Use the links below to read the latest news on reproductive health and freedom as reported from outside media sources.

White House Launches 'text4baby' Campaign, The Washington Post 2.4.10

Abortion Rights Activists Get Ready for Another Year of Challenges, The Washington Post 1.10.10

The Decade for Women: Forward, Backward, Sideways?  The Nation  1.7.09

One Reason to Celebrate Health Care Reform If You Support Reproductive Rights, RHRealityCheck 1.6.09

A Peril in War Zones: Sexual Abuse by Fellow G.I.’s, New York Times 12.27.09

Franken speaks out against abortion amendment, Star Tribune 12.7.09

Senate Approves Women's Preventive Care Amendment to Health Reform Bill, Women's Health Policy Report 12.4.09

Abortion Curbs Have Democrats in Dilemma, Star Tribune 11.12.09

Measure Meddles in Women's Care, Star Tribune 11.11.09

Global report: Abortions decline but unsafe procedures kill many women in developing world, Star Tribune 10.13.09

Unsafe abortions found to kill 70,000 annually in global survey, Pioneer Press 10.13.09

Klobuchar joins Senate push for women's health, Minnesota Independent 10.16.09

Recession influencing women's decisions on childbearing, MinnPost 9.25.09

Survey: Recession affecting decisions to have children, West Central Tribune 9.28.09

Recession delays childbearing, study finds, Pioneer Press 9.23.09

South Dakota Attorney General Appeals Abortion Ruling, MS Magazine 9.23.09

A world first: AIDS vaccine cuts the risk of HIV infection by 31 percent in big Thai study, Star Tribune 9.24.09

Economy impacting women's health locally, nationally, Minnesota Independent 9.24.09

Obama brings health care crusade to the Twin Cities, MPR 9.12.09

Across US, abortion foes trying harder line in effort to get constitutional rights for fetuses, Star Tribune 9.13.09

Obama brings huge crowds to Minneapolis, KARE 11 9.13.09

Times Writers Group: Opposition thrives on ignorance St. Cloud Times, 9.14.09

FDA: Merck's Gardasil stops genital warts in boys, Huffington Post 9.4.09

Abortion Stigma Affects Doctors' Training And Choices, Washington Post 9.1.09

Mostly poor rely on Planned Parenthood clinic, Mankato Free Press 8.26.09

Rural areas face health disparities, Fairmont Sentinel 8.27.09

Physician Groups Recommend Pregnant Women Consider Psychotherapy Before Antidepressants, Daily Women's Health Policy Report 8.24.09

Marie Claire Profiles Women Considering Abortion Because of Fetal Abnormalities, Daily Women's Health Policy Report 8.24.09

Obama Refutes 'Phony Claims' on Abortion Coverage, Other Provisions in Health Reform Proposals, Daily Women's Health Policy Report 8.24.09

Both Sides Claim Victory in Ruling Over Abortion Law, New York Times 8.20.09

Judge: SD doctors must say abortion ends life, Washington Post 8.20.09 

Ruling amends pre-abortion text, Argus Leader 8.21.09 

Judge: S.D. abortion law is 'untruthful and misleading,' Argus Leader 8.20.09 

Clinton Puts Spotlight On Women's Issues, Washington Post 8.18.09

'Egg-as-Person' Crusade Drives Big Money to Anti-choice Groups, RH Reality Check

Mass Medical Clinic’s Sobering Message, NPR 8.9.09

Clinics, ads encourage debate, Mankato Free Press 8.9.09

Senate Votes To Confirm Sotomayor as Next Supreme Court Justice, Daily Women's Health Policy Report 8.7.09

Economic Recession Cited as Reason for 2008 Drop in U.S. Birth Rate,  Daily Women's Health Policy Report 8.7.09

Illinois Parental Notification Law Takes Effect After Years of Legal Disputes, Daily Women's Health Policy Report 8.7.09

Colorado Title Board Approves Proposal for Personhood Amendment,  Daily Women's Health Policy Report 8.7.09

Senate Committee Approves FY 2010 Spending Bill Without Funding for Abstinence-Only Education, Daily Women's Health Policy Report 7.31.09

Sex, Lies and Health Care Reform, RH Reality Check 7.26.09

Here’s a Handy Comparison of Health Reform Proposals, Minn Post 7.28.09

An Abortion Battle, Fought to the Death, New York Times 7.25.09

PPFA President Cecile Richards Lobbies with Young Leaders, Planned Parenthood 7.23.09

Here We Go Again: Early Morning Amendments Threaten HIV Prevention, Research, Reproductive Health, RH Reality Check 7.24.09

We Don't Need to Win the War on Science to Win the War for Comprehensive Sex Education, RH Reality Check 7.23.09

