March 2012
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are a few of the stories we’ve been paying attention to:
Local News:
After public uproar from women’s groups, Albany has mandated that health insurers do not deny women their choice of contraceptives: http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/political_news/157110/in-reversal—albany-now-supports-women-s-choice-of-birth-control?ap=1&MP4
PPNYC President, Joan Malin penned a Letter to...
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National News:
One woman shares a personal story on having to make a life-changing decision: http://www.guernicamag.com/features/3535/ptacin_3_1_12/
Jezebel asks, “Why is it that, legally, only anti-choice professionals are believed to have a conscience? Can’t pro-choice people make moral decisions?” :...
February 2012
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are a few stories we’ve been paying attention to:
National News:
The American Independent covers an emerging trend for states to push women through crisis pregnancy centers’ doors as part of new legislation that increases waiting times and mandates pre-abortion ultrasounds: http://www.americanindependent.com/210920/the-rising-power-of-crisis-pregnancy-centers
Jon Stewart: Virginia...
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Here are a few of the stories we’ve been paying attention to:
Local News:
Bike New York includes PPNYC as one of its official charities
National News:
Gonorrhea may soon join the list of untreatable diseases
State Senator Constance Johnson of Oklahoma City tacks ‘Every Sperm is Sacred’ clause to Oklahoma’s personhood bill
Rick Santorum wins the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses, as well as a...
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are a few of the stories we’ve been paying attention to:
National News:
Pfizer recalls 1 million packets of birth control pills because of a packaging error:http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/health/NATL-Pfizer-Recalls-1M-Birth-Control-Packs-138474524.html
Meanwhile, Plan B is offering a $5 coupon on its website for any woman affected by the...
December 2011
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are a few of the stories we’ve been paying attention to:
National:
Breaking: the HPV vaccine does not make girls more sexually active: http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20111212/study-hpv-vaccine-doesnt-encourage-risky-sexual-activity
USA Today asks: is the US’s high unintended pregnancy rate because women have…to many birth control options?...
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are a few of the stories we’ve been paying attention to:
New York:
Mayor Bloomberg honored PPNYC’s own Daphne Hazel on World AIDS Day: http://www.mayorsandcities.com/usa-canada/mayor-bloomberg-commemorates-world-aids-day
PPNYC talked to the Uptowner about how STD rates are on the rise uptown: http://theuptowner.org/2011/11/29/sexually-transmitted-diseases-on-the-rise-uptown/
And...
November 2011
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Weekly News Roundup
New York:
We have an op ed on birth control in the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/haydee-morales/protecting-our-birth-cont_b_1108857.html
Our Talking Turkey guide is listed in the Frisky: http://www.thefrisky.com/2011-11-21/todays-lady-news-how-to-discuss-abortion-over-thanksgiving-with-your-relatives/
And on RH Reality Check:...
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Are You Ready for Thanksgiving?
Are You Ready to Tackle the Tough Topics this Thanksgiving? A PPNYC Quiz: » create exam
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are a few of the stories we’ve been paying attention to:
New York:
PPNYC published a Thanksgiving talking guide, just in time for the holidays: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/nyc/talking-turkey-38298.htm
Brokelyn lists us as a resource: http://www.brokelyn.com/brooklyn-abortion-provider-list/
Points Local runs Joan’s op ed:...
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are a few of the articles we’ve been paying attention to this past week:
New York:
PPNYC CEO Joan Malin has an op ed in the NY Times/WNYC site, SchoolBook, on sex education and parent involvement: http://www.nytimes.com/schoolbook/2011/11/08/sex-education-dont-fear-it-use-it/
And SchoolBook is soliciting comments:...
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“Attempting to keep our children ignorant will only leave them with...”
– Haydee Morales: Don’t Be Spooked By Sex Education
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Sex (Re)Ed: How To Talk About Awkward Stuff With... →
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“The entrepreneurial way in which feminists have utilized the Internet has...”
– ‘You Are the NOW of Now!’ The Future of (Online) Feminism | The Nation
What do you think? Has online organizing helped revolutionize a movement?
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“I’m 32 years old. I’m politically conservative. I’m married. I have an...”
– Must-Read: Searching for Help | 5280
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“Where women lack access to information, they often lack control over the basic...”
– In ‘Our Bodies,’ a right to knowledge - Opinion - The Boston Globe Explores the Iconic Book, Our Bodies, Ourselves.
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Article Ideas From a Confidential Memo that...
*THE POLITICS OF SEX
*DON’T BELIEVE HIM WHEN HE SAYS POLITICS BEGIN IN WASHINGTON. POLITICS BEGIN AT HOME.
*HOW NOT TO GO THROUGH MENOPAUSE
*A SECRETARY IS AN OFFICE WIFE
*SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE LIBERATED PAT NIXON
*“OF COURSE, I’M ALL FOR EQUAL PAY, BUT … ”
*HOW MARRIAGE KILLS LOVE
NY Magazine: An Oral History of Ms. Magazine
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“Let’s start with this simple medical fact: Only about half of fertilized eggs...”
– DONT FORGET: THE MISSISSIPPI VOTE ON THE PERSONHOOD AMENDMENT IS TODAY!!!
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are a few of the stories we’ve been paying attention to:
Mississippi:
The vote on the Mississippi personhood amendment is tomorrow! The NY Times wrote an editorial against it: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/opinion/mississippis-ambiguous-personhood-amendment.html?_r=1
As did a number of other places:...
October 2011
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are a few of the stories we’ve been paying attention to:
New York:
NY Mag has a huge feature on the “New Voice of the Feminist Movement”: http://nymag.com/news/features/feminist-blogs-2011-11/
Conservative groups were up in arms about specific pieces of the proposed sex ed curriculum in NYC: http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/25/us/new-york-sex-ed/
Which led the city to revamp...
