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The war on young women's reproductive freedom.

Publication: Women's Health Activist
Publication Date: 01-SEP-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Recent legislative efforts to implement mandated parental involvement for minors who seek abortion services must be viewed in the greater context of an all-out assault on women's sexual and reproductive justice by all levels of the government. The cuts in federal family planning programs, the increased funding for ineffective "abstinence-only-until marriage" education, and the campaigns against access to contraception and abortion are all part of a broader conservative agenda to regulate sexual behavior. Social conservatives, aided by the Bush Administration, have fought quietly but forcefully to change cultural norms in order to change policy, and vice versa. This article describes the efforts of Khmer Girls in Action (KGA)--a California community-based organization dedicated to creating positive social change through youth organizing--to fight back.

California Battleground: If it can happen here, it can happen anywhere

In the state's November 2005 Special Elections, voters considered Proposition 73, a measure that would force young women under the age of 18 to notify a parent at least 48 hours before obtaining an...

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