Words matter and when an act of violence – rape – is characterized as anything less in a newspaper headline, it’s bad reporting and dismissive of a crime.
Callous AP Headline Equates Rape And Consensual Sex
by Shannon Barber •
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You’ll Never Guess Why This Female Senator Doesn’t Support Equal Pay For Women
by Justin Acuff •
I’d really prefer to live in a society that truly promoted equality. Let’s work toward that, shall we?
T- Mobile Forces Pregnant Woman To Clock Out To Use The Bathroom, Then Fires Her
by Shannon Barber •
T- Mobile apparently had a problem with a pregnant woman going to the bathroom more often, and eventually fired her over it.
Dangerously Stupid Policy Says Women Who Report Domestic Violence Can Be Evicted
by Shannon Barber •
Domestic abuse is terrible. We all know that. However, the policy in Norristown, PA could make it even worse if you report it thanks to a new ‘three strikes’ statute.
NH GOP Rep.’s Email Is Condescending, Derisive Or Just Stupid? You Decide
by T. Steelman •
State Representative Peter Hansen sent out an email earlier this week in which he referred to half of the population by a particular piece of anatomy. He should have kept that email in a binder.
Women Protest As North Dakota Governor Strips Them Of Their Reproductive Freedom
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
… and these are IN ADDITION to the personhood ballot measure that states life begins at conception, and which passed last week.
10 Reasons Why Even This Baby Elephant Has More In Common With The American People Than The GOP
by Elisabeth Parker •
The majority of Americans disagree with Republicans on today’s hot-button issues, and all the gerrymandering and voter suppression in the world can’t change that.
North Dakota Attacks Sex Ed On Top Of Passing Abortion Ban
by Justin Acuff •
It’s fairly typical of anti-choice legislators and activists to also be against sex education.
North Dakota House To Vote On Personhood Bill Banning All Abortion, Even After Rape
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
A showdown between anti-abortion religious fanatics and the Constitution is on the horizon in the North Dakota House.
Judge Strikes Down Missouri Law Exempting Religious Employers From Providing Contraception Coverage
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Judge Fleissig’s ruling is a victory for women in Missouri who want to make their own reproductive health decisions.
Arkansas GOP Pushes Criminalization Of All Abortion And Some Forms Of Birth Control Through Senate
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Arkansas Republicans have pushed yet another anti-abortion bill through the state Senate.
Missouri GOP Bill Allows Doctors And Hospitals To Refuse To Provide Reproductive Services To Women
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
The war on women continues as Republicans in Missouri unveiled a bill in the general assembly that would allow doctors to judge a woman’s worth to medical care based on religious grounds..
Hawaii Senate Passes Bill Requiring Hospitals To Offer Emergency Contraception To Rape Victims
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
A Republican lawmaker tried to amend the bill based on religious reasons, but Democrats were quick to reject that.
New Study Shows That Forced Ultrasounds Do Not Deter Women From Having Abortions
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Conservatives in states across the nation have been pushing laws in the belief that women will change their minds about having an abortion. But do these laws actually work?
Personhood USA Pushes Another Personhood Ballot Measure In Mississippi
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
The people of Mississippi just can’t seem to convince Personhood USA to take no for an answer.
California Republican Echoes Todd Akin, Says Rape Pregnancy Is Rare ‘Because It’s A Violent Act’
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Greig contradicted her own condemnation of Akin’s comments by clearly claiming that rape pregnancies are rare because of the violence of the act, even though studies, surveys, and statistics prove that rape causes pregnancy just as much as or more than consensual sex.
Al Qaeda, The Magazine – Not Your Grandmother’s Right-Wing Extremism
by Wendy Gittleson •
Al Qaeda’s values are precisely inline with those of the extreme right. The only real difference is that they don’t brag about their main prophet showing up in bird poop.
South Dakota Republicans Pass Insulting Abortion ‘Waiting Period’ Bill
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
The South Dakota GOP seems to think that women are incapable of thinking on weekends and holidays because, you know, they’re stupid or something…
Arkansas Republicans Override Veto, Abortion Effectively Banned After 20 Weeks
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Women in the state of Arkansas are now one step closer to totally losing their reproductive rights.
House Republicans Surrender, Prepare To Pass Strengthened Violence Against Women Act
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
In what would be an epic victory for women across the country, the House is preparing to bring the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act to the floor for a full vote.