Planned Parenthood Advocate Blog
Press Release 09.28.07
Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS) today praised the U.S. Congress for passing legislation that would provide health insurance for more uninsured children and increase health care access for low-income children and families. Click HERE to read more
September 28, 2007 3:03:01 | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks | Permalink
Informed Consent in South Dakota
With the recent decision issued by the New Jersey Supreme Court, striking down an onerous informed consent provision in that state, the future of South Dakota’s disputed informed consent law is at the forefront. Click HERE to read more!
September 27, 2007 2:43:00 | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks | Permalink
The Facts about the HPV Vaccine
I am happy to say that one thing I hear around campus pretty often nowadays is an apology for not being able to meet up for a meal or study session because "I have to go get the next installment of the HPV vaccine." Probably close to half of the female college students I know have completed or are in the process of receiving the vaccine, and plenty more seem intent on getting it in the near future. Click HERE to read more!
September 26, 2007 9:14:00 | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks | Permalink
Putting the “Ed” Back in Sex Education
Like most of you, dear cyber-readers, I support the teaching of comprehensive sex education in schools. All of the nonsense from our delightful Governor, our dear President, not to mention from the latter’s positively medieval Surgeon General nominees, might lead you to believe that we are a tiny minority, awash in a sea of people afraid to use accurate medical terminology to describe their own body parts and convinced that American teenagers won’t have sex if we don’t tell them about it. Not so! Two recent studies…. Click HERE to read more!
September 21, 2007 9:08:00 | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks | Permalink
A Step in the Right Direction
One of my most vivid memories of the 2006-2007 school year, at which point I was a freshman at Macalester College in St. Paul, is the night of the Congressional elections. It was a true specimen of dorm unity; everyone on my hall gathered in the lounge to watch the news that night, chairs pushed as close to the television…Click HERE to read more!
September 18, 2007 10:34:00 | 0 Comments | 0 Trackbacks | Permalink