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are a few of the news stories we’ve been paying attention to:
New York:
The Women’s Caucus of the Queens County Young Democrats held a fundraiser for our Action Fund: http://www.qgazette.com/news/2011-10-19/Features/QCYD_Womens_Caucus_Stands_Up_For_Planned_Parenthoo.html
PPNYC Training Institute trainings listed on the NY Daily News:...
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are a few of the stories we’ve been paying attention to recently:
New York:
Raw Story went underground with a camera to an NYC crisis pregnancy center: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/10/14/pregnancy-center-warned-reporter-of-underground-fetus-market/
Today show did a segment on sex education in NYC:...
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New York:
We’re quoted in an AM NY article on the rising rates of gonorrhea amongst women in Greenwich Village: http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/greenwich-village-leads-nabes-for-highest-female-gonorrhea-rates-1.3235675
El Diario has a health piece on Let’s Talk Month: http://www.impre.com/eldiariony/noticias/2011/10/4/mas-padres-hablan-de-sexo-con—275391-1.html
The Gotham...
September 2011
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“A remarkably simple, brief and inexpensive procedure, one with the potential to...”
– In Thailand, an Innovative Fight Against Cervical Cancer - NYTimes.com
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“The constitutionality of the 2010 health-care law will likely be determined by...”
– Get Ready: Obama administration clears path for faster Supreme Court decision on health-care law | The Washington Post
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“Powerful women come from being able to have control of their lives, and Planned...”
– Lizz Winstead Tells Us Why She Wants to Make Planned Parenthood Like LensCrafters - New York News - Runnin’ Scared
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are a few of the news stories we’ve been paying attention to over the past week:
Local News:
Check out Lizz Winstead’s interview with the Village Voice about her benefit for us: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/09/lizz_winstead.php
Joan Walsh also wrote about her benefit for us:...
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“Cold-blooded In ancient Egypt, crocodile dung was inserted into the vagina,...”
– Aren’t you glad we’ve come along way?
Metro - National Contraception Day: A history of contraception
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Here are a few of the stories we’ve been paying attention to:
Our Lizz Winstead event is a critic’s pick in Time Out New York: http://newyork.timeout.com/music-nightlife/comedy/1951473/planned-parenthood-i-am-here-for-you
And the Village Voice ran a Q&A with Lizz Winstead: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/09/lizz_winstead.php
Feministing did a ticket giveaway:...
We Would Like to Make a Motion to Institute 'Tweet... →
Brilliant idea to help remove stigma from the most common STD.
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Weekly News Roundup
Sorry for the lack of posts these past few weeks — too many holidays. But we’re back, with a roundup of the latest reproductive health care news:
Planned Parenthood:
On September 22, Lizz Winstead is doing a benefit show for PPNYC along with Sandra Bernhard, Lisa Lampanelli and more. Tickets are available here: http://www.ppaction.org/site/Calendar?id=101269&view=Detail
...
August 2011
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are a few of the stories we’ve been paying attention to this week:
· Check out our op ed in El Diario on the importance of sex ed: http://www.impre.com/eldiariony/opinion/2011/8/16/debate-sobre-la-educacion-sexu-267778-1.html
· We also did an interview with CBS interview on why abstinence-only education doesn’t work:...
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New York:
· Sex education is now mandatory in New York City Schools! NBC runs an interview with us: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Mandatory-Sex-Ed-Returns-to-City-Schools-127443688.html
· As does RH Reality Check: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2011/08/10/york-city-mandates-comprehensive-education-public-schools
· And...
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Here are a few of the stories we’ve been paying attention to:
Inter Press Service news agency runs an article about attacks on PP in the states, talks about New York’s struggle with CPCs: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=56732
National Catholic Register cites New York as a place where “anti-family” legislation is thriving:...
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Weekly News Roundup
Here are the stories we’ve been paying attention to:
Birth control now must be covered by insurance without co-pays: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/health/policy/02health.html
As will a range of other preventative women’s health care measures: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/08/insurers_must_cover_birth_cont.html
NY1 reports...
“The Obama administration issued new standards on Monday that require health...”
– Woo hoo!
Insurance Coverage for Contraception Required - NYTimes.com
“Even if your parents never got around to having “the talk” with you,...”
– Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Sexygenerians: Why the Taboo Against Candor, Safety With Senior Sex?
July 2011
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“The Ohio bill requires doctors to test the fetus’ viability before...”
– Hudsonhubtimes.com - Ohio Senate passes statewide abortion limit
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Weekly news roundup
Here are a few of the news stories we’ve been paying attention to:
New York:
· The NY Times writes a great editorial opposing the injunction against the CPC ruling: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/opinion/25mon3.html?ref=opinion
· And the first (legal) same sex marriages in NY took place this weekend!...
“It is reprehensible, and disrespectful to the African-American community,”...”
– Commentary: Poor Health Care Leads to Black Abortions | News | BET
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“I’m just an average broke college student with loans coming out my ears,...”
– The State War On Planned Parenthood Heats Up
Don’t forget: These defunding laws aren’t just political rhetoric. They have real-life consequences.
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“In 2011, more than 200 million women worldwide are still denied access to...”
– Ashley Judd: Family Planning: It’s Time to Welcome Men Into the Discussion
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“We have a ‘girl next door voice’ reading our ad attacking the...”
– The Campaign To Get Ladies To Stay Home
Remember why it’s important to vote??
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“the state of Kansas has hired an expensive team of private attorneys — the same...”
– Kansas Hires Koch Brothers’ Attorneys To Defend Against Planned Parenthood
“This is not just a talking point about closing the center,” Colm said....”
– The Herald-Sun - Planned Parenthood may close clinic 