Crisis of Deception: Fake Clinics Spread Misinformation on the Federal Dime, RH Reality Check 7.8.09

CDC Reports Rise In Teen Pregnancy, STD Rates, NPR 7.22.09

Reps. Ryan, DeLauro To Introduce Bill To Reduce Need for Abortion, Daily Women's Health Report 7.23.09

Women Who Quit Smoking Early in Pregnancy Reduce Risks of Preterm Birth, Stunted Fetal Growth, Daily Women's Health Report 7.23.09

Judge vows to rule soon in abortion warning case, Argus Leader 7.18.2009

Thanks, abstinence-only education, Feministing 7.20.2009

Grassley Misrepresents His Role In Taking Away Abortion Services From Women Within The Exchange, Wonk Room 7.14.09

Population Reference Bureau: Youth, Women's Rights, and Political Change in Iran, Population Reference Bureau 7.09

Teva gets FDA approval for new version of Plan B, Associated Press 7.13.09

RH Reality Check Interviews Melissa Cheyney, Midwife, RH Reality Check 7.13.09

Anti-Abortion Activists Push New, More Radical Egg-As-Person Measures, RH Reality Check 7.7.09

Number of abortions down slightly in Minnesota, Star Tribune 7.1.09

Reactions to the Franken ruling, MPR 6.30.09

More reactions to Franken’s Senate victory, Minnesota Independent 6.30.09

More local residents seek free health care, St. Cloud Times 6.27.09

Judge To Hear Arguments on S.D. Abortion Law Requiring Statement That Procedure Ends Human Life, Daily Women's Health Policy Report 6.29.09

FDA Approves Generic Version of Plan B, Wall Street Journal 6.29.09

National county-level HIV map shows highest rates of  infection in Ga., other parts of South, Star Tribune, 6.22.09

Secret Abortion Donor  Hearing Set in Sioux Falls, Keloland.com 6.23.09

Klobuchar bill condemning  Tiller murder faces GOP opposition, 6.22.09

Aren't You Worried About Catching "It"? Star Tribune 6.16.09

Seeing Red is Not Always What You Think, Sarah Stoesz RH Reality Check 6.16.09

Health Disparities Persist For Indians, Rural Americans, Immigrants Kaiser Health News 6.15.09

The Deadly Toll of Abortion by Amateurs, New York Times 6.1.09

Letters: Basic right to insurance, Argus Leader 6.10.09

Abortion foes build ‘legal fence’ at state level, MSNBC 6.8.09

Barbara Shelly: A closer look at the people Tiller helped, Pioneer Press 6.9.09

Antiabortion Efforts move to the State Level, Washington Post 6.8.09

Closed Clinic Leaves Abortion Protesters at a Loss, New York Times 6.7.09

My Choice, Washington Post 6.7.09

GF Valley Health clinic feels impact of slumping economy, Grand Forks Herald 6.3.09

For Some Sexually Transmitted Infections, Secondary Prevention May Be Primary (pdf), Guttmacher Policy Review, Spring 2009

Sarah Stoesz: A killing in Kansas hits home in Minnesota, Star Tribune 6.3.09

Candlelight vigil for slain abortion doctor tonight in Twin Cities, Star Tribune 6.2.09

Slaying Raises Fears on Both Sides of Abortion Debate, Washington Post 6.2.09

Slain abortion doctor no stranger to violence, but refused to back down: `I know they need me', Star Tribune 6.2.09

Working toward common ground in the abortion debate, by Sarah Stoesz, RH Reality Check 5.27.09

Anti-abortion group sees a few successes this session, Minnesota Independent 5.27.09

Reproductive Health is Basic (by Amy Jacobson & Tim Stanley) Fargo Forum 5.24.09

Obama chooses Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court, historic nomination of first Hispanic Star Tribune 5.26.09

Women Struggling to Afford Care, by Shannon Stevens, Argus Leader 5.26.09

Obama's abortion 'common ground', Star Tribune 5.20.09

Planned Parenthood seeks injunction, Argus Leader 5.21.09

A national shift in the opinion about abortion, MPR 5.19.09

Session Fails N.D. Women, by Tim Stanley and Amy Jacobson, Grand Forks Herald 5.19.09

Archbishop Nienstedt joins anti-abortion demonstration, MPR 4.10.09

'Personhood' bill fails, Bismarck Tribune 4.4.09

Number of reported STDs in Minn. reaches new high, MPR 4.1.09

Minnesota's STD rate increases for 13th year, Star Tribune 4.1.09

One side tries new strategy in debate over abortion, Star Tribune 3.22.09Reports of Sexual Abuse in Military Increase as Women Take Larger Roles in Combat Zones