In light of the massacre in Newton, Connecticut last Friday, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has announced that, on the first day the new Congress convenes in January, she will propose new legislation to restrict assault weapons access. On “Meet the Press” yesterday, Feinstein explained that she will propose a bill in the Senate that would restrict the […]
In his segment on Fox News on Saturday, former Governor Mike Huckabee blamed the elementary school shooting in Newton, Connecticut on America’s systematic rejection of religion as evidenced by “tax-funded abortion pills.” Huckabee back-tracked on comments he made Friday when he linked a lack of religion in schools to the massacre earlier that day. After stating that bloggers “jumped […]
The factory fire in Bangladesh last month that killed over 100 people has been ruled by officials as “sabotage.” 112 workers died in the factory that was producing clothes for Walmart and other Western retailers were originally attributed to an electric short-circuit, an official investigation ruled that the fire was deliberately started. Main Uddin Khandaker, […]
In a conference call on Tuesday to Latino leaders, President Obama announced that after reaching a settlement with Congress about the fiscal cliff, the White House will devote itself to reforming America’s immigration policy. One participant in the call, Brent Wilkes of the League of United Latin American Citizens comments that while Obama’s first term focused on […]
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Friday in which he endorses over the counter birth control and calls for fellow Republicans to do the same and take contraception out of political debates. In his opinion piece, Governor Jindal supports the statement from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology […]
Yesterday the Michigan Senate approved HB 5711, a sweeping package of anti-abortion legislation that will enforce everything from TRAP laws to requiring a risk assessment prior to a procedure. “Super Bill” HB5711 was first proposed in June, and has been in the Senate since August. Yesterday the bill was approved on a vote of 27 to 10, […]
Women’s rights activists are protesting the draft constitution proposed by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi that will be voted on by the general public on December 15th, 2012. Many activists are worried that the draft constitution does not protect women’s equality under the law and instead inserts women into the law as defined by traditional roles. […]
On Thursday, the Philippine House of Representatives passed the second reading of a controversial bill known as the Reproductive Health Bill (RH Bill) which would provide contraception to poor citizens free of charge, despite pressure from the Roman Catholic church. The RH Bill requires that the government provide contraceptives to the poor free of charge […]
While Michigan was in the news due to its new “Right-to-Work” bill, the Michigan House took the opportunity to approve two anti-abortion laws on December 6th. House Substitute for S.B. 1293 and House Substitute for S.B. 1294 were both approved by the Michigan Senate and House and immediately prevent abortion coverage from being included in any health […]
Michigan governor Rick Snyder signed a Right to Work bill into law yesterday. This new law limits union power by preventing unions from taking dues from employee paychecks. Instead, employees must voluntarily give a portion of their paycheck to the union. Supporters of the law believes that this will lead to economic growth since employees who currently […]
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging a state law that would force doctors who perform medical abortions to face possible criminal charges. Wisconsin Act 217 went into effect in April of this year and required women seeking a medical abortion to visit the doctor three times before receiving the medication. Doctors administering the […]
Yesterday, Texas Governor Rick Perry vowed that he would do everything in his power to end abortion access. At a press conference by Texas Right to Life, Rick Perry told attendees “Let me be clear, my goal – and the goal of many of those joining me here today – is to make abortion at any stage […]
United State Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia defended his controversial stance on gay rights by comparing homosexuality to murder while speaking at Princeton University on Monday. Associate Justice Scalia was speaking at a lecture at Princeton to promote his new book. Self-identified gay first year student, Duncan Hoise, asked Scalia about his dissenting opinion in the […]
The state Senate of Michigan passed a package of anti-abortion legislation last week in an effort to pass abortion restriction legislation before the end of the lame duck session. SB 612, 613, and 614 seek to eliminate insurance coverage for abortion services with no exception for rape or incest. The bills would prevent abortion from being […]
Najia Seddiqi, the head of women’s affairs for Laghman province and known women’s rights activist, was murdered yesterday on her way to her office. She was getting into a rickshaw when two gunmen on a motorbike shot her. She was traveling with no bodyguards despite multiple requests for protection from authorities, according to her family. […]
On Friday, United States District Court Judge James C. Fox ruled that North Carolina could not offer “Choose Life” license plates because they violate the First Amendment. Fox determined that without a license plate promoting a pro-choice message, the proposed anti-abortion license plates violated the First Amendment and constituted “viewpoint discrimination.” According to NBC, legislation creating […]
A new campaign in East Timor plans to tackle high rates of maternal and infant mortality with a mobile phone program designed to provide families with information about health and wellbeing. Mobile Mums will provide new mothers and families with information on how to plan ahead for medically necessary travel, danger signs to look out […]
The United States Supreme Court has announced that it will hear two cases regarding same sex marriage. One case challenges Proposition 8, the California state ban on same-sex marriage and the other challenges the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law defining marriage as between a man and a woman. Though official dates have not […]
South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint announced on Thursday that he will be leaving the Senate to lead the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation at the end of the year. Jim DeMint was a vocal Tea Party Republican in the Senate who is credited by the New York Times as helping spark the Tea Party movement. […]
Mississippi Democratic State Senator Alice Harden passed away yesterday at the age of 64. Harden died of an undisclosed but lengthy illness. She had served on the Mississippi state Senate since 1988, and is survived by her husband and daughter. In her time as state Senator, Harden has been described as a champion for public education, workers’ rights, […]
