Stand Up For Women's Health

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: http://nyc.pointslocal.com/news/2011/11/08/nyc/459829/schoolbook-sex-education-dont-fear-it-use-it 
• The NY Observer on the rise of activists getting involved as service providers: http://www.observer.com/2011/11/the-rise-of-the-abortion-doula/?show=print
• Chancelor Walcott gave an interview on the sex ed mandate: http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-Top-Stories-c-2011-11-14-81038.113122-New-York-City-schools-Chancellor-Walcott-says-We-have-a-responsibility-to-keep-students-safe.html
• Metro NY runs an op ed against personhood: http://www.metro.us/boston/national/article/1018098—the-personhood-distraction
• In New York, poverty is linked to high STD and teen pregnancy rates: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/report-finds-poverty-high-pregnancy-std-rates-bronx-teens-article-1.978632

National News:

• This week the White House will decide whether to expand the religious exemption for providing birth control without copays: http://www.salon.com/2011/11/18/will_obama_cave_to_catholic_bishops_on_birth_control_coverage/singleton/
• Cecile Richards wrote an op ed about it: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cecile-richards/the-other-99_b_1098313.html
• And Latino groups are opposing it: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2011/11/18/latino-groups-urge-president-obama-to-maintain
• Because they want to protect access to preventative care: http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/latino-health-advocates-urge-obama-to-maintain-birth-control-as-preventive-/11855/
• As is Ms. Magazine: http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/11/17/take-action-dont-let-the-catholic-church-deny-birth-control-coverage-to-millions/
• And as are Democrats: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/us/politics/democrats-urge-obama-to-defend-birth-control-rules.html?_r=1
• The Supreme Court will decide on Health Care Reform in June 2012: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/us/supreme-court-to-hear-case-challenging-health-law.html?_r=1&hp
• Time Magazine explores the difference between the US and Dutch approaches to sex education: http://healthland.time.com/2011/11/14/mind-reading-what-we-can-learn-from-the-dutch-about-teen-sex/
• Laura Sessions Stepp writes about a funny take to sex ed: http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/14/opinion/stepp-sex-ed-online/index.html
• And the NY Times had a fantastic piece on healthy approaches to sex education in this weekend’s magazine: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/magazine/teaching-good-sex.html
• While Amy Schalet says in her new book that the key to curbing teen sex is to stop denying that they’re having sex: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/teen-sex-is-denial-the-real-problem-for-american-parents-author-amy-schalet-says-yes/2011/11/16/gIQAEQjFVN_blog.html?hpid=z12
• Most American Catholics are pro-choice: http://ideas.time.com/2011/11/17/why-radical-pro-lifers-are-wasting-their-time/?xid=gonewsedit
• U.S. teenagers having sex are now a minority: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/health/teenagers-having-sex-are-now-a-minority.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y
• And Momeo Magazine has a great piece on talking to your kids about sex and sexuality: http://www.momeomagazine.com/parenting-101-you-want-me-to-say-what-talking-about-sex-with-your-kids/

Health News:

• Increasingly, women are taking the birth control pill for non-birth-control reasons: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/11/15/142358413/the-pill-not-just-for-pregnancy-prevention?ps=sh_sthdl
• The truth behind condom effectiveness: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/16/condom-effectiveness_n_1098668.html

State News:

• Medical nuances drove the “no” vote in Mississippi: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/health/policy/no-vote-in-mississippi-hinged-on-issues-beyond-abortion.html
• Though the backers of the Mississippi personhood amendment have started a political committee: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/324916490b704ae18cb9445441ba1a74/MS—Personhood-PAC/
• And the campaign is now headed to Georgia: http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/11/zygote-personhood-heading-georgia
• And in Colorado: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_19380916