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Man Pleads Guilty in Ohio Gunpoint Abortion Case

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A man charged under an Ohio fetal homicide law with trying to force his pregnant girlfriend at gunpoint to get an abortion pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted murder, weapons and abduction counts. Dominic Holt-Reid pulled a gun Oct. 6 on girlfriend Yolanda Burgess, who was three months pregnant, and...

Florida Lawmakers Spar in 'Uterus' Row Amid Abortion Battle

Sparring lawmakers. Outraged constituents. A heated national debate. The fast-brewing controversy out of Florida bears all the hallmarks of the long-running fight over abortion. And yet, for now at least, the sparring is focused on a single word, a body part that has become an improbable battle cry for pro-abortion-rights...

Scientists Grow Sperm in Lab [VIDEO]

Cyclops Baby Born in India Only Survives 1 Day

A baby boy with one eye in the center of his forehead and no nose was born in India last week. He survived only one day. Doctors were shocked when they delivered the infant by cesarean section from the 34-year-old mother, Veena Chavan. Dr. Ashok Anand, professor of gynecology at the hospital, told reporters, "The child...

Wave of Anti-Abortion Bills Advance in the States

NEW YORK -- Dozens of bills are advancing through statehouses nationwide that would put an array of new obstacles - legal, financial and psychological - in the paths of women seeking abortions. The tactics vary: mandatory sonograms and anti-abortion counseling, sweeping limits on insurance coverage, bans on abortions...

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Pre-Partum Blues: Why I'm A Little Sad About Having a Baby (Even Though I've Always Wanted To Be A Mom)

First off, let me make this clear: at 41, I am profoundly grateful that I am about to become a first-time mother.

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Soraya Chemaly: 160 Million Missing Females: PRENDA and Misogyny

Because of gender bias and sex discrimination, there are an estimated 160,000,000 girls and women missing from the planet today.

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Elizabeth Dosoretz: PHOTOS: I Wish My Sons Would Wear Designer Clothes

I couldn't wait to drape my "bump" in the newest Pea In The Pod maxidress.

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Sex-Selective Abortion Ban Sponsor Said It Might Be "Fatal" To Roe V. Wade

Supporters of the Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act (PRENDA) have cast it as a civil rights measure.

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Lani Simpson, D.C., C.C.D.

Lani Simpson, D.C., C.C.D., is a chiropractic doctor and a certified clinical (bone) densitometrist (C.C.D.). Dr. Simpson teaches continuing education programs, Down to the BONE!

Reproductive Health News From the Web

06/01/12 Breast-Feeding Photos Stir Debate Source: FOX - FOX 13 - Memphis TN SPOKANE, Wash. The Washington National Guard and Fairchild Air Force Base say two nursing mothers were wrong to be photographed in uniform breast-feeding their babies.
06/01/12 Breast-feeding photos of military moms stir debate Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Honolulu HI SPOKANE, Wash. >> The Washington National Guard and Fairchild Air Force Base say two nursing mothers were wrong to be photographed in uniform breast-feeding their babies.
06/01/12 New abortion ban falls short in House Source: Petoskey News-Review - Petoskey MI The House on Thursday fell short in an effort to ban abortions based on the sex of the fetus as Republicans and Democrats made an election-year appeal for women's votes.
06/01/12 Chris Evans is a dad again Source: The Sun - London - UK Little Eli Alfred Michael Evans was born weighing 7lb 13oz at 4.52am this morning.
06/01/12 Elton John and Furnish planning second baby Source: Irish Examiner The high-profile couple - who wed in a civil partnership in 2005 - are looking forward to a relaxing summer break and will use the time off to discuss the possibility of having a sibling for 17-month-old Zachary, who was born through a surrogate mother.

Background on Reproductive Health

Within the framework of the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health, or sexual health/hygiene, addresses the reproductive processes, functions and system at all stages of life.

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