A coalition of over 50 women’s organizations came together this morning to hold a press conference on the launching of a nationwide effort to mobilize women voters around the issues most affecting women in the upcoming election. HERvotes, working toward Health, Economic Security and Rights, are calling out to women to use their voices and [...]
Guest post by Megan Smith, Founder, Repeal Hyde Art Project In 2009 while working as a phone counselor at an abortion fund in Philadelphia, I was amazed, heartbroken, and consumed by the stories that I heard on the phone: amazed that people in modern America do not have access to safe, legal, [...]
Yesterday was the annual Right to Life March in Washington, DC. This march is held every year to counter the 39th anniversary of the historical Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. Thousands of “pro-life” or anti-choice, as they are called, enthusiasts with signs depicting aborted fetuses and banners hailing their belief in God and [...]
Monday the 23rd marked the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal for women in 1973 and a resounding triumph for the feminist cause. There are numerous events hosted in remembrance of this court case. The largest organized event is the annual March for Life where thousands of [...]
Blog post written by Kelsey Hathaway, Feminist Majority Foundation intern. January 22nd marked the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a landmark case in which the Supreme Court ruled to legalize abortion. In celebration, I attended a panel hosted by the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) commemorating Roe v. Wade with FMF National Campus [...]
With all of the attacks on women’s reproductive health, there is no better time to become active and engaged on abortion issues than during the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. The Silver Ribbon Campaign does just that with their Online March for Trust Women Week. The Silver Ribbon Campaign is a coalition of 42 national [...]
There are so many New Year’s resolutions going around, many of which will fall off in a couple of months. Want a solid resolution idea? Pledge to adopt your local abortion clinic today! Part of Feminist Majority Foundation’s National Clinic Access Project, our Adopt A Clinic campaign is a great activist tool for student groups [...]
The 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion is fast approaching, so on January 23rd let’s sit back and let the joy of abortion access just wash over us. Wait, scratch that. What’s been going on in this country since the last Roe anniversary? 2011 saw an unprecedented number of abortion restrictions [...]
“God is not mocked! You will swim forever in a lake of fire! You are a murderer!” This voice overpowered the passing Ft. Worth traffic as I escorted a patient into a women’s clinic on October 22 this year. I stood directly in between the patient and the man, doing everything I could to conceal [...]
by Latoya Veal, NOW Press Secretary Mississippi’s Initiative 26 — the so-called “Personhood Amendment” — hits close to home for me. I was born in Mississippi and attended school there until I graduated from college. My immediate family and many, many friends still reside in the state. In just a few short days, my loved [...]
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