Reproductive Rights Prof Blog

Recent Posts from Reproductive Rights Prof Blog

• Jennifer Hendricks on a Feminist Theory of Reproductive Freedom

  Jennifer S. Hendricks (University of Tennessee College of Law) has posted Pregnancy, Equality, and U.S. Constitutional Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This chapter will be part of a collection on international feminist constitutionalism,…

• Univ. of Nebraska Regents Consider Resolution to Limit Stem Cell Research to Cell Lines Approved by Pres. G.W. Bush

  Omaha World-Herald: Right Now: Stem cell meeting, by Jeffrey Robb: LINCOLN -- Omaha.com is providing live online updates as the University of Nebraska regents' decide whether to restrict embryonic stem cell research. Four regents are…

• Pew Survey Shows Abortion Plays Minor Role in Driving Opposition to Health Care Reform

  The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: Abortion Plays Small Role in Health Reform Opposition: While most Americans oppose government funding of abortion, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that concern about abortion…

• Health Officials Report that STD Rates Continue to Rise

  Time Magazine: STDs Continued Record Increase in 2008: (ATLANTA) — Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, government health officials said Monday. Last year there were…

• New Guidelines Recommend Delaying First Cervical Cancer Screening Until Age 21

  NY Times: Guidelines Push Back Age for Cervical Cancer Tests, by Denise Grady: New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and be screened less often…

• Senate Advances Obama Pick for Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

  onPolitics (USA Today): Senate advances David Hamilton for appeals court: The Senate voted 70-29 today to end a filibuster threat against one of President Obama's first federal judiciary appointees, David Hamilton of Indiana. Obama nominated…

• Gail Collins on the "Breast Brouhaha"

  NY Times Op-Ed Column: The Breast Brouhaha, by Gail Collins:. . . [T]his week, a federal task force reported that most women don’t need annual mammograms. . . The report triggered two immediate and inevitable…

• Task Force Clarifies Recommendations on Mammograms; Obama Administration Assures Federal Screening Policies Won't Change

  Wall St. Journal: Task Force Clarifies New Mammography Guidelines, by Barbara Martinez, Shirley S. Wange, and Jonathan D. Rockoff: The federally-funded task force that loosened breast-cancer screening guidelines this week clarified its position Thursday, in…

• A Comparison of the House and Senate Health Care Bills

  The New York Times website offers an interactive feature that provides a look at how the House and Senate health care proposals compare on some key issues, including abortion. NY Times: Comparing the House and…

• Senate Health Care Bill Less Restrictive on Abortion Than House Version

  God & Country (US News & World Report): Senate Healthcare Plan Lacks House Bill's Strict Abortion Funding Ban, by Dan Gilgoff: Now that Sen. Harry Reid has released the Senate version of the healthcare bill,…