| Utah Governor Vetoes Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Bill |
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Late in the evening on Friday, March 16, Utah Governor Gary Herbert (R) vetoed House Bill 363, an abstinence-only-until-marriage bill that would have banned instruction on contraception and removed the requirement to teach sex education in schools. Sponsored by Representative Bill Wright (R-Holden), the bill sought to prohibit instructional materials ... |
| Birth Control Coverage Extended to Students and University Employees |
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Contraceptive coverage and questions of whether or not it qualifies as a preventive service have been front and center in recent health care disputes between Democrats and Republicans in Congress, as well as in public debates about recent administr |
| Texas Violates Medicaid Law, Loses Federal Funds for Women’s Health Program |
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In late February 2012, the Texas Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will proceed with a state law preventing clinics that provide abortion services or are “affiliates of abortion providers” from receiving Medicaid funds from the Texas Women’s Health Program.[1] The implementation of this law follows a ... |
| Wisconsin Legislature Repeals Healthy Youth Act, Continues Attack on Sexual Health and Women’s Rights |
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In the final days of the 2012 legislative session, Wisconsin lawmakers prioritized approving legislation that further restricts access to quality sexual health information and services for residents. By a vote of 61–34, on Tuesday, March 16, the state Assembly passed SB 237, a repeal of the state’s comprehensive sex education ... |
| Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Attacked |
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The most recent tactic in conservatives’ war on women is their unprecedented attack on legislation to reauthorize the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Some Senate Republicans have derided the measure as politically motivated, accusing Democrats of initiating a Machiavellian scheme to “invite opposition” by adding to the bill proposals ... |
