Senate Democrats lost their fight to repeal the Global Gag Rule; the $516 billion
omnibus budget was passed last night
Susan Wood, former assistant commissioner of women's health at the FDA, resigned her post in light of the agency's disregard for scientific decision-making regarding emergency contraception. She cites the Bush administration's resistance to science as a challenge to the health and safety of American families
The rising cost of birth control is proving difficult for college students. Amanda Schaffer suggests that Congress needs to get involved to ensure access
Anne Applebaum, frustrated by lack of coverage of and outrage for the Saudi woman who was sentenced after she was gang-raped, wants the women's movement to include the fundamental rights of women in other countries. She writes that focusing only on issues of reproductive rights ignores the needs of women whose basic rights are in jeopardy
Rev. Jim Luallen writes about the right of women to control their own bodies and whether or not to give birth. He says his faith supports his beliefs on women's freedom
Health experts in India are urging that sex education be altered if needed, but not banned, citing the benefits to students
