The anniversary of Roe v. Wade is a reminder that the battle for women’s rights is far from over.
The ACLU has dropped its legal challenge to a Kansas law prohibiting private insurance from covering the cost of abortions.
New Clinic Aims to Serve Kansas Women Despite Threats and Intimidation
Rebecca Dryden, “Rachel Maddow Show” producer, talks with Rachel Maddow about a project under way to resume providing women’s health services, including legal abortion, at the former clinic of Dr. George Tiller, who was murdered by anti-choice extremists.
A federal judge denied a request to block the 2011 law, holding a trial was necessary to determine if forcing a woman to buy special insurance for abortion care violates Roe v. Wade.
Now, I don’t claim to know the difference between a semi-automatic and an automatic weapon, but considering most of the men in the Kansas Legislature don’t know the difference between a vulva and a cervix and are a-okay with legislating my body parts, I will go ahead and give voice my strong opinion.
Reproductive health and rights were once again the subject of extensive debate in state capitols in 2012. Over the course of the year, 42 states and the District of Columbia enacted 122 provisions related to reproductive health and rights. One-third of these new provisions, 43 in 19 states, sought to restrict access to abortion services.
I am concerned that despite the nation avoiding a Romney Presidency, his fiscal pursuits are alive and well and are being implemented in red states across the nation. The poorest citizens of those states will bear the burden of these policies. No one should go hungry, while others dine at the table of privilege.
Kansans for Life uses false assumptions and “data” to make false claims about the role of its “right-to-know” website in a decline in the number of abortions in the state, shifts that are most attributable to the assassination of Dr. George Tiller, restrictions on abortion care, and national trends.
On Tuesday, high-profile political coverage in the national media was mainly focused on the US presidential election, some Senate and House races, and a few state ballot measures. Yet there were a seemingly endless number of smaller, less-publicized elections for city- and state-level positions, votes on state initiatives that flew under the radar, and city and county decisions that were only covered in local news.
A group is eager to endorse candidates in Kansas who support spousal notification and “home-abortion-kit” bans. But are they looking to start a national movement?
The Rescued Women in Cleveland Were Not ‘Sex Slaves’—They Were Raped 
West Virginia Sexting Law Likely to Harm Already-Victimized Girls 
Disney Backtracks Over ‘Sexy’ Princess Merida Makeover 
Activists Demand Facebook Stop ‘Glorifying Violence Against Girls and Women’ 
Why Is El Salvador Letting a Woman Die?
- Thanks, Angelina — Now Let’s Help Women With Breast Cancer in Poor Countries – Huffington Post (blog)Source: RHRC Google News | Published on 2013-05-22
- Investigation: Can HIV Treatment Kill? – KAALtv.comSource: RHRC Google News | Published on 2013-05-22
- Vagina Facts: 10 Things You May Not Know About Lady Parts – Huffington PostSource: RHRC Google News | Published on 2013-05-22
- Online Mothers Groups: Powerful, Unheralded Influencers of Family Healthcare … – ForbesSource: RHRC Google News | Published on 2013-05-22
- The New Geography of Teen Mothers – The Atlantic CitiesSource: RHRC Google News | Published on 2013-05-22
- Mexican women embrace natural childbirth – Aljazeera.comSource: RHRC Google News | Published on 2013-05-20
- Psychiatrists clash on abortion bill – Irish HealthSource: RHRC Google News | Published on 2013-05-20
- Women, Girls Must Be Central To Post-2015 Development Agenda – Kaiser Family FoundationSource: RHRC Google News | Published on 2013-05-20
