black women who ended their pregnancies with health risk factors, according to a study published in the September issue of the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reuters Health reports.
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ELECTION 2008 | Los Angeles Times Examines Differences Between McCain, Palin Over Discussion of Condom Use in Schools [Sept. 8, 2008]
The Los Angeles Times on Saturday examined differences between Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and his vice presidential running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) over whether condom use should be discussed in schools.
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ELECTION 2008 | Groups Protest Colorado 'Personhood' Measure [Sept. 11, 2008]
Opponents of a Colorado ballot measure that would define a fertilized egg as a person in the state constitution plan to protest the amendment Wednesday at the University of Denver, the AP/KRDO.com reports.
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ON THE BLOGS | Blogs Comment on Palin VP Nomination; Palin's Daughter's Pregnancy; HPV Prevention; Sex Education [Sept. 5, 2008]
There has been a tremendous amount of interesting commentary on blogs this week. Read a few of our selected picks from Huffington Post, RH Reality Check, Feminist Law Professors, American Prospect, and CNN.com
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| Daily Report Editorial Staff: ~ Debra Ness, publisher & president, National Partnership ~ Marilyn Keefe, managing editor & director of reproductive health & rights, National Partnership ~ Sabrina Corlette, associate editor & director of health policy, National Partnership ~ Laura Hessburg, associate editor & senior health policy advisor, National Partnership ~ Lisa Summers, associate editor & senior health policy advisor, National Partnership ~ Christine Broderick, associate editor & health policy analyst, National Partnership ~ Vince Blaser, Sarah Mann, associate editors ~ Kimberley Lufkin, editor ~ Amanda Wolfe, editor-in-chief ~ Anna Marie Finley, Brittany Hackett, Emily Picillo, staff writers ~ Michael Pogachar, copy editor Syndication and Outreach Staff: ~ Tucker Ball, director of online marketing, National Partnership ~ Sarah Heynen, communications coordinator, National Partnership ~ Travis Hunter, senior IT manager, National Partnership Contact Information: For questions, comments, story submissions, and further information about the National Partnership, the Daily Report, or your e-mail subscription: Phone: 202-986-2600 Fax: 202-986-2539 E-mail: dailyreport@nationalpartnership.org |
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