The “DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack Obama” is a social media campaign that launched Monday, July 19, to underscore the urgent need to pass the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S. 729, would help tens of thousands of young people, American in all but paperwork, to earn legal status, provided they graduate from U.S. high schools, have good moral character, and complete either two years of college or military service. With broader comprehensive immigration reform stuck in partisan gridlock, the time is now for the White House and Congress to step up and pass the DREAM Act!

A new declaration spells out the rights of providers t practice medicine free from fears of violence, harassment, and intimidation; to give patients complete, medically accurate information about procedure; and to continue training and research.

Written by Dr. Suzanne Poppema for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

On the one year anniversary of his murder, remembering the life and death of my friend and collegue, Dr. George Tiller.

Written by Julie Burkhart for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

Kansas has long been a hotbed of anti-choice protests stoked by a hard-right political climate and conservative religious views. But the prairie state is now home-base for the most radical elements of the movement.

Written by Wendy Norris for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

I’ve pretty much devoted my college career to making a ruckus for reproductive justice. So imagine my surprise when I read Newsweek’s piece suggesting the next generation doesn’t think abortion rights need defending.

Written by Elise Higgins for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the author should do so at the original post.

We wanted reform. Instead, we got a loophole that may take away abortion coverage all together as states move to ban insurance coverage of abortion care.

Written by Robin Marty for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

A Kansas judge has agreed to let Scott Roeder claim his murder of Dr. George Tiller was “voluntary manslaughter.” Will this result in more dead doctors?

Preview for Movie Night Monday: What’s The Matter With Kansas?

This is a special edition of the Weekly Pulse dedicated to profiling the two newest nominees for Obama’s healthcare team, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for Secretary of Health and Human Services and Nancy-Ann DeParle for health czar.