According to a survey conducted by NARAL to document the availability of emergency contraception (also known as EC, the morning after pill or Plan B) in North Carolina, about 40 percent of North Carolina pharmacies do not carry the “morning after pill.” 11% of the roughly 600 pharmacies NARAL surveyed earlier this year said they would require a prescription [...]
Archive for June, 2007
North Carolinians not as lucky as New Yorkers when it comes to EC access
Posted in Emergency Contraception on June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“If Congress and comprehensive immigration legislation were a couple, they would need to see a therapist right about now.”
Posted in Immigration on June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Interesting piece in Politico about the stalling of the immigration reform bill in Congress, and a possible plan to separate the bill into four separate pieces.
Enforcement,
Legalization of the existing 12 million undocumented immigrants,
Establishment of a guest worker program and
Reduction of the backlogged green card applicants.
Note: The comments are kind of scary and anti-immigrant, as its [...]
NY State Assembly Approves Marriage Equality Bill
Posted in LGBTQ on June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In an important step forward for LGBTQ New Yorker’s the State Assembly today approved Governor Spitzer’s bill to expand marriage access to same-sex couples.
The next step for marriage to pass would be the State Senate, which isn’t looking too good, since Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno has said that it won’t pass while he is [...]
Pro-choice for profit advertising?
Posted in Abortion on June 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The latest in a series of semi-progressive advertising from a Manhattan storage company…
via Feministing.
Pennsylvania House Panel OKs EC in the ER for rape victims
Posted in Emergency Contraception on June 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Good news: The Pennsylvania state House Health and Human Services Committee gave a big win to advocates for crime victims and women’s rights last week, approving 20-7 a bill that would require hospitals to offer emergency contraception to women seeking treatment for sexual assault.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, was drafted in part [...]
A NYC Council report says EC over-the-counter an “undeniable success”
Posted in Emergency Contraception on June 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One step forward: AM New York reports the findings of a recent survey conducted by the New York City Council of 155 pharmacies on the availability of EC, also known as Plan B. The survey showed that 94% of pharmacies were aware that the drug could be legally sold over the counter and had it available. The [...]
Bienvenidos! From Executive Director Silvia Henriquez
Posted in Reproductive Justice on June 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to the new blog of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health! This blog is meant to be a way to share breaking news about reproductive rights and health, as well as important updates from our organization.
NLIRH is very excited to launch its first blog–the internet is now a powerful tool for broadening discussions beyond [...]
Queering Reproductive Justice
Posted in Abortion, LGBTQ, Reproductive Justice on June 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Check out NLIRH staff Miriam Perez’s blog at RH Reality Check about why members of the LGBTQ community need to support abortion rights.
