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 : Elizabeth Schulte 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 : Elizabeth Schulte 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 : Nicole Colson 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 : Jen Roesch 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 : Hannah Wolfe 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 : Cindy Klumb 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 : Sarah Wilhelm The reality of abortion access today increasingly depends upon a woman's socioeconomic status and geographic location.
July 7, 2009 : Nicole Colson 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 : Elizabeth Schulte 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 : Nicole Colson 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 : Elizabeth Schulte 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 : Elizabeth Schulte 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 : Michele Bollinger 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 : Eamonn McCann 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
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