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Justice is Love Made Public

Civil rights leader John Lewis (today a congressman from Georgia), left, and others pray during a demonstration, ca. 1963.
Darcy Baxter

by Darcy Baxter, Unitarian Universalist Church and CA Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

February 14, 2013 - 8:28 am

Too often, “love” and “justice” are understood in completely different categories. In fact, they are just different incarnations of one another.

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Senate Passes Violence Against Women Act, 22 Male Republicans Vote No

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Robin Marty

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

February 13, 2013 - 10:06 pm

The Senate votes 78-22 to reauthorize VAWA.

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Cuomo Says He Wants to Pass the Reproductive Health Act. But Does He Really Mean It?

Governor Cuomo gives his 2013 State of the State address.
Sarah Jaffe

by Sarah Jaffe

February 13, 2013 - 9:10 am

In his State of the State speech in January, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made passing the Women’s Equality Act a centerpiece of his agenda for this year, including legislation protecting women’s rights to safe abortion care. But his political allegiances make the fate of the bill unclear. Does he really support it, or is he trying to play both ends?

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Virginia Legislators Move to Offense to Win Back Reproductive Rights

Senator Ralph Northam. (Bill Tiernan/The Virginian Pilot)
Robin Marty

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

January 13, 2013 - 2:23 pm

Can we encourage every state to follow their lead?

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Paul Ryan Wants Personhood for “One-Celled Human Embryos”

(Mi Walker/Getty Images)
Robin Marty

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

January 9, 2013 - 3:45 pm

Well, at least he’s getting nice and specific.

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House Contemplates Defunding Planned Parenthood Since That’s the Only Place Antis Still Have Power

Rep. Marsha Blackburn. (Bildungblog.blogspot.com)
Robin Marty

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

January 9, 2013 - 9:48 am

The 113th session is already starting to look a lot like the 112th session.

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Hagel’s Comments More Central Than They Might Seem

Rachel Maddow explains that while past comments by President Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, about such things as rape, abortion and homosexuality might seem irrelevant to the job, in fact they’re very important to the military members whose lives he would be overseeing. 

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Susan B. Anthony List Continues Supporting Women in Politics by Scheduling Another Male Keynote

(Politico)
Robin Marty

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

January 7, 2013 - 10:18 pm

The leading anti-choice women in politics group has never asked a woman to keynote their annual gala.

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Was 2012 A “Year of the Woman?” Depends Who You Ask

Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, at the National Press Club event 01/07/13. (National Press Club.)
Erin Matson

by Erin Matson, Editor at Large, RH Reality Check

January 7, 2013 - 2:27 pm

With the greatest number of women ever in Congress, there is still mathematical reason to debate 2012 as a “Year of the Woman.” The elections have come and gone and men still hold 80 out of 100 (80 percent) seats in the Senate, and 355 of 433 (82 percent) filled seats in the House. 

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SBA List Fights Women’s Rights in General: Shame on Time Magazine For Featuring Them

Rally during an SBA bus tour. (Mother Jones)
Amanda Marcotte

by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

January 7, 2013 - 12:21 am

Time gave the SBA List space to promote their claim to be “pro-life feminists.” Except that in order to be a feminist, you have to work for women’s equality. SBA List is on the anti-feminist side on pretty much every issue, including equal pay and violence against women.

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