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Blogs Comment On Need For Abortion Providers, Antiabortion-Rights Protests, Other Topics
The following summarizes selected women"s health-related blog entries. ~ "Obama"s True Colors: Appointee Opposes Abortion and Birth Control," Bonnie Erbe, U.S. News & World Report"s "Thomas Jefferson Street": President Obama"s appointment of Alexia Kelley, founder of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, as director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships at HHS "doesn"t surprise me at all," Erbe writes, adding that Obama is "merely feeling comfortable enough to show his true self, rather than staying true to promises he made to his supporters prior to being elected." Erbe includes an excerpt from Frances Kissling"s Salon opinion piece in which Kissling questions whether Kelley will follow through with the Obama administration"s pledges to implement policies that help prevent teenage pregnancy and reduce the need for abortion. Erbe concludes, "[A]s the evidence mounts that winning re-election is more important to this president than anything else, his supporters should re-examine their votes in 2012" (Erbe, "Thomas Jefferson Street," U.S. News & World Report, 6/8).~ "This Weekend is the International Demonstration Against Birth Control," Cristina Page, Birth Control Watch: "This weekend marks the second year of "The Pill Kills" campaign," which its antiabortion-rights organizers are calling the ""International Demonstration Against Birth Control"" that they say will ""expose the tragic effects"" hormonal contraception has on women, Page writes. She writes that while last year"s campaign focused on convincing women that birth control pills and other common contraceptives "were really abortion methods," this year"s campaign "is trying to scare women" from using birth control "by claiming it will kill them." The campaign "targets the regular birth control pill in particular," Page says, adding that "it appears impossible to find a single instance in which any pro-life group has anything good to say about any birth control method except natural family planning -- a technique most notable for its high failure rate." She notes, "Even the lowly condom disturbs them." According to Page, David Grimes, "one of the world"s leading experts on contraception," said that ""some antiabortion groups describe a subtle blend of fake claims and real, but exaggerated, risks to frighten women,"" and only ""those very knowledgeable can tease out which are which."" Grimes also noted, ""Ironically, the net effect of this campaign to discredit contraception is more unplanned pregnancies and, of course, more abortions."" Page writes, "One can safely say" that the American Life League -- lead organizer of "The Pill Kills" campaign -- has a "desire to ban birth control [that] is equally intense as its campaign against legal abortion." As evidence of this, she cites the group"s efforts to defeat legislation offering contraception coverage for federal employees and its distribution of anti-contraception literature. She adds, "Not only does ALL promote" that "birth control is abortion," but it "also put[s] forth that any attempt to prevent pregnancy during sex is tantamount to having an abortion." Page concludes, "In actuality," efforts by ALL and similar groups "punish people for having the type of sex they define as contrary to God"s wishes. Pregnancy is, according to them, what sex is for" (Page, "Birth Control Watch," 6/5).~ "The Next Generation of Providers: One Doctor Shows the Way," Sheila Bapat, RH Reality Check: The recent murder of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller "brings into sharp relief the gravity" of women"s health care providers" decision to perform abortions, Bapat writes. She profiles an ob-gyn -- a "young woman in her early 30s" -- who holds a faculty position at a university hospital in a southern, conservative state and also is "one of just a handful of abortion providers in the South." Bapat writes that the "low number of abortion providers" in the U.S. is the result of several factors, including fear o

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Pope, Obama To Hold Meeting After G-8 Summit
Pope Benedict XVI has agreed to meet with President Obama at the Vatican on July 10, according to White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs, the AP/Boston Globe reports. The Rev. Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesperson, on Wednesday said that the pope will hold an afternoon meeting with the president and first lady Michelle Obama after the conclusion of the Group of Eight industrialized nations summit meeting, a break with a Vatican tradition of holding midday meetings. The AP/Globe reports that the Vatican "clearly sought to accommodate" the president"s schedule, an indication that Benedict is interested in meeting with Obama despite his support for abortion rights and embryonic stem cell research.Some U.S. bishops have publicly attacked Obama"s support of abortion rights and embryonic stem cell research, which has fueled anticipation of a meeting between the president and the pope. Most recently, dozens of bishops denounced the University of Notre Dame"s decision to invite Obama to deliver its commencement address and receive an honorary degree. However, L"Osservatore Romano, the Vatican"s daily newspaper, said that Obama"s speech showed that he is looking for common ground on issues related to abortion. Obama also received a positive review from the newspaper after his first 100 days in office. An editorial in the paper said that Obama had not confirmed the "radical" direction on ethical questions he had discussed as a candidate (Simpson, AP/Boston Globe, 6/24).
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Future Proofing Equality: Harriet Harman MP To Launch RADAR People Of The Year Awards 2009, UK

The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP, Minister for Women and Equality, will be speaking at the launch of the 2009 RADAR People of the Year (POTY) Awards on Tuesday 16 June at the BT Tower in central London. The launch marks the opening of the nomination period for the RADAR POTY awards, which will be presented in November. These awards, now in their 43rd year, celebrate excellence and achievement by, companies, organisations, public bodies and individuals in furthering equality for people living with ill-health, injury or disability. Major organisations in the public and private sectors along with leading figures from the disability world will be attending the launch. Speakers are: - Rt Hon Harriett Harman QC MP - Caroline Waters, Director of People and Policy, BT, - Phil Friend OBE, Chair of RADAR - Kay Allen, Head of Social Policy, Royal Mail - Ben Fletcher, Master Inventor, IBM and winner of the RADAR Young Person of the Year Award 2008 - Liz Sayce OBE, Chief Executive, RADAR Guests include Rt Hon Jonathan Shaw MP, Minister for Disabled People, Sir Bert Massie, Dame Carole Black, National Director for Work and Health and include key decision makers from John Lewis, Marks and Spencer, Intercontinental Hotels, HSBC, GlaxoSmithKline, Jobcentre Plus, Sainsbury, Tesco and KPMG. This year, the theme for the awards is Future Proofing Equality ÷¡V underlining the message that disability equality matters and that in tough economic times equality matters more not less. There is a pressing need to avoid new inequalities in a recession, to spend scarce res where they are most needed and to identify and develop all Britain÷¡÷¦s talents, including those of disabled people. With the Equalities Bill currently going through Parliament, this is a vital opportunity to ensure businesses are more equal and effective and that society is more equal in the future. Press and photographers are welcome to attend the launch but due to limited space and security arrangements prior notice must be given. If prior notice is not given, entry will not be permitted. Please contact Ann Stirling on 01273 202980 (mobile: 07939 153513) if you would like to attend. Notes 1. RADAR, founded in 1977, is the UK"s largest disability campaigning network with over 900 individual and organisational members. RADAR stands for the Royal Association of Disability and Rehabilitation. RADAR


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