Written by Gina Crosley-Corcoran for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. Gina agreed to write from the NIH VBAC conference for RH Reality Check as an advocate, a writer and a valu...

President Obama spoke at a White House reception for International Women's Day this afternoon. You can see a live stream of the video here. Guttmacher has a report on the benefits of investing in family planning. RH Reality Check an...

The following summarizes select women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Nelson Restrictions Most Likely Outcome of Reconciliation Process," Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check: While antiabortion-rights advocates "are ratcheting up pres...

The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "New York Times Article on Myth of 'Racial Bias and Abortion' Omits Critical Analyses," Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check: Jacobson writes that a recent New York...

By Guest Contributor Miriam Pérez, originally published at RH Reality Check This article is part of a series appearing on RH Reality Check, written by reproductive justice advocates responding to recent efforts by the anti-choice mo...

By Guest Contributor Pamela Merritt, originally posted at RH Reality Check Just days before the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, a fellow activist sent me a link to a video posted by the anti-choice group Bound for Life.  I ...

Written by Miriam Perez for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. This article is part of a series appearing on RH Reality Check, written by reproductive justice advocates respondin...

This isn't good, folks. A bill passed by the House and Senate in Utah this week could make it a crime to have a miscarriage, with penalties up to life in prison. RH Reality Check reports: The bill passed by...

Check out Miriam's new piece about surrogacy over at RH Reality Check: Surrogacy is a complicated subject, to say the least. It involves many of the issues central to reproductive justice--bodily autonomy, a woman's right to abortio...

RH Reality Check via Dan Savage: A bill passed by the Utah House and Senate this week and waiting for the governor’s signature, will make it a crime for a woman to have a miscarriage…. In addition to criminalizing an intentional...

Health care reform may be a ways off from becoming law, but at least a few of its provisions and debates that it started have already trickled down to the states—and not in a way that Democrats would want. RH Reality Check, a pro-ch...

Written by Senator Steve Urquhart for RH Reality Check – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. The documentary video included with this article was produced by STV Productions. My legislative distric...

Are hate crime laws that give gay people special protections against violent crimes a sneaky conspiracy to persecute Christians? The short answer is no. Jodi Jacobson at RH Reality Check has the longer answer: Hate Crimes Laws: A ...

Originally published on RH Reality Check. Sex -- when the topic comes up in conversation, it inspires giggles. When that conversation is with a partner,...

The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "We Can't Overlook Reproductive Health Needs in Haiti," Sharon Camp, RH Reality Check: Camp, president and CEO of the Guttmacher Institute, writes that the Hai...

RH Reality Check has found that a unique provision in Mississippi's Constitution prohibits modifying its Bill of Rights by voter referendum, though both the Attorney General and Secretary of State are allowing a referendum on "perso...

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Today is the 37th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade being decided in the US. In recognizing this day, many organizations have events and special features, one such space is RH Reality Check, “an online community and publication serving ind...

Here at RH Reality Check, we strive to bring you the best and latest in reproductive health news.  But I'll admit it - I like opinions, too.  I can't leave an editorial or a letter to the editor unread. Sometimes there are opinions...

Audacia Ray has a great piece at RH Reality Check about sex workers' rights and HIV/AIDS activism in India. Check the video above. How 'bout that: Divorce rates are higher in states with gay marriage bans. ABC's new reality...