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Dispatches From The War On Women: Religious Liberty Trumps Effective Rape Prosecution

Jessica Pieklo — Thu, 31 May 2012 06:55:06 +0000

Welcome to Dispatches, your round-up of the latest news from the frontlines of the War on Women. Have a story from your state or an idea on how to push back? Share them here and fight back against the War on Women. Conservatives have made significant inroads advancing the idea of individual religious liberty as [...]

Why Aren’t Women Using More Effective Birth Control?

Julie M. Rodriguez — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:30:54 +0000

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the most popular methods of contraception – the pill, the patch, or the vaginal ring – are 20 times less effective than long-term birth control methods. Intrauterine devices (IUDs) and contraceptive implants are designed to stay in the body anywhere from 2-10 [...]

Sex-Selective Abortion Bans Do More Harm Than Good

Jessica Pieklo — Thu, 31 May 2012 03:10:06 +0000

House Republicans delayed until Thursday a vote on the controversial Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA). It’s hard to tell if this is a victory or not. The bill is not expected to pass, so when the vote happens doesn’t really matter. But Republicans are trying really hard to leverage PRENDA into a talking point that the [...]

Don’t Women Have Opinions?

Ashley Lauren — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:00:21 +0000

A new study was released yesterday by the OpEd Project — an organization whose goal it is to increase the number of women writing op-ed pieces for major news outlets — that said that, though there is an improvement in the percentages of female bylines in major news media, the numbers are still dismal. Furthermore, [...]

How Exactly Did Romney Win Back Women?

Robin Marty — Wed, 30 May 2012 20:12:36 +0000

Has Republican nominee Mitt Romney turned on the charm?� Something must have happened, since according to new polling, he has taken a huge jump in popularity among women voters. According to the latest ABC/Washington Post polling, women have suddenly flocked to the GOP candidate, causing his numbers to jump 13 points in just the last [...]

Oklahoma Rape Victim Turned Away From Hospital

Jessica Pieklo — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:04:13 +0000

An Oklahoma mother brought her daughter to a local hospital after she was raped only to be turned away and refused help by a doctor, purportedly because the hospital lacked the staff to properly process the victim’s claims and injuries. Welcome to the reality of processing sexual assault crimes in GOP-land. The woman and her [...]

Planned Parenthood Endorses President Obama [Video]

Jessica Pieklo — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:38:06 +0000

The Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorsed President Obama this morning and alongside that endorsement released a stinging rebuke of Mitt Romney, calling him “out of touch and wrong for women.” The ad highlights the significant differences between Obama and Romney and the high stakes for women in this election. Among the highlights are Romney’s support [...]

Dispatches From The War On Women: Anti-Choice And The Co-Opting Of Civil Rights

Jessica Pieklo — Wed, 30 May 2012 06:55:38 +0000

Welcome to Dispatches, your round-up of the latest news from the frontlines of the War on Women. Have a story from your state or an idea on how to push back? Share them here and fight back against the War on Women. Republicans are desperately trying to co-opt the left’s message on civil rights, particularly [...]

Obama Awards the Medal of Freedom to 13 Recipients (Slideshow)

Associated Press — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:45:06 +0000

Written by Nancy Benac WASHINGTON (AP) � Sketching impressive contributions to society in intensely personal terms, President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Freedom to more than a dozen political and cultural greats Tuesday, including rocker Bob Dylan, astronaut John Glenn and novelist Toni Morrison. In awarding the nation’s highest civilian honor to 13 [...]

New Orleans Women’s Clinic Set On Fire

Jessica Pieklo — Wed, 30 May 2012 02:00:42 +0000

A women’s clinic in New Orleans appears to be the victim of an arson attack, making it the third attack on women’s health clinics in the south in the last week. Women With A Vision offers “safe, respectful, free of judgment spaces for women and girls impacted by the sex trade and street economies.” Their [...]