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Banning Moral Doctors: Is this where Sexual and Reproductive Rights Leads?

A British medical authority is disqualifying physicians who object to the morning-after pill – including the version taken 5 days-after — from certain certifications. This not only penalizes health...

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C-Fam: Does the Catholic Church Really Torture Women?

UN TORTURE COMMITTEE QUESTIONS HOLY SEE ON ABORTION AND BIRTH CONTROL Committee Suggests Sex Abuse Cases are Church-Sanctioned Torture Methods NEW YORK, May 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The UN...

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US Lawmakers, Abortion Groups use Nigerian Kidnapping for Political Gain

                  Last week US lawmakers used the Nigerian kidnapping crisis to introduce the latest version of the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA). Versions of IVAWA have been...

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Pacific Island Bishops Warn of “Outside” Abortion Pressure

Papua New Guinea is a deeply Christian country — as the prime minister’s Easter message beautifully and unashamedly conveys. This week, Christian leaders — clearly respected in Papua New Guinea —...

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The International Youth Coalition Attends the UN Forum on Youth

The International Youth Coalition (IYc) attended the UN Economic and Social Council Forum on Youth on the 2nd and 3rd of June. The two day forum brought youth delegates and representatives from member...

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San Fran Archbishop Schools Pelosi on Marriage Tolerance

San Francisco politicians got more than they bargained for when they tried to demonize pro-marriage supporters and pressure Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to bow out of today’s March for Marriage in...

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Senate Hearing on IVAWA and CEDAW Conveniently Omit Abortion Expansion

At a recent hearing in a Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee the topic of gender based violence was discussed with all witnesses advocating for the ratification of the UN Women’s treaty — the...

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What Babatunde Didn’t Tell Ugandan Youth

At a recent Family Planning Conference in Kampala co-hosted by Uganda’s Ministry of Health and UNFPA,  sexual health advocates and development partners addressed young people on access and information...

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Kerry Touts LGBT Rights While “So Many Other Crises are Happening”

“It’s been a difficult year for the LGBT community throughout the world,” Secretary John Kerry stated at the UN today. Laws opposed by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates “are...

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Pediatric Academy Recommends Harmful Implant Contraceptive for Girls

The American Academy of Pediatrics gets it wrong again placing politics over health. A post at the Kaiser Health foundation reports that long-acting contraceptive use among teens has been successful in...

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