The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries.
"I Went to the March for Life, and All I Got Was This Lousy Fear for Choice," Sarah Erdreich, Feminists For Choice: The crowd at the March for Life in Washington, D.C. on Monday, was filled with "people myopically focused on obliterating abortion," Sarah Erdreich writes, noting that the experience left her "feeling intensely uneasy about the future of choice in this country." She writes that in terms of the speeches, "men's voices dominated ... talking about what was best for women, of course, or declaring that abortion was a form of violence against women, or thatRoe v. Wade was, variously, evil; bad law; and had caused an American holocaust." She also discusses "two political assaults on Roe" -- HR3, which would limit or eliminate coverage of abortion in private and public health plans, and the Life at Conception Act. She notes, "The crowd absolutely loved both of these bills; anything related to either Hyde or fetuses received large cheers." She concludes, "While both pieces of legislation may sound like extreme posturing that are not at all concerned with matters like women's health, personal freedom, fertility treatments, or birth control, they are perfectly in keeping with the collective mindset that offered up this quote from Henry Hyde himself to sum up just who the anti-choice movement cares about: 'Let the innocence of the unborn have the last word in this debate'" (Erdreich, Feminists for Choice, 1/25).
"Will Washington Be First to Hold CPCs Accountable?" Amie Newman, RH Reality Check: Washington may be "the first state in the country to regulate" crisis pregnancy centers through legislation (SB 5274, HB 1366) introduced last week that targets CPCs' "historically deceitful practices," RH Reality Check Managing Editor Amie Newman writes. The legislation would require that CPCs -- also known as Limited Service Pregnancy Centers -- "provide accurate information about the services offered" and would aim to regulate the information women receive from such centers. It would require them to provide pregnancy test results immediately, address "the disturbing lack of assured medical privacy or access to medical records," and disclose that they do not provide services or referrals for abortion or any comprehensive birth control. "It's a tough year in Washington State for legislation unrelated to the state's current budget crisis," Newman writes, but "[w]ith 32 co-sponsors so far, the bills seem to have a good chance of passing." She concludes, "Holding those centers accountable for providing women with accurate, truthful information about the services provided -- and the underlying belief system which fuels those services -- is critical to ensuring the health and well-being of women of all ages in Washington State" (Newman, RH Reality Check, 1/25).
"Will Washington Be First to Hold CPCs Accountable?" Amie Newman, RH Reality Check: Washington may be "the first state in the country to regulate" crisis pregnancy centers through legislation (SB 5274, HB 1366) introduced last week that targets CPCs' "historically deceitful practices," RH Reality Check Managing Editor Amie Newman writes. The legislation would require that CPCs -- also known as Limited Service Pregnancy Centers -- "provide accurate information about the services offered" and would aim to regulate the information women receive from such centers. It would require them to provide pregnancy test results immediately, address "the disturbing lack of assured medical privacy or access to medical records," and disclose that they do not provide services or referrals for abortion or any comprehensive birth control. "It's a tough year in Washington State for legislation unrelated to the state's current budget crisis," Newman writes, but "[w]ith 32 co-sponsors so far, the bills seem to have a good chance of passing." She concludes, "Holding those centers accountable for providing women with accurate, truthful information about the services provided -- and the underlying belief system which fuels those services -- is critical to ensuring the health and well-being of women of all ages in Washington State" (Newman, RH Reality Check, 1/25).
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