Number of Floridians on AIDS drug waiting list climbs again
The waiting list to enroll in Florida’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program grew to more than 1,070 people by last Thursday, according to the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors. AIDS...
View ArticleReport: Morning after pill not always available to women 17 and older
In the wake of the federal government’s decision to overrule the FDA’s request to expand access to over-the-counter emergency contraception to women under the age of 17, a new report shows that even...
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Florida legislator wants to make January a celebration of anti-abortion...
State Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey (Photo: Facebook) Florida state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, has filed a bill for the upcoming session that would make January 2012 ”Pregnancy...
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New Florida bill would make performing abortions a felony
Florida Rep. Charles Van Zant, R-Palatka (Photo: myfloridahouse.gov/Meredith Geddings) Last week, Florida state Rep. Charles Van Zant, R-Palatka, followed through on his announcement that he would...
View Article(VIDEO) American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer comes out as AIDS denialist
Adding to an ongoing list of controversial statements, American Family Association President Bryan Fischer is now claiming that HIV is not the cause of AIDS or the AIDS epidemic. Fischer made the...
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Guttmacher: Record-setting number of anti-abortion measures introduced in 2011
The Guttmacher Institute reports that a record-setting “1,100 reproductive health and rights-related provisions” were introduced by state legislators nationwide in 2011. The legislation that was...
View ArticleMedia analysis: Grand Rapids HIV criminal case spurs ‘sensationalist’ reporting
An alleged admission by a 51-year-old Comstock Park, Mich., man that he attempted to infect hundreds of people with HIV through unprotected sexual activity and needle-sharing has sparked a media...
View ArticleNew Florida bill would outlaw gender- and race-based abortions
With the beginning of session only days away, Florida legislators have been busy filing a slew of anti-abortion bills. Add yet another to the list: a measure outlawing race- and gender-based...
View ArticleLocal Michigan county wants to force meds on HIV criminal suspect
Sangeeta Ghosh, assistant corporate counsel for Kent County, Mich., says should the 51-year-old man charged in two cases of failing to disclose his HIV-positive status to sexual partners make bail, the...
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Navigating anti-abortion online strategy
Updated: 6:15 p.m. EST with a clarified quote*. In the seemingly endless war over abortion rights in America, battles are waged in legislatures, in courts and, most recently, on the Internet. The...
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