UPDATE: Since we’ve written this blog, Arizona’s Congressional race was called, with Kyrsten Sinema becoming our country’s first bisexual congressperson. She also a vocal feminist and is the only self-declared non-theist in Congress. We also learned that Mark Takanos has become the first gay person of color in Congress. Look at this infographic, made by [...]
Winner for the scariest Halloween costume? Anti-choice “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” dressed up as comprehensive women’s health clinics. It’s a convincing disguise, but CPCs, which advertise under “abortion” and “family planning” services, do not offer abortion services, contraception, or referrals. Instead, they have an anti-choice agenda and tell women misinformation about the effects of abortion in [...]
Guest post by Nina K. Guzman, FSU student Women’s rights are under attack and are in serious danger of being lost. I work for a campaign to get the word out about voting NO on Amendment 6. For those who do not know, Amendment 6 states that it would prohibit public funds to be used [...]
Watch out, Virginia women. Your rights have once again been revoked by anti-abortion advocate Ken Cuccinelli. On Monday, July 16, Virginia Attorney General Cuccinelli rejected the amendments made by the Virginia Board of Health to the Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers, or TRAP laws. These amendments would exempt, or “grandfather in,” existing women’s health clinics [...]
Painted crosses and mass-printed “Women Do Regret Abortion” signs belonging to anti-choice extremists clutter the sidewalk of North State Street in the Fondren region of Jackson, Mississippi, where Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO) operates as the state’s sole abortion clinic.
To accompany Virginia’s new anti-abortion law, which requires women to get an ultrasound before obtaining an abortion, the Virginia Department of Health released a list of businesses that offer “free” ultrasounds. All sixteen businesses on the list are anti-abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs). Currently, there are an estimated 3,500 CPCs nationwide, most of which are [...]
Yesterday Judge Daniel Jordan, a Federal District Court judge, temporarily blocked the new Mississippi TRAP law that would force the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the only abortion clinic in Mississippi, to close its doors. The law would require all physicians who perform abortions in Mississippi to have OB/GYN certification and have admitting privileges at local [...]
The New Jersey State Senate took a major step forward today in its health care reform, approving a bill (S-788) that would restore almost $7.5 million dollars in family planning funds.
Conservative legislators in Iowa are willing to give up millions of dollars in Medicaid funding in order to block state-funded abortions in the case of rape, incest or if the fetus is physically or mentally deformed.
Last week, Michigan state Representatives Lisa Brown and Barb Byrum were banned from speaking on the floor by Majority Floor Leader Jim Stamas. The Michigan House was debating a package of three anti-choice bills that represent an unprecedented assault on reproductive rights. During this debate, these two female representatives made the mistake of using the terms [...]
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