I did not want to be pregnant and definitely did not want a child. I felt no ambiguity or uncertainty about this. What I felt was determined.
I’m Pro-Choice Because Sophie Needed One
I remember the panic in her voice when Sophie told me her period was late… 2 months late.
Let’s Make Access to Abortion Meaningful for All Women
Meaningful access to abortion includes affordability, health care coverage, and physical access or proximity to a provider.
My Mother Wanted To Be An Astronaut
I do not thank my Mama for not aborting me anymore than I blame her for the miscarriage she had when I was in the 2nd grade. Another healthy baby girl joined our family years after and she has our Mama’s eyes.
My Abortion Story
I wish pro-lifers pushing new Texas laws understood: Hearing my little girl’s heartbeat would have been unbearable.
Military Abortion Rights: Boxing In Women Who Serve
Military families not only bear the full burden of costs for abortion care but, in some circumstances, are also actively blocked from receiving it even with out-of-pocket funds.
Graduate Baby Blues: When Pregnancy and College Don’t Mix
This piece is my story about my journey to choice.
Our #AbortionMatters Blog Carnival
Consider this post home base for our weekend-long series!
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ACLU, Planned Parenthood File Federal Suit Against Indiana Anti-Abortion Law
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Indiana yesterday for a new law that singles-out one clinic for offering the abortion pill. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Planned Parenthood Indiana and Kentucky, calls the new restrictions “unconstitutional” and singles out the sole clinic providing medication abortions […]
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DOJ Files Lawsuit To Stop Texas Voter ID Law
The Department of Justice filed suit against the state of Texas Thursday for discriminating against minority voters when it passed a voter identification law. The law, approved in 2011, requires voters to present state-issued photo identification to vote. Federal courts had ruled that Texas did not provide sufficient evidence that the law was not discriminatory. […]
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American Photojournalist Gang-raped in India
A 22-year-old American photojournalist was gang-raped in an isolated Mumbai neighborhood Thursday night, Indian police said. The woman, an intern at an American magazine that has not yet been named, was on-assignment with a male colleague when the attack occurred. Five men tied the colleague’s hands with a belt and beat him. They then took […]
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Naval Academy Will Integrate Sexual Assault Prevention into Curriculum
On Wednesday, the US Naval Academy announced that it will integrate sexual assault prevention into the academic program in an effort combat high rates of sexual assault in the military. Commandant Captain Bill Byrne, who took over the academy this summer, wants to change the current Sexual Harassement and Assault Prevention Education initiative from after-class […]
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County in New Mexico Begins Issuing Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples
The county of Dona Ana, New Mexico has begun to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the state Supreme Court referred a related case to lower courts. Dona Ana Country Clerk Lynn Ellins announced on Wednesday that the County Clerk’s office would being to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. “After careful review of […]
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Poll Finds Majority of Americans Oppose School Vouchers
70% of Americans do not support voucher programs.
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RH Reality Check Analysis Finds Abortion Heavily Regulated Across the Country
“An analysis of these documents shows that congressional Republicans will find no support for their arguments in favor of new restrictions on abortion care in the evidence presented by the states.”
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Indonesian Official Proposes Virginity Test for Access to Education
An Indonesian education official has proposed that all high school-aged girls be required to pass a “virginity exam,” in order to attend school. Muhammad Rasyid, who leads the education office in South Sumatra’s district of Prabumulih, says the mandate would discourage young girls from premarital sex and promiscuity. Although he said the tests could begin […]
Hollaback! Launches New App to Report Street Harassment to NYC Officials in Real Time
“As we stand here today, I am mindful that some of you have been sexually harassed during your life. I am mindful that some of you have been harassed this week – and I mindful that some of you were harassed today.”
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PA Voter ID Law Blocked By Federal Judge
Commonwealth Court Judge Bernard McGinley has barred the law from going into effect until a trial determines a final decision regarding the law’s validity.
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Judges Blocks Law Restricting OTC Emergency Contraception
On Monday, a state court temporarily blocked an Oklahoma law that would require persons 17 years or younger to have a prescription to access emergency contraception and require proof of age before purchasing the medication.
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Swedish Women Wear Hijab in Protest of Hate Crime
Women in Sweden have started to wear hijabs in public in response to an attack against a pregnant Muslim woman. Over the weekend, a Muslim woman wearing the hijab had her scarf ripped off and her head slammed into a car. Her attacker shouted racist slurs, prompting the authorities to consider the case a hate […]