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DOES PALIN TRUMP BIDEN?
Gloria Feldt Heartfeldt Politics Blog | 14 hours ago by regina
I had intended to blog throughout the Democratic Convention. But there came a moment when I just wanted to be a spectator. Partly this was motivated by the fact that my husband Alex and I were simultaneously shopping for (and finally picking) a new a read more
Guide To Ovarian Cancer Symptoms And Treatments
My Touch of Heaven | August 26th 2008 by emjei
As women get older, their risk of having ovarian cancer increases. The diagnosis of ovarian cancer brings with it many questions that needs clear understandable answers. Knowing and having more information about this disease can make it easier for wo read more
Psychoanalysts resources in the United States
e0772 | August 23rd 2008 by bhsh
Feed Category: Feed Directory / Health / Reproductive HealthThe complete listing of Psychoanalysts in US read more
"OBAMA CAINT" POST SURE COULD GET BLOG BUZZ GOING
Gloria Feldt Heartfeldt Politics Blog | August 20th 2008 by regina
Seems like my last post, "Obama Caint Choose Kaine", riled some folks up. Erin Kotecki Vest, who blogs at BlogHer and Queen of Spain, got on my case with several arguments worthy of response. I have great respect for Erin, and am pleased for this exc read more
OBAMA CAINT CHOOSE KAINE
Gloria Feldt Heartfeldt Politics Blog | August 17th 2008 by regina
In Texas where I come from, “caint” is a perfectly good word. If it’s not already in the dictionary, it should be. Definition: what someone must not do, as in “Barack Obama caint choose Virginia’s anti-choice Gov. Tim Kaine as his running m read more
Women Battering
Kate Stone | August 11th 2008 by Kate Stone
Taking the lead of repressive regimes around the world the Bush administration (DHHS) is seeking to define contraception as abortion. In the perfect world of George W. Bush and his religious fanatic supporters women will never have sex unless th read more
"Column: I am pro-life," Manila Standard, July 25, 2008.
World Report | July 27th 2008 by Jim Terral
[A lot of the abortion "debate" is a re-hash of the same tired old cliches. This editorial from the Philippines re-frames the issue as one about access to information, and asks some candid questions. -jlt] read more
Smoke Vs. Sperm
More on Health | July 24th 2008 by Joy
For every cigarette you smoke, you lose 14 minutes of your life. But don't you know that it also reduces the density and speed of sperm, making it more difficult for conception?According to the Hemizona Assay by Dr. Loni Burkman, reproductive medicin read more
Clinton Will Fight "INSULTING" Abortion Plan. Where's Obama?
Barbara's Tchatzkahs | July 21st 2008 by Barbara
From the NY Times 7/19/08: A Bush administration plan to define several widely used contraception methods as abortion is a “gratuitous, unnecessary insult” to women and faces tough opposition, Sen. Hillary Clinton said on Friday.Hillary Clinton: read more
It’s All About Choice, People
FITSNews | July 18th 2008 by fitsnews
WHY THE “CONSCIENCE CLAUSE” MAKES SENSE By Mande Wilkes FITSNews - July 18, 2008 - The Bush Administration has proposed a “conscience clause” to laws providing federal funding for reproductive services. The clause seeks to pro read more
IF BUSH DECIDES CONTRACEPTION IS ABORTION, IT MUST BE TRUE, RIGHT…
Gloria Feldt Heartfeldt Politics Blog | July 17th 2008 by regina
Why would anybody be surprised that the Bush administration plans to propose new federal regulations allowing health care providers to run roughshod over established scientific and medical principles, even when they are doing it with your taxpa read more
HERE'S THE OP ED VERSION OF MY LAST THREE POSTS ON OBAMA FOR WOME…
Gloria Feldt Heartfeldt Politics Blog | July 16th 2008 by regina
HERE'S A SHORT VERSION OF THE POINTS I'VE PUT FORWARD IN MY THREE PREVIOUS POSTS:Read my op ed "What Obama needs to do to attract women's votes" in the Chicago Sun Times, One of Obama's hometown papers. read more
Maggie Fox, "Family planning groups object to abortion plan," Reu…
World Report | July 16th 2008 by Jim Terral
The proposed rule is specifically designed to counter recent state laws enacted to ensure that women can get contraception when they want or need it. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Family planning groups and at least one member of Congress objected on Tuesd read more
Some Recent Health News
Kimorexia | July 16th 2008 by OhYeahBabe
I found these articles interesting and thought I'd share them here. _______________________________________________________This one supports the importance of essential fatty acids for mental health. Eating Healthy Food Can Keep Mental Disorders At B read more
RH Reality Check: Taking On Population and Climate Change
Planetsave | July 11th 2008 by Lucille Chi
Note: This post examines Population and Climate Change in honor of World Population Day, Friday, July 11. This post, written by Carolyn Vogel of Population Action International (PAI), originally appeared at RH Reality Check, a daily publication ded read more
WHO IS JOHN MCCAIN? Hint: Not a Moderate, in Case You Were Wonder…
Gloria Feldt Heartfeldt Politics Blog | June 30th 2008 by regina
