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    <title>Planned Parenthood Advocate</title>
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    <dc:creator>KHill@ppmns.org</dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2008-07-24T21:39:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[NPR&#8217;s summary of McCain and Obama]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/nprs_summary_of_mccain_and_obama/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[NPR has a good little overview of how vastly different John McCain and Barack Obama are on the issue of choice. The story covers...read more HERE.
&#160;by KarinaWeb EditorPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action FundNPR has a good little overview of how vastly different John McCain and Barack Obama are on the issue of choice. The story covers both candidates positions as well as some of the recent missteps they&rsquo;ve taken on pro&#45;choice issues recently.Abortion isn&#39;t the biggest issue in the presidential campaign, but in states where the election is close, it can be the difference between winning and losing.True. In battleground states, 51% of women voters had no ideas about McCain&rsquo;s positions on women&rsquo;s reproductive health issues.&#160; And when they were informed about McCain&rsquo;s anti&#45;women&rsquo;s health record, over 35% of them indicate that they were less likely to vote for McCain. Even though it&rsquo;s not the &ldquo;biggest&rdquo; issue, it is clear that knowing which candidate supports reproductive rights can make a BIG difference.Listen to and read the full the story HERE.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>federal_elections, frontpage, Issues, Politics</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-07-24T21:39:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Seriously?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[My mornings are pretty routine day to day. I get up, shower, get ready, get my son up, get him ready and off to daycare. I get into work, log on to my computer, and voila my day has begun. Pretty typical....read more HERE. 
 by Shannon Web CorrespondentSouth Dakota Community OrganizerPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South DakotaMy mornings are pretty routine day to day. I get up, shower, get ready, get my son up, get him ready and off to daycare. I get into work, log on to my computer, and voila my day has begun. Pretty typical.One of the very first things I do once I&rsquo;m at work, is spend about a half an hour reading the news and blogs of the day.This morning I was thrilled to learn that our Congresswoman, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, and her husband Max are expecting. Then I came across this post and my excitement for our lone Representative quickly disappeared as I learned that someone was taking such a joyous event and turning it into a political talking point.The post on Dakota War College suggests that one&rsquo;s views on abortion change as one gets older, more mature, and starts to have families. It goes further to suggest that perhaps Ms. Herseth Sandlin will change her views on abortion simply because she&rsquo;s pregnantIt&rsquo;s preposterous to think that just because a woman or a couple becomes pregnant, their opinions on the role of government automatically change. The issue of abortion is a personal matter. Let me say it again&hellip; Abortion is personal.While I cannot speak for her, I know that Rep. Herseth Sandlin believes it&rsquo;s not the role of the government to intrude into those deeply personal very difficult decisions that families make together. And, again I cannot speak for her, but I&rsquo;m willing to bet, that view is not going to change simply because she&rsquo;s pregnant.One more note while I have your attention. This line is my favorite from the post:Most people have to experience the birth of a child themselves for it to reallysink in.This statement offends me in so many ways I cannot even count them. But, then again, it&rsquo;s pretty typical of anti&#45;choicers. They are all about the birth, but have very little concern about what happens to the child after it&rsquo;s born. To suggest that one forms an opinion on the issue of abortion based on pregnancy and birth is ludicrous. As the mother of a child who is adopted, I resent this line of thinking. Anti&#45;choice forces often point to adoption as a solution to abortion. But, they obviously are just saying that, because the minute they start to write their thoughts down, they forget all about the adoption piece of the puzzle. If I were raising a child I actually gave birth to my opinion would be different??? WRONG.Congratulations Max and Ms. Congresswoman!]]></description>
      <dc:subject>frontpage, South Dakota</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-07-24T16:02:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[News Links]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fetal Separation, Slate 7/21/08Ruling Gives South Dakota Doctors a Script to Read, Washington Post 7/20/08 New South Dakota Abortion Law takes Effect, KSFY 7/19/08 
Fetal Separation, Slate 7/21/08Ruling Gives South Dakota Doctors a Script to Read, Washington Post 7/20/08 New South Dakota Abortion Law takes Effect, KSFY 7/19/08&#160;]]></description>
      <dc:subject>frontpage, News, South Dakota</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-07-23T19:16:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Statement from PPMNS President and CEO Sarah Stoesz on the District Court’s Ruling in PPMNS v Rounds]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/statement_from_ppmns_president_and_ceo_sarah_stoesz_on_the_district_courts/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Late yesterday, the South Dakota District Court deferred a decision on a request for a preliminary injunction in the case of PPMNS v Rounds until the court has an opportunity to review all of the evidence...read more HERE. 
