Health Care
How This North Carolina Bill Will Restrict Health Care for Minors
“Everybody believes that teenagers who can talk to their parents fare better, that the outcomes are much better,” said a Planned Parenthood representative. “But this bill is not going to force the families that are not healthy to be healthy.”
Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 by Jenn Nowicki
What Would You Do If Your Kid Was Disabled, Dependent on Medicaid and in Trouble?
At least 4,400 disabled children of low- and middle-income families receive help from Medicaid in Colorado. Here’s their story.
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Cristina Mora Jiluta
Plan B’s Plan C
The outcome of an appeal filed by the Administration on Monday will determine whether emergency contraception remains restricted or becomes opened to girls and women of all ages.
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 by Anya Callahan
How America is Falling Behind in Global Race to Expand Reproductive Rights
Unprecedented restrictions on abortions in the United States fly in the face of growing international support for women’s reproductive health.
Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2013 by Jenn Nowicki
Need an Abortion in North Korea, No Problem
Just click: ‘I Need an Abortion.’
Posted Thursday, May 9, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Kate Van Brocklin, Illustration by Allison Grosso
Anti-Abortion Group’s ‘Sting’ Videos Just As Misleading As Their Old Videos
Live Action, an anti-abortion group, is trying to catch a doctor breaking the law. They haven’t been successful.
Posted Tuesday, May 7, 2013 by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze
How The FDA Ruling on Emergency Contraception Undermines Young Women
And, for that matter, a federal judge, too.
Posted Wednesday, May 1, 2013 by Anya Callahan
On the Issues: Obamacare Today [VIDEO]
Need a quick refresher on the Affordable Care Act? Check out the latest installment of our “On the Issues” video series.
Posted Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in Video / Multimedia by Tara Kutz
University Of Arizona Student Tells Women: ‘You Deserve Rape’
We think this student deserves a whole lot of things…
Posted Thursday, April 25, 2013 by Aviva Shen
Out Of The Mouths Of Lawmakers [INTERACTIVE]
Restrictive abortion legislation is being taken up in states across the country. Check out this Campus Progress interactive graphic to see who is saying what about your reproductive health.
Posted Thursday, April 25, 2013 in Video / Multimedia by Tara Kutz & James King
Well Ohio, That’s Questionable
An amendment to the Ohio budget could grant more students in-state tuition, or it could take away their voting rights.
Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by James King
Washington Senators Let Women Down In Their State
Basic health care doesn’t seem to be so essential in the eyes of state lawmakers.
Posted Monday, April 22, 2013 by Anya Callahan
Boston College Shrugs At Students’ Sexual Health Needs In Time For This Awareness Day
Boston College baned condom distribution to students just in time for the first National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day.
Posted Thursday, April 11, 2013 by Aditi Pai
Judge OK’s Over-the-Counter Morning After Pill But Barriers To Access Still Remain
The morning after pill is now available on grocery-store shelves around the country. But is that enough?
Posted Thursday, April 11, 2013 by Anya Callahan
Young People Are Calling For A Cure
This week marks the first National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. Get out, and join the youth movement for a cure.
Posted Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by Charles Dipasquale
Unwanted Pregnancy? Hope You Don’t Live Here
This year some state legislatures have been successful in passing some of the most restrictive abortion laws that the country has ever seen, despite questions about the constitutionality of their efforts.
Posted Wednesday, April 3, 2013 by Molly Miller
The Media’s ‘Crazy’ Problem
Ableist words are so prevalent and normalized, they’re barely detectable—and that’s dangerous.
Posted Tuesday, April 2, 2013 by Molly Savard
Get Ready for the Sequester, Because It’s Coming
The real impacts of the sequester are about to begin—in March, agencies were just planning how to cut their budgets. It’s time to get serious now.
Posted Monday, April 1, 2013 by James King
Who Do You Think Is Directing Health Care Regulations?
Can you guess?
Posted Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in Journalism Network & Opinions by Jess Mulligan
Obamacare Celebrates Its Third Anniversary
And young people around the country can thank the Affordable Care Act for its focus on their health.
Posted Monday, March 25, 2013 by Anya Callahan