Jake Tapper, ABC News Senior National Correspondent, in his blog “Political Punch” June 27 post “McCain Gambles with Awkward Joke” started a bit of a blog-o-flap among some feminists who though the senator’s remark about read more
UNREGULATED CAPITALISM HAS BROUGHT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DANGEROUS…
Real Liberal Christian Church - Christian Commons | June 30th 2008 by Tom Usher
Low Sperm Counts and Deformed Penises: The Chemical Industry Has a Hold on Your Reproductive Future By Joshua Zaffos, Colorado Springs Independent. Posted June 26, 2008. I am half the man my father is. This disturbing fortune came to me about five ye read more
REALITY CHECKING IGNORANCE ONLY "EDUCATION"
Gloria Feldt Heartfeldt Politics Blog | June 24th 2008 by regina
If the excellent website RH Reality Check isn't on your bookmark or Google Reader list, it should be. Every day it brings me up to date on the good news, bad news, and interesting takes people are talking about concerning the big picture of reproduct read more
Tokophobia: It's Dreadful, But Treatable
Nonviolent Choice | June 7th 2008 by Nonviolent Choice Directory & Blog
Tokophobia (sometimes spelled tocophobia) is a phobia of pregnancy and childbirth that may affect as many as six to ten percent of women. It is a dread far, far more intense and disabling than the anxiety that non-tokophobic women routinely feel abou read more
Ensure Access to Voluntary Sterilization (US)
Nonviolent Choice | June 6th 2008 by Nonviolent Choice Directory & Blog
Sterilization abuse--involuntary sterilization--of the poor, people of color, and people with disabilities is a dirty open secret of US and global history that still hasn't gone away.It is also a form of reproductive coercion to deny sterilization pr read more
Probably More Than You Wanted To Know
Fertility Notes | June 4th 2008 by Gabrielle
After more than a month of dreading, teeth gnashing, cursing the needles, pins and pills of this “mock cycle,” yesterday’s tests finally happened. My sweaty palms dried after a visit and a hug from our Nurse (who was there assistin read more
A DOCTOR WHO WAS THERE DESCRIBES ABORTION PRE-ROE
Gloria Feldt Heartfeldt Politics Blog | June 3rd 2008 by regina
Repairing the Damage, Before Roe by Waldo Fielding M.D., in today's New York Times is a must read and must share. Fielding is 80; his generation of doctors knows the real stories about the injustices of illegal abortion. An excerpt:With the Sup read more
Show Your Support for HR 2892 The Family Building Act
Fertility Notes | May 31st 2008 by Gabrielle
There she goes again, talking about the need for insurance coverage for fertility treatments. What a broken record. Yes, you’re right. It is a topic I cover often here - this crazy notion that your reproductive health is just as important as read more
Should Sex Education Include Lessons on Infertility?
Fertility Notes | May 29th 2008 by Gabrielle
Most of the time education in middle school, if you are lucky enough to have sex education, focuses on NOT getting pregnant. Rarely does it broach the subject of infertility. Unless, of course, a certain woman’s infertility or secondary inferti read more
Abortion No, Contraception Yes: Speak Up May 31
Nonviolent Choice | May 18th 2008 by Nonviolent Choice Directory & Blog
Are you one of the majority of prolifers (80 plus percent in the US) who advocate voluntary contraception and freedom of conscience in pregnancy prevention?Turn the Clock Forward is instigating a prolife, pro-contraception blogswarm.Please participat read more
Fertility Notes Joins Bloggers Unite for Human Rights
Fertility Notes | May 15th 2008 by Gabrielle
May 15 is Bloggers Unite for Human Rights Day. I hate feeling left out, so Fertility Notes has joined the charge! In my mind, reproductive rights and women’s right to affordable and accessible health care are human rights issues. I think the U read more
Get Connected for Mental Health Month
Fertility Notes | May 12th 2008 by Gabrielle
May is Mental Health Month, but don’t worry. I’m not going to tell you to “just relax.” This year’s theme is “Get Connected.” Let’s talk about that. In celebration of the event, I want to remind my read read more
Black and White Twins?
Cultural Health News Blog | May 12th 2008 by Aunk
addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='aunk'; When Kylie Hodgson gave birth to twin daughters by caesarean section, she was just relieved that they had arrived safely. It was only when the midwife handed them over for her to hold that she n read more
Basic tips on getting pregnant
Baby Bump And Me | May 5th 2008
If you have been trying to get pregnant for a while it can become very frustrating. What you may be wondering is if there is anything that you are doing that is hurting the progress of having a baby. Here are a few basic tips to help you. Stress Whe read more
May is Pregnancy Awareness Month
Fertility Notes | May 2nd 2008 by Gabrielle
Declared and founded by holistic lifestyle expert Anna Getty, May 2008 marks the inaugural year of Pregnancy Awareness Month (PAM). And if I weren’t green with envy, I am now when I take a peek at all of the sponsors who helped kick off their read more
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