(St. Paul) Late yesterday, the South Dakota District Court deferred a decision on a request for a preliminary injunction in the case of PPMNS v Rounds until the court has an opportunity to review all of the evidence and arguments developed and presented.&ldquo;We remain optimistic that, in time, the court will find that the law is unconstitutional,&rdquo; said PPMNS President and CEO&#160; Sarah Stoesz. The law requires, among other things, that doctors providing abortion care in South Dakota tell patients that, The abortion will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being;&#160;&ldquo;The pregnant woman has an existing relationship with that unborn human being and that the relationship enjoys protection under the United States Constitution and under the laws of South Dakota;&ldquo;By having an abortion, her existing relationship and her existing constitutional rights with regards to that relationship will be terminated.&rdquo;&#160;Further, the law requires physicians to provide &ldquo;a description of all known medical risks of the procedure and statistically significant risk factors to which the pregnant woman would be subjected, including depression and related psychological distress&rdquo; and &ldquo;increased risk of suicide ideation and suicide.&rdquo;&#160;The patient must sign each page of the state&rsquo;s required messages, certifying that she understands them. Any questions she asks or explanations she seeks, as well as the physicians&rsquo; responses, must be placed in writing and added to her permanent medical record.&#160;A violation of the law is a Class 2 misdemeanor, punishable by 30 days in jail and/or a fine of $500.&#160;This law, the only one of its kind in the U.S&#160; forces doctors to give ideologically charged, nonscientific and inaccurate messages to their patients.&ldquo;We have always believed and worked hard to ensure that every woman has the best, medically accurate information so that she can make the right decision for her unique circumstances. Stoesz said. &ldquo;This law is not about informed consent, it&rsquo;s about compelling doctors to deliver state mandated ideology,&rdquo; Stoesz said. &ldquo;Planned Parenthood is committed to true informed consent. We want patients to fully participate in decisions about their health care.&#160; That requires that doctors have the ability to provide accurate and unbiased medical information to patients without the interference of government and politicians,&rdquo; said Stoesz.&ldquo;Planned Parenthood will continue it&rsquo;s commitment to the health and safety of women and families and will, as we always have,&#160; comply fully with all federal, state and local laws,&rdquo; Stoesz said. &ldquo;We will also continue to fight to ensure that women in South Dakota have access to safe, legal abortion.&rdquo; Stoesz said.&#160;]]></description>
      <dc:subject>frontpage, Issues, PressReleases, South Dakota</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-07-18T16:06:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bill O’Reilly, wrong again.]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/bill_oreilly_wrong_again/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Oh, Bill, you&rsquo;re so right&#45;&#45;&#45;how could have I been so dumb? Stupid Stupid me, for thinking that even though 98% of women use some method of birth control at some point in their lives and that women...read MORE.
&#160;by KarinaWeb EditorPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund&#160;&#160;&#160;(video link)Oh, Bill, you&rsquo;re so right&#45;&#45;&#45;how could have I been so dumb? Stupid Stupid me, for thinking that even though 98% of women use some method of birth control at some point in their lives and that women spend 68% more in out&#45;of&#45;pocket health care costs than men, in part because of reproductive health&#45;related supplies and services, that there should be some kind of equity in health insurance coverage.&#160; Oh wait, that&rsquo;s right. I&rsquo;m not dumb. And neither is Planned Parenthood for making a completely justified argument.&#160; Bill, if you want to play the whole &ldquo;Birth control is a choice&rdquo; game, well let&rsquo;s just say you lose. Birth control is often prescribed to treat many medical issues as well.&#160; And come to think of it, it seems like you could probably argue that using Viagra is a choice too&mdash;just don&rsquo;t have sex, right?In all seriousness, the point is that BOTH men and women should have access to the tools they need to control their own reproduction and sexuality. Not just men. Planned Parenthood 1, Bill O&rsquo;Reilly 0.&#160;]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Issues, Politics</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-07-18T15:49:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Ad: McCain Out of Touch on Birth Control]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/new_ad_mccain_out_of_touch_on_birth_control/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[So last week I blogged about &quot;McCain&#39;s forgetfulness&quot; regarding his stance insurance coverage of birth control...read more HERE.
