Reproductive Rights

This is the final installment of a three-part series. Read Part One and Part Two.

‘The message is good with or without federal dollars.’

“Parents want this,” says Keith Deltano, citing a Zogby poll that he says shows Americans support abstinence-based education.  But as the conservative Heritage Foundation admits, that’s not exactly accurate.

“The poll shows an apparent [...]

Last week’s report from the state on 2006 abortions had a wealth of significant information in it, but the most striking for both abortion rights and anti-abortion advocates was the fact that the overall number of abortions performed was up.  Up 5 percent over 2005, and for minors, up 16 percent.

Now, those numbers sound dramatic, [...]

A coalition of reproductive health advocacy groups are sponsoring a free screening of the documentary “Sex Ed and the State” by Jim Winkle.  The screening will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Oak Street Cinema, and is open to the public.

According to the film’s sponsors, the film features interviews with state legislators and “advocates, [...]