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How This North Carolina Bill Will Restrict Health Care for Minors
“Everybody believes that teenagers who can talk to their parents fare better, that the outcomes are much better,” said a Planned Parenthood representative. “But this bill is not going to force the families that are not healthy to be healthy.”
Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 by Jenn Nowicki
Plan B’s Plan C
The outcome of an appeal filed by the Administration on Monday will determine whether emergency contraception remains restricted or becomes opened to girls and women of all ages.
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 by Anya Callahan
How America is Falling Behind in Global Race to Expand Reproductive Rights
Unprecedented restrictions on abortions in the United States fly in the face of growing international support for women’s reproductive health.
Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2013 by Jenn Nowicki
After Mother’s Day, Helping Soon-to-Be Mother’s In the Workplace
Pregnant workers can be fired for sitting down on shift, carrying a water bottle, or using the bathroom unless something’s done.
Posted Monday, May 13, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth
Mama’s Day: Advocacy, Community and a New Conversation About Motherhood
It’s Mother’s Day today. For many, that means reflecting on the disconnect between the families we love and the images celebrated on gift cards.
Posted Sunday, May 12, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth
Need an Abortion in North Korea, No Problem
Just click: ‘I Need an Abortion.’
Posted Thursday, May 9, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Kate Van Brocklin, Illustration by Allison Grosso
The Working Families Flexibility Act: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
The bill, which promises workers comp time in lieu of overtime pay, leaves the definition of “flexibility” in employers’ hands.
Posted Wednesday, May 8, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth
Eco-Feminism Is About Choice
When we situate our conversations about reproductive health in the literal environment surrounding them, the idea of choice gets even more complicated. The Sierra Club’s Kim Lovell helps explain.
Posted Wednesday, May 8, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth
Anti-Abortion Group’s ‘Sting’ Videos Just As Misleading As Their Old Videos
Live Action, an anti-abortion group, is trying to catch a doctor breaking the law. They haven’t been successful.
Posted Tuesday, May 7, 2013 by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze
@WhiteFeminists: You’re Doing It Wrong
A Twitter account satirizing white feminism confuses some and unites many.
Posted Monday, May 6, 2013 by Molly Savard
How The FDA Ruling on Emergency Contraception Undermines Young Women
And, for that matter, a federal judge, too.
Posted Wednesday, May 1, 2013 by Anya Callahan
It May Seem Silent, But It’s Here and These Students Say It’s Enough
Check out what these Northwestern University students are doing.
Posted Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Cheyenne Blount and Samson Frog
University Of Arizona Student Tells Women: ‘You Deserve Rape’
We think this student deserves a whole lot of things…
Posted Thursday, April 25, 2013 by Aviva Shen
Out Of The Mouths Of Lawmakers [INTERACTIVE]
Restrictive abortion legislation is being taken up in states across the country. Check out this Campus Progress interactive graphic to see who is saying what about your reproductive health.
Posted Thursday, April 25, 2013 in Video / Multimedia by Tara Kutz & James King
What Do Women, Immigrants And Gay People All Have In Common?
The need to protect reproductive freedoms. It’s not just about abortion, and it’s not just a women’s issue: Immigrant and LGBT populations suffer under current policies.
Posted Thursday, April 25, 2013 by Molly Savard
#DenimDay 2013 Is About What Now? [LINK ROUND-UP]
Here’s what we’re reading to celebrate Denim Day and further our conversations around consent and sexual assault.
Posted Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth
Who’s Writing Television?
Hint: It’s mostly white men.
Posted Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze
Teaching Consent: A Better Sex-Ed
The deaths of Rehtaeh Parsons in Nova Scotia and Audrie Pott in California—both of whom committed suicide after pictures of their rape were circulated online—point to the urgency of developing a new way of talking about consent.
Posted Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth
Well Ohio, That’s Questionable
An amendment to the Ohio budget could grant more students in-state tuition, or it could take away their voting rights.
Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by James King
In Arkansas, The Magic Number Is 12
Forty years after the landmark decision by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion and recognized a woman’s right to control her body, the issue still seems unresolved in many states across the nation.
Posted Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by Shawn Shaligram
