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Clearing Up Untruths About Abortion
This Sunday’s New York Times published an op-ed by Ross Douthat of the Atlantic, in which he spent over 1,100 words perpetuating untruths and myths about the anti-choice movement in an apparent effort to absolve them of any blame for John McCain’s loss. For example,...
Florida Adoption Ban
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's editorial board has come out in favor of a Florida court's ruling that the ban on LGBT people adopting children in that state is unconstitutional. [Florida is] one of a few states with laws that prevent gay men and lesbians from adopting...
Minority Women's Abortion Rates 3-to-5 Times Higher
While it’s commonly known that U.S. abortion rates are down from a peak in 1980, the Guttmacher Institute has unmasked a trend that abortions are becoming more concentrated among women of color and low-income women. The analysis by the sexual and reproductive rights...
Women's Health and the Economy
The downturn in the economy may be taking a special toll on women's health. According to a recent Harris Interactive poll, women are cutting back on healthcare due to costs. Over 40 percent of the 754 women polled said that their health had worsened in the past year,...
Title IX and Men's sports
Title IX continues to be in the spotlight when it comes to college sports. Recently, NCAA president Myles Brand said that he anticipated that colleges will have to cut athletic teams in the near future due to the state of the economy, and he urged schools not to...
