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Taking Back ‘the F Word’

July 27, 2012 by Debra Miller, Gina Barber and Colleen Osborne 1 Comment

Just when you were hoping for another feminist hero to call your own, Marissa Mayer ruined the party before it began. In an interview with Makers, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer stressed that she does not call herself a feminist because it has “become in many ways a more negative word.” She elaborates, “You know, there […]

Cooch Watch 2012: A New Pro-Choice Movement Against Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli’s War on Women

July 18, 2012 by Gina Barber Leave a Comment

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 Your rights have once again been revoked by anti-abortion advocate Ken Cuccinelli.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 […]

Outrage: Women Referred Only to CPCs by VA Dept. of Health for Mandatory Ultrasounds

July 3, 2012 by Gina Barber 2 Comments

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 […]

Judge Blocks Law Targeting Only Abortion Clinic in Mississippi

July 2, 2012 by Gina Barber 1 Comment

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 hospitals. […]

The Virginia Board of Health Votes Against Implementing Permanent TRAP Regulations

June 19, 2012 by Gina Barber 2 Comments

On Friday, June 15 the Virginia Board of Health (BOH) voted to amend a key provision of the proposed   permanent regulations on already existing women’s health centers in Virginia. These regulations are a part of the Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers (TRAP) laws that have been popping up in states across the country that would […]

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