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Ongoing study: Mandatory ultrasounds have very little impact on abortion decisions
Mandatory ultrasound viewing is quickly becoming the new favorite tactic of the state-level war on choice. Six states currently require all women seeking abortions to view ultrasound images, and until women’s health advocates weighed in with a tidal wave of...
VAWA Receives Only Partisan Support
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has never been partisan legislation. Signed into law in 1994, it was reauthorized with overwhelming bipartisan support in 2000, and again in 2005. But earlier this month, anti-violence advocates were shocked when VAWA passed the...
Thank You to our male friends, colleagues, brothers, fathers, and partners for Speaking Up!
Everyone expects to hear women speak up about reproductive health issues--specifically about protecting a woman’s right to control her own body – because women bear the burden - pun intended - if no one speaks up. Women and women’s organizations have been vocal,...
Yes Virginia, there is a state more demeaning to women than you!
You’ve probably recently heard about the Virginia ultrasound bill, but did you realize Pennsylvania has a bill pending that’s even worse? The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is poised to take up HB1077, the disingenuously titled “Women’s Right to Know Act." Are...
Census Bureau: Mom is Designated “Parent,” Dad is “Childcare Arrangement”
In a move that should frustrate advocates, mothers and fathers alike, the Census Bureau’s recently compiled “Who’s Minding The Kids?” report counts fathers staying home with their children as a “child care arrangement.” This puts fathers looking after their children –...
