Health officials in Franklin and Benton counties are launching a new program to help combat the rise in STD infections.  People who test positive for an STD will now receive a kit that will treat their partner as well, without requiring that the partner see a doctor first

An anti-choice organization at Harvard is encouraging students to ask for a refund of part of their campus health insurance plans because a portion of the health insurance fee goes to fund elective abortions.  Opponents of the group say that the campaign is a misleading, fundamental misunderstanding of the way insurance works

Misleading and false reports about the HPV vaccine have circulated, and health officials fear that people will decline the vaccine, which is safe and beneficial

Emergency contraception has been approved for over-the-counter sales in Canada

Harvey Karman, who helped to make abortions safer in the 1970s, has died

The Columbian reports on NARAL Pro-Choice Washington endorsed Attorney General candidate John Ladenburg's long history of helping people in Washington state

The LA Times details the differences in McCain and Obama's visions for the Supreme Court.  Obama notes that the Roberts-Alito court has rolled back civil rights by rejecting Lilly Ledbetter's fair pay appeal, a case that McCain has also opposed

Time magazine has further coverage of NARAL Pro-Choice America's endorsement of Obama and the decision of some affiliates to remain neutral