Morning Roundup: Alaska Parental Notification Law Upheld, Stripped of Physician Punishment
Abortion rulings in Alaska and (expected soon) in Ireland; closeted teachers; science doesn't match the beliefs of the Family Research Council; and "Choice on Earth" cards from Planned Parenthood.
Abortion rulings in Alaska and (expected soon) in Ireland top the news this morning, along with the plight of closeted teachers, science that doesn’t match the beliefs of the Family Research Council, and “Choice on Earth” cards from Planned Parenthood.
- The European Court on Human Rights will rule soon on whether Irish abortion laws are a violation of human rights. The three women at the center of the case say they risked their health to travel outside of Ireland for pregnancy termination. According to Independent Catholic News, the women who brought the suit included a woman who faced an ectopic pregnancy, a cancer patient who needed chemotherapy, and “a woman whose children were placed in care as she was unable to cope.”
- A judge in Alaska has allowed the parental notification law to stand (and it will go into effect today), but has modified the statute, removing “provisions calling for a fine of up to $1,000 and imprisonment of up to five years for people who violate the law. He also struck a section allowing physicians to be liable for damages.” Planned Parenthood says it will continue to challenge the law.
- Soldiers aren’t the only ones who operate under “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Many teachers, as well, adhere to an unwritten policy of keeping their sexual orientation private so as to prevent false accusations, loss of certification, and backlash from parents and their employers.
- A new study says abortion doesn’t cause mental health problems for women, and disputes earlier studies that claim to find a link. Shockingly, the Family Research Council doesn’t believe the science.
- Did you know that Planned Parenthood sold holiday cards? Some do (such as this affiliate), and of course, some people don’t like that. (Do you think the writer knows she doesn’t have to buy them?)
Dec 14
- Europeans in quest to fight gender and sexual-based victimisation – Cordis News
- GLAAD, Gay Men’s Health Crisis: ‘Pull sensationalistic and stigmatizing HIV … – MiamiHerald.com
- House Likely To Push Abortion Restrictions During Next Session – Medical News Today (press release)
- State health policy raises red flags for HIV activists – Michigan Messenger
- S. African to double HIV patient treatment – Washington Post
- Scientists discover new way in which HPV triggers cancer – News-Medical.net
- Palace to tackle RH bill with Church – Manila Bulletin
- Should GOP Push for Stricter Abortion Limits? – SodaHead News
- abortion clinic foes continue protest – DesMoinesRegister.com
- ‘Immortal’ Cells Of Henrietta Lacks Live On In Labs – NPR
- Anti-abortion push gains momentum – Politico (blog)
- Some very tiny people rely on Medicaid – The Daily Advertiser
- Women’s Right To Negotiate Safe Sex – Peace FM Online
- Birth control after pregnancy: Think ahead – MayoClinic.com
- California: Preventive Drug Brings Promise — and Questions – TheBody.com
- Congress scraps outlay for contraceptives – Manila Standard Today
- Gov’t, church to meet tom. over birth control – BusinessWorld Online
- Fate of law probably up to high court – Washington Post
- Dr. Andy: Vasectomy easiest birth control – The News-Press
- Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum rejects JFK’s separation of church and state – Catholic News Agency
- UW to stop efforts on abortion services – UW Badger Herald
- Education is effective tool against teen pregnancies – Selma Times-Journal
Dec 13
- Doctors ask DOH to ban ‘abortifacients’ – GMANews.TV
- Judge won’t block Alaska abortion notification law – Washington Post
- Let’s stop mothers giving birth from dying – Negros Chronicle
- Judge allows parental notification to stand, but with changes – KTUU
- South Sudan: Italy donates $1.2m to support women and children – Sudan Tribune
- HIV man jailed for sex charges against children – New Zealand Herald
- Gay Groups Blast City-Sponsored HIV Ad – Wall Street Journal (blog)
- A Mustard Seed Church – Catholic.net
- Analysis: Virginia ruling on health-care reform revives debate on national … – St. Louis Beacon
- Too old for the One-Child Policy – CNNGo.com
- European Court decision due on Irish abortion law – Catholic Culture
- Completely deranged sex education movie turns syphilis into Dracula (NSFW) – io9
- Go Daddy gives $500K to fund women’s health center – The Associated Press
- Yale study: gay teens more likely to be punished than their straight peers – Blast
- The Best Argument Against Gay Marriage – Slate Magazine
- Rep. Joe Pitts Looks To Deny Abortion To More Women – Slate Magazine (blog)
- New UN partnership seeks to promote reproductive health in Africa – UN News Centre
- Promote Abortion With Your Christmas Cards This Year – The Stir (blog)
- Reproductive Justice and the Law – Feministe (blog)
- Unplanned families fanning poverty flame – Daily Nation
- Need to develop policies on violence against women – Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd
- Tighter Restrictions on Abortion Access Could Be Coming – Babble (blog)
- Reasons Why Ella Is NOT Abortion – The Stir (blog)
- Ultrasound Jesus: Holiday Reminder or Anti-Abortion Tactic? – Politics Daily
- Closeted in the classroom: Many LGBT teachers forced to work under "Don't Ask … – San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
- Cervical cancer is largely preventable with a simple Pap test – The Leewards Times
- Cervical cancer is largely preventable with a simple Pap test – The Leewards Times
- Proposition 8: Who Will Be Left Standing? – Huffington Post (blog)
- Anti-choicers eager for Joe Pitts to do battle – Daily Kos
- A Viewer’s Guide to the Ninth Circuit Oral Argument in the Proposition 8 Case – FindLaw
- Congress ‘aborts’ P200-M DOH budget for condoms, injectables – Journal Online
- Hoping for a safe delivery of UN promises on maternal health – The Guardian
- Letter: Miss. teen birth rate no shock – Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Study disputes link between abortion and mental health problems – Washington Post
- UN prods Philippines on Millennium Development Goals – Inquirer.net
- Call to outlaw AIDS discrimination – Mmegi Online
- Many Fail to Finish HPV Vaccine Series as Recommended – MedPage Today
- Saving Rural Mothers’ Lives – Inter Press Service
- European Court to rule on Irish abortion laws – Independent Catholic News
- The 2010 Rightblogger War on Christmas Special — featuring abortion gift … – Pitch Weekly (blog)