Blog post written by Kelsey Hathaway, Feminist Majority Foundation intern. Tuesday afternoon Planned Parenthood faced yet another devastating blow to their goal of providing comprehensive women’s health care as the Susan G. Komen Foundation announced that they would be ending their partnership and defunding all Planned Parenthood affiliates. Susan G. Komen, the largest breast cancer […]
What we can do NOW to mobilize for the 2012 Election
Congress reconvened yesterday, just as many students headed back to school after their winter break. It’s the beginning of a very important election year and now more than ever, women’s voices need to be heard. Feminist Majority Foundation’s “Get Out Her Vote” campaign and your Campus Organizers can help your campus prepare for November 2012 […]
Secretary Sebelius’ Override Throws Young Women Under the Bus
On Wednesday, as expected, the Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency contraception, Plan B, for over-the-counter sales without restriction, expanding access to those under the age of 17 without a prescription. It was a time for celebration, but without warning and in an unprecedented act, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius overruled […]
Time to Organize to Restore Abortion Access in North Carolina!
The following blog post was written by Anneka Van Scoyoc from Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina. She is currently an intern with the Feminist Majority Foundation’s National Clinic Access Project. A recent override of Governor Bev Perdue’s (D) veto on abortion legislation has made me reevaluate the “progressive” label I once gave to North Carolina. […]
Victory: Birth Control Will Be Covered by Insurance Companies!
The following post was written my FMF interns Allie Bollella and Lydia Yonan About a year ago I went to the pharmacy to pick up my regular prescription of birth control. A sweet older woman rung me up at the pharmacy counter and softly said, “that will be 55 dollars.” Wait, how could that be […]
How Well Did We “Get Out Her Vote?”
The midterm elections have flown right by and we are all settling down from the excitement that came along. Many students nationwide mobilized to get out the vote and encouraged their fellow peers to be active citizens by casting their votes on election day.The Feminist Majority Foundation’s “Get Out Her Vote” campaign clearly laid out […]
National Week of Action: Don’t get Tricked by CPCs!
It’s our CPC week of action! “Don’t Get Tricked, Get Treated” starts today! What are you doing for it? Crisis Pregnancy Centers pose as comprehensive women’s health clinics and advertise under “abortion” and “family planning” services, but do not offer abortion services, contraception, or referrals. Instead, they have an anti-choice agenda and tell women misinformation […]
Join our Adopt-a-Clinic Campaign!
It’s not news that our comprehensive women’s health clinics have been facing an escalated amount of anti-choice harassment and violence. With the election of a pro-choice president, the anti-abortion forces have vowed a “return to the streets” and upped their terrorism, evidenced by the 40 days for life campaign that just ended and the tragic […]
13 year-old Yemeni Girl Dies of Bleeding from Sex After Arranged Marriage
It was reported today that a 13 year-old in Yemen died from post-coital injuries, four days after her arranged marriage to a 23 year-old man. She suffered from tears in her genitals and rectum, and severe bleeding. Last September, a 12 year-old Yemeni bride died after being in labor for 3 days. Marrying young girls […]