Reproductive Rights

Birth Control Coverage: It’s the Misogyny, Stupid

Birth Control Coverage: It’s the Misogyny, Stupid Birth Control Coverage: It’s the Misogyny, Stupid

These cases are not about religious freedom or employer’s rights. They’re about misogyny.

Nov 26, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan

‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan ‘We Had One Enemy; Now We Have Three’—A Conversation With Malalai Joya of Afghanistan

US forces used the plight of Afghan women to justify war—but twelve years later, women are still suffering.

Nov 13, 2013 / Dani McClain

Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back

Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back

Texas Equal Access fund Executive Director Merritt Tierce says the fight against Texas’ new abortion laws will continue and intensify.

Nov 5, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About

‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About ‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About

The acclaimed documentary turns an compassionate lens on a complicated, multi-faceted issue. 

Nov 5, 2013 / Laura Flanders

The Notorious Life of a Nineteenth-Century Abortionist

The Notorious Life of a Nineteenth-Century Abortionist The Notorious Life of a Nineteenth-Century Abortionist

Novelist Kate Manning richly reimagines Madame Restell as a defender of women from the horrors of poverty, male privilege and their own physiology.

Oct 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

No Country for Young Women: America’s War on Girls’ Bodies

No Country for Young Women: America’s War on Girls’ Bodies No Country for Young Women: America’s War on Girls’ Bodies

A 16-year-old woman in Nebraska has been forced to carry a child to birth by a court—we must stop punishing young women for their bodies and let them make their own choices. ...

Oct 7, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

The End of Abortion Funding Restrictions?

The End of Abortion Funding Restrictions? The End of Abortion Funding Restrictions?

Thirty-seven years after Congress first ended Medicaid funding of abortion, a new coalition of abortion rights and reproductive justice groups is poised to fight back.

Sep 30, 2013 / Stephanie Poggi

GOP Temper Tantrum

GOP Temper Tantrum GOP Temper Tantrum

Anti-choice Republicans are using the threat of a government shutdown to—surprise, surprise—renew their attacks on women.

Sep 30, 2013 / Ilyse Hogue

Spread the Word: The Hyde Amendment Must Be Repealed

Spread the Word: The Hyde Amendment Must Be Repealed Spread the Word: The Hyde Amendment Must Be Repealed

Spread the word about the new fight for expanded abortion access and the need to repeal the Hyde Amendment. 

Sep 30, 2013 / NationAction

Mexico’s Abortion Wars, American-Style

Mexico’s Abortion Wars, American-Style Mexico’s Abortion Wars, American-Style

After Mexico City liberalized its abortion law, a fierce backlash followed. Is its striking resemblance to the US “pro-life” movement a coincidence?

Aug 28, 2013 / Feature / Kathryn Joyce

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