Reproductive Rights Prof Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-6161902009-11-08T20:47:16-05:00A Member of the Law Professor Blogs NetworkTypePadReproductiveRightsBloghttp://feedburner.google.comHouse Passes Health Care Bill with Abortion Restrictionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0128756427a3970c2009-11-08T20:47:16-05:002009-11-08T20:50:35-05:00NY Times: Abortion Was at Heart of Wrangling, by David M. Herszenhorn & Jackie Calmes: It was late Friday night and lawmakers were stalling for time. In a committee room, they yammered away, delaying a procedural vote on the historic...Reproductive RightsPolitics vs. Religion in Debate Over Abortion and Health Care Reformtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a65d96c6970b2009-11-07T00:19:44-05:002009-11-07T00:19:44-05:00Religion Dispatches: Politics, Not Religion, At Heart of Health Care Reform Wrangle on Abortion, by Sarah Posner: As the House of Representatives health care reform bill edges closer to a vote, anti-choice Democrats continue their threats to hijack the bill...Reproductive RightsCall for Papers: 7th Annual Symposium on "IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6adb618970c2009-11-06T00:14:00-05:002009-11-07T00:13:52-05:00IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections7th Annual Symposium April 16, 2010 CALL FOR PAPERS The symposium will convene from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm on Friday, April 16, 2010 at the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. Special Theme:...Reproductive RightsChina Lacks Sex Education Despite One-Child Policytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a657582f970b2009-11-05T20:26:15-05:002009-11-05T20:26:15-05:00Slate Magazine: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Didn't Learn Because You Grew Up in China), by Michelle Tsai: BEIJING—The first time Hu Jing tried to have sex with her college boyfriend, there was a technical difficulty....Reproductive RightsHouse Democratic Leaders Struggle With Abortion-Related Objections to Health Care Billtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6ac469a970c2009-11-05T20:23:05-05:002009-11-05T20:23:06-05:00NY Times: Abortion Deal in Health Bill Sets Off Haggling in Congress, by Robert Pear & David M. Herszenhorn: House Democratic leaders struggled Wednesday to strike a deal that would restrict the use of federal money to pay for abortions...Reproductive RightsCarter Dillard on Future Children as Propertytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6aa2495970c2009-11-05T20:17:48-05:002009-11-05T20:17:48-05:00Carter Dillard (Loyola University College of Law) has posted Future Children as Property on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Between Skinner v. Oklahoma and the advent of modern substantive due process, procreation, at least in the eyes of many courts...Reproductive RightsWomen's Day of Action for Health Care Reformtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a684ba970c2009-11-04T20:48:00-05:002009-11-07T00:16:19-05:00The National Women's Law Center has designated November 4th as the Women's Day of Action for Health Care Reform. Check out NWLC's "Still Nowhere to Turn: How Insurance Companies Treat Women Like Pre-Existing Conditions," which contains the latest research on...Reproductive RightsUrge Congress to Pass Comprehensive Health Care Reform!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6535daa970b2009-11-04T13:06:39-05:002009-11-04T13:06:39-05:00Via the National Abortion Federation: Wednesday, November 4, is National Women’s Day of Action for Health Care Reform - call Congress to demand health care reform that includes coverage for abortion to meet the needs of women! Anti-choice legislators have...Reproductive RightsAnti-Choice Advocates Cheer Republican Gubernatorial Victories in Virginia and New Jerseytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a8c8c2970c2009-11-04T12:55:13-05:002009-11-04T12:55:13-05:00LifeNews.com:Pro-Life Advocates Excited by Defeat of Abortion Backers in Virginia, New Jersey, by Steven Ertelt: Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Tuesday night provided a shot in the arm for the pro-life movement following the disheartening loss last year that resulted in...Reproductive RightsCenter for Reproductive Rights To Host Webinar on Teaching Reproductive Rightstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64cc25e970b2009-11-03T20:54:12-05:002009-11-03T20:54:48-05:00The Center for Reproductive Rights is hosting a webinar on Teaching Reproductive Rights – What is the Role for Transnational Law? on Friday, November 13th, from 3 - 4 pm (Eastern): To take part, all you need to do is...Reproductive RightsPremature Births Are Main Reason for High Infant Death Rates in U.S.