Reproductive Health Roundup

South Dakota abortion providers are officially being forced to read a script to their patients that is based completely in ideology, and includes language stating that an abortion “will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique living human being,” as well as that the women have “an existing relationship” with the fetus and that “her existing constitutional rights with regards to that relationship will be terminated.” The only reason this 2005 law didn’t go into effect sooner is because Planned Parenthood has been fighting it in court.

The Chicago Tribune and the New York Times published editorials about McCain’s stance on reproductive health.

Following the case of an 11-year-old girl who was raped and impregnated by her uncle, Romania is considering extending the limit on abortions from 14 weeks (the current limit) to 24 weeks for girls under the age of 15.

After concerns over health risks associated with the HPV vaccine Gardasil, the FDA and the CDC have stated that the vaccine remains safe for women and girls to protect against cervical cancer.

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