Women's rights

  • If we want truly equal access for a woman's right to choose, we need to fight for abortion services as part of a publicly funded health care system. November 20, 2009

  • The Stupak Amendment added to the House health care bill is the latest in a long history of the Democratic Party's betrayals of women's rights. November 20, 2009

  • A study on female 'happiness' is being used to fuel claims--once again--that the women's movement of the 1960s and '70s made life worse for women. October 28, 2009

  • Conservative lawmakers are latching onto abortion access as a new wedge to drive health care reform even further away from providing care to all. October 2, 2009

  • Tucker Max is making a career off "jokes" that demean women--but his comedy is one more reflection of a society where sexism is pervasive. October 1, 2009

  • So-called "crisis pregnancy centers" prey on women looking for options--in order to bully and terrorize them against having an abortion. September 30, 2009

  • Supporters of women's right to choose are organizing to defend clinics that are the target of the anti-abortion campaign 40 Days for Life. September 29, 2009

  • A group of right-wing fanatics have targeted a South Bronx clinic that provides abortions, but pro-choice forces are mobilizing to oppose them. September 23, 2009

  • A battle over women's access to abortion services is raging in Kentucky--and supporters of women's right to choose are organizing to fight back. August 26, 2009

  • The reality of abortion access today increasingly depends upon a woman's socioeconomic status and geographic location. July 7, 2009

  • The murder of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller has exposed the ugly truth about the fanatical opponents of a woman's right to choose. June 9, 2009

  • The stories of the women who depended on Dr. George Tiller for late-term abortions in the direst of circumstances expose the lies of the right. June 5, 2009

  • In an outpouring of anger and grief, hundreds of abortion rights supporters came out in several cities following the murder of Dr. George Tiller. June 3, 2009

  • Dr. George Tiller, an abortion provider in Kansas who for decades has been a target of anti-abortionists, was shot to death as he attended church. June 1, 2009

  • The pro-choice movement's steady retreat has allowed a small but dedicated army of zealots to transform the political terrain against abortion. May 28, 2009

  • Students at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst organized to show that bigots and sexists aren't welcome on campus. May 5, 2009

  • The media frenzy over singer Rihanna's allegations of abuse against Chris Brown obscured what needs to be said about domestic violence. March 18, 2009

  • Activists in Rochester mobilized on 24 hours’ notice to confront anti-choice protesters at a local abortion clinic. March 6, 2009

  • The race is on to see which group of state legislators can turn back the clock on women's rights first--by giving fertilized eggs the same rights as people. February 27, 2009

  • On less than two days' notice, activists organized 100 people to help to defend a new abortion clinic against anti-abortion protesters. February 9, 2009

  • It took a decade for Lilly Ledbetter to see some justice--in the form of a bill on pay discrimination signed into law by President Barack Obama. February 6, 2009

  • Some 200 pro-choice activists turned out to counter-protest the so-called "March for Life" in San Francisco. January 29, 2009

  • A reminder of the need to safeguard the right to choose abortion came January 22 when a man drove his SUV into a Planned Parenthood clinic. January 28, 2009

  • Supporters of abortion rights have a lot to be hopeful about, but questions about the movement's direction are as pressing ever. January 23, 2009

  • The debate over bringing legal abortion to Northern Ireland isn't about philosophical differences between the two camps, but the lives of real women. October 21, 2008