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a4e13f970c2009-11-03T20:51:12-05:002009-11-03T20:51:12-05:00NY Times: Premature Births Are Behind Infant Death Rates in U.S., Report Says, by Denise Grady: High rates of premature birth are the main reason the United States has higher infant mortality than do many other rich countries, government researchers...Reproductive RightsJessie Hill on Abortion as a Form of Health Care Rights tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a216d6970c2009-11-03T20:38:35-05:002009-11-03T20:38:35-05:00Jessie Hill (Case Western Reserve University School of Law) has posted Reproductive Rights as Health Care Rights on SSRN. Here is the abstract: U.S. legal scholarship concerning reproductive rights has largely revolved around the poles of decisional autonomy, privacy, and...Reproductive RightsNicholas Johnson on Heller and Abortiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a20f9e970c2009-11-03T20:37:51-05:002009-11-03T20:37:51-05:00Nicholas James Johnson (Fordham University School of Law) has posted Supply Restrictions at the Margins of Heller and the Abortion Analogue: Stenberg Principles, Assault Weapons, and the Attitudinalist Critique on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article will show how...Reproductive RightsShould Parental Control Trump Children's Right to Sex Education?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64c811a970b2009-11-02T18:58:11-05:002009-11-02T18:58:11-05:00Huffington Post: Whose Right to Sex Education?, by Philip N. Cohen: The principle of equality for children is fundamentally at odds with the American interpretation of the principle of equality for adults. We defer parenting to parents at the cost...Reproductive RightsUSA Today Editorial: Insurance Should Cover Abortionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64c7cc8970b2009-11-02T18:52:36-05:002009-11-02T18:52:36-05:00USA Today Editorial: Our view on reproductive rights: Abortion foes seek to use health plan to curb access: It’s a legal medical procedure — and insurance should cover it. Since the mid-1970s, abortion opponents have managed to cut off insurance...Reproductive RightsFormer Planned Parenthood Employee Joins Anti-Choice Movement After Experiencing "Spiritual Conversion" While Observing Abortion on Ultrasoundtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a1f7c8970c2009-11-02T18:45:51-05:002009-11-02T18:45:51-05:00Fox News: Planned Parenthood Director Quits After Watching Abortion on Ultrasound: The former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in southeast Texas says she had a "change of heart" after watching an abortion last month — and she quit her...Reproductive RightsCharles Kindregan on Parentage and Assisted Reproductive Technologytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a67521fe970c2009-11-02T18:35:56-05:002009-11-02T18:35:56-05:00Charles P. Kindregan, Jr., (Suffolk University Law School) has posted Considering Mom: Maternity and the Model Act Governing Assisted Reproductive Technology on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The traditional family law doctrine governing maternity was easy to apply. Simply stated...Reproductive RightsPublicly Funded Abortions and Health Care Reform tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a69d1f57970c2009-11-01T21:41:17-05:002009-11-01T21:41:17-05:00Swampland (Time): Does Focus on the Family Fund Abortions?, by Amy Sullivan: It does if you hold the organization to the same standard it uses to insist that health reform would result in publicly funded abortions. A few weeks ago,...Reproductive RightsUganda has Highest Unmet Need for Contraceptives in East Africatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a69e072f970c2009-11-01T21:39:24-05:002009-11-01T21:39:24-05:00Guardian News: Huge unmet need for contraceptives in Uganda, by Joseph Malinga and Liz Ford: Uganda has the highest unmet need for contraception in east Africa, but lacks the resources to address the problem Sarah Arawo is aware of the...Reproductive RightsHPV Vaccine Approved for Boys but Not Recommended for Routine Usetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6342eb4970b2009-11-01T21:37:47-05:002009-11-01T21:43:14-05:00LA Times: CDC panel OKs use of Cervarix HPV vaccine in girls, Gardasil in boys, by Thomas H. Maugh II: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted today to recommend the use of the...Reproductive Rights