
Planned Parenthood of Rochester/Syracuse Region EMERGENCY — Representative Bart Stupak has just introduced an amendment to the health care reform bill that will eliminate coverage for abortion care. I just called my Rep. and you should, too. Call 202-730-9001 and ask him or her to reject the amendment.

Celebrating a woman’s body has always been a controversial thought. However, many would like to think that our world is becoming increasingly open to the human form in all of its glory, including a woman’s pregnant body. Un...

Planned Parenthood of Rochester/Syracuse Region Special thanks to PPRSR board member Lydia Turnipseed for this powerful essay in the Post Standard on women and health care reform.
Source: blog.syracuse.com
There is no question that the health care system in our country needs reform, and needs it sooner rather than later. But health care reform that comes at the cost of women’s health is too high a price to pay.

I went to high school in diverse, liberal White Plains, New York. The health classes I had were more honest and less shameful than most of my friends went through...

An article today on Feministing.com shared that a UN study titled "Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism" was released that focuses primarily on gender discrimination within the issue...

Planned Parenthood of Rochester/Syracuse Region
Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill) is birth control you can use to prevent pregnancy up to five days after unprotected sex. It is safe and effective and will not harm an existing pregnancy.
EC is available over-the-counter to everyone 17 and older.
Picture ID required.
No appointment needed.
Visit plannedparenthood.org or call 1-866-600-6886 for a location near you!
Just in case your Halloween treat becomes a little tricky...
Time:7:30AM Monday, November 2nd
Location:All PPRSR locations

UNESCO, an education based agency of the United Nations has proposed setting voluntary universal sexual education guidelines for all UN members in what is titled International Guidelines for Sexuality Education. The initiative aims at reducing H.I.V...

Lots of blog chatter about a short film directed by Gillian Robespierre, called Obvious Child. It captures the essence of Juno and Knocked Up but does what neither of them could: presents a meaningful representation of abortion.A touch of unbelievable romantic comedy? Yes...

I thought Roe vs. Wade upheld that abortions fall under our constitutional right to privacy? Then HOW is THIS allowed?The law...mandates that a 34-item questionnaire be filled out by abortion providers for each procedure...

I’m on a forever media watch. We have lies about health care, propaganda of political agendas. I’m confused: is it the media’s job to relay information that is happening among the everyday people or is it to find little tidbits of material to sensationalize and broadcast over the air? ...

So, a new policy at Tufts University regulates sex in dorms, which actually (to me) seems fair enough:"The Office of Residential Life and Learning (ResLife) has added a new stipulation to its guest policy that prohibits any sex act in a dorm room while one's roommate is present...












