reproductive freedom
Among their other problems disproportionately burden women who are poor and/or racial minorities. The Obama administration's unprecedented recent overruling of its medical professionals on Plan B is certainly no exception.
As Lindsay says, it's "an insult to the intelligence of all Americans, not just to teenagers." Pollitt, as you would expect, is brilliant on this: Sebelius claims that her reason.
Irin Carmon's overview is extremely useful. The real threat under the current Supreme Court configuration isn't so much the "personhood amendments" that clearly contravene Casey and aren't popular even in.
The threat of his becoming President of the United States has passed, but Texans (including the many who didn't vote for him) remain stuck with him.
The Catholic Church has taken up a new strategy to fight against abortion and gay rights--talking about "religious liberty" to reject equal rights for gays and the right of women.
Irin Carmon has an excellent piece about the "Personhood Amendment" being proposed in Mississippi, which should be read in its entirety. The key issues under discussion: That’s partly because the.
In theory, increased access to contraception could provide common ground between supporters and opponents of abortion rights. When it comes to actually existing American anti-choicers, however, the norm is opposition.
I've learned not to be surprised by people who believe that judicial opinions create a unique backlash, but I find the idea that the country was much more ready for.