Policy Matters Highlight
Policy Matters #3
Understanding Medical Abortion: Policy, Politics, and Women’s Health
Co-authored by S. Marie Harvey (Director of CSWS’s Research Program on Women’s Health), Christy A. Sherman, Sheryl Thorburn Bird, and Jocelyn Warren
"When mifepristone (RU-486) was approved by the FDA in September 2000 for medical abortion, many in the pro-choice movement hoped that it would improve access to abortion by increasing the numbers of providers and making abortion services more widely available in underserved areas. However, medical abortion has not yet fulfilled these hopes..."
Co-authored by S. Marie Harvey (Director of CSWS’s Research Program on Women’s Health), Christy A. Sherman, Sheryl Thorburn Bird, and Jocelyn Warren
"When mifepristone (RU-486) was approved by the FDA in September 2000 for medical abortion, many in the pro-choice movement hoped that it would improve access to abortion by increasing the numbers of providers and making abortion services more widely available in underserved areas. However, medical abortion has not yet fulfilled these hopes..."
Publication Year
2002
Report Highlight
CSWS 2008 Immigration Conference Report
Proceedings from our 2008 conference on Gender, Families, and Latino/a Immigration in Oregon. The conference was noteworthy in that the organizers used its planning as a means of reaching out to Latino communities throughout the state, a process that resulted in community leaders and advocates committed to playing an active role in this event. The key issues discussed in the panels were identified during a process of community consultation coordinated by a community advisory board.
Publication Year
2008
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Research Matters
This two-page publication complements the CSWS Newsletters, serving as an additional resource of informative research by CSWS affiliates.
Newsletters
The previous CSWS online newsletter contains feature articles, interviews, and glimpses at CSWS research and initiatives.
Policy Matters
Policy Matters is a series of papers dedicated to social policy issues in the state of Oregon.
Reports
This collection contains occasional publications from the Center for the Study of Women in Society.
