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35th Anniversary Celebration for Philadelphia-area Feminist Activist Choir
This Saturday, the Anna Crusis choir, a “feminist choir striving for musical excellence and social change, with a special focus on music by, for and about women and their lives” will celebrate their 35th anniversary with performances in Center City Philadelphia. The...
Ban on Overseas Female Genital Cutting Proposed
The practice of female genital cutting (FGC) was outlawed in the U.S. in 1996. However, the law does not prohibit parents from sending their daughters overseas to undergo the procedure. Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY) proposed a bill (known as the “Girls Protection...
Patients Are Denied Health Care on Ideological Grounds
A recent study by the National Health Law Program reveals that an increasing number of patients are being denied medical care because of the religious, ideological, or personal views of the treating medical personnel or hospital. The kinds of care denied include...
The Growing Tide of State Anti-Abortion Legislation
So far this year, 11 states have successfully passed multiple laws that regulate or restrict abortion, while four additional states have bills that have triumphed through their state houses. Bills range from banning public funding of abortion under health exchanges...
Senate Committee Votes to Increase Overseas Servicewomen’s Access to Abortion
On May 27th the Senate Armed Forces Committee voted to include an amendment in this year’s defense authorization bill that would reverse a ban on using private funds to obtain abortions at U.S. military bases and hospitals (). The amendment was introduced by Senator...