&#160;by KarinaWeb EditorPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action FundSo last week I blogged about &quot;McCain&#39;s forgetfulness&quot; regarding his stance insurance coverage of birth control.Well I&#39;m happy to say that McCain is going to get a little help jogging his memory&#45;Planned Parenthood will be playing an advertisement on the season premiere of Project Runway, as well as Army Wives (McCain watches regularly), and Oprah in several states, including Minnesota.Check out the ad:I love the part where his eyes kind of bug out as the question is being asked. You can see it in his face that he doesn&#39;t want to touch that question, so he claims to not have an opinion.Oh but trust me&#45;he does have an opinion. He voted against contraceptive equity not once but TWICE. Frankly my dears, he doesn&#39;t give a damn about women&#39;s health issues.&#160; The proof is in the pudding.&#160; (isn&#39;t the truth delicious?)So if you happen to catch one of these ads, make sure to point it out to anyone in your general television&#45;viewing vicinity and explain to them that when it comes to women&#39;s health, McCain is no moderate.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>federal_elections, Issues, Minnesota, NorthDakota, Politics, South Dakota</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-07-17T19:00:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[HIV Rate Up]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/hiv_rate_up/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[After a period of decline during the age of Rent, Ryan White and Philadelphia, the Center for Disease Control has issued a report indicating that a &quot;second wave&quot; of the AIDS epidemic has begun...read more HERE.
by NaomiWeb CorrespondentPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota&#160;After a period of decline during the age of Rent, Ryan White and Philadelphia, the Center for Disease Control has issued a report indicating that a &quot;second wave&quot; of the AIDS epidemic has begun: The number of young homosexual men being newly diagnosed with HIV infection is rising by 12 percent a year, with the steepest upward trend in young black men, according to a new report. The increase of infection in young black men doesn&#39;t seem to stem from riskier sexual behavior, however:Previous studies have found that gay black men on average have fewer sex partners, are less likely to use drugs and are no more likely to have unprotected intercourse than gay white men. Consequently, their higher rate of infection does not appear to arise from riskier behavior. Instead, it reflects the higher prevalence of HIV&#8212;as well as syphilis and gonorrhea, which increase a person&#39;s susceptibility to HIV&#8212;in the black population.Some experts theorize that this new generation of sexually active homosexual men is removed from the HIV/AIDS tragedy of the 1980s and 1990s that so affected their older counterparts.&#160; The drastic improvements in treatment for HIV/AIDS that sustain the lives of people such as Magic Johnson may also quell the fears of at&#45;risk young men.&#160; The leader of Us Helping Us, an AIDS service organization, comments:&quot;I can remember going to a funeral every four or five days. Now, if you talk to some of these young men, they say, &#39;If I do get infected, I will simply take the blue pill or the pink pill, like my friend.&#39; &quot;New efforts in education are underway due to the efforts of the CDC and AIDS service organizations.&#160; They hope to instill healthy sexual behavior in young homosexual men and prevent the resurgence in HIV infection to reach the tragic proportions it did two decades ago. &#160;]]></description>
      <dc:subject>frontpage, Issues</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-07-17T14:51:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[News Links 07.17.08]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/news_links_071708/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bush Administration Working to Redefine Contraception As Abortion, The Gavel 7/16/08  S.D. Abortion Doctors Must Say: You&#39;re Ending a Life, NPR 7/15/08 Straight Talk Express Hits Bump, Star Tribune 7/12/08
Bush Administration Working to Redefine Contraception As Abortion, The Gavel 7/16/08 S.D. Abortion Doctors Must Say: You&#39;re Ending a Life, NPR 7/15/08Straight Talk Express Hits Bump, Star Tribune 7/12/08&#160;]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Issues, News, Politics, South Dakota</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-07-17T14:44:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Obama, McCain, and the Supreme Court]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/obama_mccain_and_the_supreme_court/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Associated Press ran an article yesterday about the likelihood that our next president would be nominating Supreme Court Judges.&#160; Their conclusion?...read MORE.  
