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WEEKLY WOMEN'S HEALTH POLICY REPORT | October 23, 2008

The weekly version of the Daily Women's Health Policy Report - delivered on Thursdays - highlights the week's top 10 news stories on reproductive health and rights. The complete list of stories is available online.

Top 10 Headlines:

ELECTION 2008 | Palin Accuses Obama of Being 'Radical' Abortion Rights Supporter, Criticizes Record in State Senate
Time magazine this week explored the latest in a series of personal attacks made by the McCain campaign against Democratic opponent Barack Obama. >> Read more

PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH | Medically Unnecessary Procedures Drive Rising Childbirth Costs, Report Says
Childbirth is the top reason for hospitalization in the U.S., but there is a lack of scientific evidence that many costly, high-tech procedures used in maternity care are beneficial for most women, according to a report released on Wednesday by a group of research and advocacy organizations, USA Today reports. >> Read more

PUBLIC HEALTH & EDUCATION | LabCorp Illegally Marketing Ovarian Cancer Test Without FDA Approval, Agency Says
FDA has sent a warning letter to Laboratory Corporation of America informing the company that it is illegally marketing a blood test to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages without agency approval, the New York Times reports. >> Read more

ON THE BLOGS | Blogs Comment on HHS 'Conscience' Rule, Faith and Voting, 'Pro-Life Feminists'
Blogs can provide interesting commentary and perspective on reproductive health and rights. Read a few of our selected picks this week from RH Reality Check and Feministe. >> Read more

ELECTION 2008 | Colo. Gov. Ritter Lines Up Against So-Called 'Personhood' Initiative Despite Opposition to Abortion
On Tuesday at a rally, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D), who opposes abortion rights, voiced his opposition to the state's Amendment 48 -- a November ballot initiative that would define a fertilized egg as a person in the state constitution -- the Denver Post reports. >> Read more

INTERNATIONAL NEWS | Washington Post Examines Maternal Mortality Rates in Developing Countries
The Washington Post on Sunday examined the high rates of maternal mortality in some developing countries -- an issue that "rarely gets attention from international donors." >> Read more

STATE POLITICS & POLICY |Challenge to OK Law Requiring Ultrasound Before Abortion; Media on State Initiatives
The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit on Thursday against an Oklahoma state law (SB 1878) that requires women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound and requires doctors to describe the image, including various dimensions of the fetus, while the woman faces the screen, the AP/New York Times reports. >> Read more

CONTRACEPTION & FAMILY PLANNING | Bayer To Stop Running Ads for Oral Contraceptive YAZ, FDA Says 'Misleading'
Earlier this week, the pharmaceutical company Bayer agreed to stop airing commercials for the oral contraceptive YAZ in response to an Oct. 3 warning letter from FDA telling the company that the advertisements overstate the benefits of the drug. >> Read more

PUBLIC HEALTH & EDUCATION | One in Four Teen Girls Received HPV Vaccine in First Year of Distribution, CDC Says
A report released by CDC on Thursday said 25% of teenage girls in the U.S. between ages 13 and 17 received at least one dose of Merck's three-shot human papillomavirus vaccine, Gardasil, last year, the Wall Street Journal reports. >> Read more

ABORTION NEWS | Abortion-Rights Opponents in Indiana Push at County Level for New Restrictions on Physicians
The debate over Indiana legislation that would increase requirements for physicians who perform abortions "has moved to the county level" after statewide efforts to enact the legislation stalled, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports. >> Read more