by Karen Ning The number “7 billion” is everywhere right now as the United Nation estimates that the world’s population hit 7 billion people on October 31st 2011. To gauge my friends’ reactions to this milestone, I asked, “Do you worry about the upcoming overpopulation issue after the world hits 7 billion people?” Sadly, most [...]
A study published last week called into question the benefits of injectable hormones, the most popular form of contraception used in Southern and Eastern Africa, and identified a link between the contraception and HIV transmission. The study appeared in a New York Times article, attracting attention to the possible implications for the women of Africa [...]
In Virginia abortion clinics might soon close at an alarming rate due to legislation requiring they be regulated like hospitals. In March, Governor McDonnell signed SB 924, a bill that classifies women’s health centers in the state as a category of hospitals, making them subject to new regulations created by the Department of Health. These [...]
This blog is part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. As voter suppression laws in states throughout the country threaten to disenfranchise millions of voters, it is imperative to look at how the groups targeted by these laws also have a stake in the very issues at the heart of the upcoming election. Decisions affecting access [...]
Not again. Another anti-abortion billboard was put on display by the Restoration Project in Atlanta last week, this time targeting African American leader Jesse Jackson. The billboard reads “What does it mean to be betrayed?” with “betrayed” written in blood-scripted letters. What’s even more insulting is The Restoration Project’s domain for their website: www.abortioninthehood.com. It [...]
Last week, Feminist Majority Foundation afforded me an amazing opportunity to attend the 2011 Sister Song “Let’s Talk About Sex: Love Legislation and Leadership” conference in Miami, Florida from July 13-17. Sister Song is a reproductive justice non-profit for women of color that is a conglomerate of 80 local and national grassroots organizations that target [...]
This is a guest post from Chloe Kessinger, Project and Design Coordinator with the Center for Gender Equity at Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR. She writes about the actions her school is taking on April 7th against Title X cuts and invites other groups to do the same. They are planning a die-in to [...]
We need you to take action NOW — TODAY. We hope, by now, that you’ve heard about the two horrible bills introduced in the House that restrict abortion access and funding. The “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” (HR3) would penalize companies–in the form of tax credits–that offer health plans that cover abortion and would [...]
For a while there it seemed as if most of the world had forgotten about Haiti (again). This week, by all indications from the news media, the ongoing tragedy has not been completely forgotten. Unfortunately, I can’t help but feel discouraged when nearly half of the people I speak to about Haiti are sure that [...]
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