Utah House Votes for Ultrasound Requirement
The Utah state House voted overwhelmingly in a 53 to 15 vote Friday in favor of a bill that would impose requirements on women having an ultrasound prior to undergoing an ...
Lawsuit filed to Force 'Personhood' Vote in MS
The group currently leading a "personhood" ballot measure petition drive in Mississippi filed a lawsuit in federal court this week seeking clarification of a law that cou ...
Study on Abstinence-Only Program Increases Funding Debate
A new report released this week indicates that abstinence-only classes "might" be effective, increasing the debate regarding abstinence-only funding. The federally funded ...
2/2/2010
Obama Budget Maintains Funds for Women's Programs
The proposed budget issued by President Barack Obama yesterday for fiscal year 2011 largely exempts programs of importance to women and girls from the wide funding freeze ...
2/2/2010
Hearing Held in Breast Cancer Gene Patent Lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) argued today in federal court that human gene patents are unconstitutional and therefo ...
Roeder Guilty on All Counts
Scott Roeder was found guilty of first degree murder in the May 2009 death of George Tiller, MD, today by a unanimous jury after 40 minutes of deliberation. The jury also ...
1/29/2010
Clinton Speaks on Women and Girls at Afghan Conference
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke briefly yesterday about the need for Afghan women and girls to be involved in the transition of security to the Afghan military. ...
Slaughter Speaks Out on Need for Comprehensive Sex Ed
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) commented on the need for comprehensive sex education programs after the release of a study yesterday indicating that 2006 was the f ...
1/27/2010
Bill Introduced to Ban Abortion After 20 Weeks in NE
A bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy was introduced in the Nebraska state Legislature late last week by Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood (R). ...