Meet Roi and Aurelio

By: Wednesday September 8, 2010 3:06 pm

A story of enduring love, illness and discrimination.

Female Condoms: No Better Time Than Now

By: Wednesday July 21, 2010 7:08 am

The announcement of a new gel that can reduce the risk of HIV infection is welcome news.  It does not, however, make the case for providing female condoms–now–any less urgent.

Written by Serra Sippel for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

New National AIDS Strategy Will Address Discrimination Against Those Living with HIV/AIDS

By: Monday July 12, 2010 2:02 pm

The Obama administration will unveil its national AIDS strategy tomorrow. It recognizes the persistent discrimination those living with HIV face, and will strengthen enforcement of civil rights laws to protect those with HIV/AIDS.

Who Put Failed Ab-Only Programs Back in Health Care Reform? And Why?

By: Wednesday March 31, 2010 7:02 am

Why is there a $250 million “bonus” for failed abstinence-only programs kept in the health reform bill?  Was this a chit to be traded for the votes of Democrats like Stupak?

Written by James Wagoner for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

1,000 Words About Uganda

By: Wednesday March 17, 2010 8:22 am

Cross posted from Border Jumpers, Danielle Nierenberg and Bernard Pollack.

On Women & Girls HIV Awareness Day, Awareness Of, Action On Domestic Epidemic Still Lacking

By: Wednesday March 10, 2010 6:33 am

I am deeply struck by the continued blindness to the deeper structural challenges faced by women affected and infected with HIV in the United States, a blindness that makes progress virtually impossible.

Written by Brook Kelly for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

The President’s Budget: A Mixed Bag for Women’s Health

By: Tuesday February 16, 2010 7:14 am

In his proposed Fiscal Year 2011 budget, President Obama increases funding for teen pregnancy prevention and international reproductive health, but neglects abortion rights.

Written by Susan Cohen for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

Women of Color and the Anti-Choice Focus on Eugenics

By: Friday February 12, 2010 12:30 pm
(Promoted by somethingthedogsaid - We should never forget that those who oppose choice will lie and say anything to restrict or end a woman's control over her own body. )

Women of color are not children unable to make decisions and our children are not “on the brink of extinction” through an organized genocidal plot. Justice is found when a people are empowered by medically accurate knowledge rather than dogma.

Written by Pamela Merritt for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

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