Surprise: Palin to Be a Grandmother

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2008 Normally we try not to pay too much attention to what's happening to the wombs of America's teenagers, but Bristol Palin, 17, happens to be the daughter of John McCain's VP pick. Sarah Palin thinks the government should meddle in the reproductive health of women, but in the case of her daughter, she asks for privacy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Teachable Moment for Teen Pregnancy

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jun 26, 2008 Well now, isn't that a relief. The infamous "pregnancy pact" at Gloucester High School turns out to be an urban legend. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘A Walk to Beautiful’

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2008 PBS has made the film "A Walk to Beautiful" available online. It's the extraordinary story of women who suffer for years from a preventable and treatable injury simply because they are poor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Utero Inc.

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Apr 10, 2008 Renting the wombs of poor women in foreign countries has become a business, but is it a good business? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Faith-Based Boondoggle

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Nov 15, 2007 Countless studies show that abstinence-only sex education just doesn't work, so why is it getting more money than ever from the federal government? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Maine Middle School to Offer Birth Control

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2007 While the nation's tweens and teens are taught the laughable "abstinence only" government-sponsored curriculum about sex, one middle school in Maine is taking a more realistic approach to the matter, offering a range of birth control options in an effort to curb a troubling trend toward teen pregnancy among its students. Yes, you read that right: This is a middle school we're talking about here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Unborn Victims of Occupation

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2007 Rampant violence and a curfew that makes nighttime medical aid unrealistic at best are threatening the health of pregnant Iraqi women and their children. Official data on the problem is scarce, but medical and humanitarian workers say childhood and maternal mortality is on the rise. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Jersey Considers Mandatory HIV Test

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2007 A new proposal would make New Jersey the first state to require HIV testing for pregnant women and their babies, unless the women decline the test in writing. Currently four states test just mothers, and two others only newborns. The bill is opposed by the D.C.-based Center for Women Policy Studies on the grounds that it limits health rights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart and Oliver Delight in Cheney’s Gay Hypocrisy

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2007 Jon Stewart and "Daily Show" correspondent John Oliver gleefully ridicule the vice president's outrageous dissembling over his lesbian daughter's pregnancy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Luckovich: Mary Cheney Damage Control

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65 Pregnant Students = End to Abstinence-Only Education

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2006 An Ohio school board voted to allow discussion of contraception in sex education classes upon learning that 13% of one high school's female students were pregnant. Earlier: Congress declines to fund abstinence only-programs Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pregnancy Centers Giving False Info on Abortion

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2006 From the Wash Po: "Federally funded 'pregnancy resource centers' are incorrectly telling women that abortion results in an increased risk of breast cancer, infertility and deep psychological trauma" Surprise, surprise. Dig deeper