&#160;by KarinaWeb EditorPlanned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action FundThe Associated Press ran an article yesterday about the likelihood that our next president would be nominating Supreme Court Judges.&#160; Their conclusion? &ldquo;Change on the Supreme Court is more likely than not over the next four years.&rdquo;With five justices 70 or older by the time the court meets again in October, interest groups and commentators have been talking about the court&#39;s role in the presidential election. One change on a court that divides 5&#45;4 in key cases can alter the results.Obviously, the stakes are extremely high especially considering that one can hardly talk about judicial appointments without talking about Roe v. Wade&mdash;everyone&rsquo;s favorite litmus test.So where do the candidates stand and how will that affect your constitutional right to choose?Well, John McCain has stated that he will appoint judges in the model of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.&#160; John McCain has stated that Roe v. Wade should be overturned.&#160; Which means that McCain will almost certainly be nominating anti&#45;choice judges who would be open to reversing the decision that gave women control over their own reproduction.Obama, on the other hand, has spoken about his admiration for Justice Breyer, Ginsburg, and Souter, all judges who coincidentally or not, are supportive of reproductive rights. Obama would judge an appointee based on their commitment to civil liberties and whether the appointee is &ldquo;sympathetic enough to those who are on the outside. Those who are vulnerable, those who are powerless, those who can&rsquo;t have access to political power and as a consequence can&rsquo;t protect themselves from sometimes being dealt with unfairly&mdash;that the courts become a refuge for justice.&rdquo;Obama has declared his commitment to supporting Roe v. Wade.&#160; Obama will almost certainly nominate people who will continue to uphold Roe v. Wade as the law of the land.The upshot? Obama wants to ensure a court that will protect reproductive rights. John McCain wants to fork your rights over to the state.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>federal_elections, Issues, Politics</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-07-15T14:44:00-06:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Press Release: McCain Ducks Question About Insurance Coverage of Birth Control]]></title>
      <link>http://ppsd.bluestatedigital.com/content/press_release_mccain_ducks_question_about_insurance_coverage_of_birth_contr/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, questioned Sen. John McCain&rsquo;s commitment to women&rsquo;s health care after Sen. McCain could not answer when asked if he thought it was fair...read more HERE.
Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, questioned Sen. John McCain&rsquo;s commitment to women&rsquo;s health care after Sen. McCain could not answer when asked if he thought it was fair that insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control. &ldquo;Time after time, Sen. McCain has shown that he is out of touch when it comes to women&rsquo;s health care,&rdquo; said Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood Action Fund president. &ldquo;Birth control is basic health care for women. But yesterday, Sen. McCain ducked a straightforward question about whether he thinks insurance companies should cover birth control. Women in America are still waiting for his answer.&rdquo; &#160;In 2003, McCain voted NO on the Murray Amendment (S.Amdt 258 to S. 3, vote 45, 3/11/03), which would have improved the availability of contraceptives for women and required insurance coverage of prescription birth control. Yesterday, aboard his campaign bus, the Straight Talk Express, had this exchange with a reporter: &#160;Reporter: &ldquo;&hellip; It was unfair that insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control. Do you have an opinion on that?&rdquo;McCain responded: &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know enough about it to give you an informed answer.&rdquo;McCain went on to say, &ldquo;It&#39;s something that I had not thought much about, and I did hear about her response, but I hadn&#39;t thought much. But I will get, I will get back to you today on it.&rdquo;According to the Guttmacher Institute, &ldquo;Nearly all sexually active women (98 percent in 2002) have used at least one method of birth control.&rdquo; [http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_ATSRH.html]Guttmacher also reports that women spend 68 percent more in out&#45;of&#45;pocket health care costs than men, in part because of reproductive health&#45;related supplies and services. [http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/tgr/01/4/gr010405.html]&ldquo;When Sen. McCain was asked to vote on insurance coverage of affordable birth control, he had an answer: NO. By voting against insurance coverage of birth control, Sen. McCain is denying women affordable access to basic health care,&rdquo; said Richards. Twenty&#45;seven states, including Sen. McCain&rsquo;s home state of Arizona, have recognized contraceptive equity and require insurance companies that cover prescriptions to also cover FDA&#45;approved birth control. Currently, there is no federal law that requires insurance companies that cover prescriptions to also cover FDA&#45;approved birth control.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2008-07-11T01:40:00-06:00</dc:date>
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