Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the federal government will stop Title X funding for the Medicaid Women’s Health Program in Texas following the state’s passage of a law to ban participation of “affiliates of abortion providers,” including Planned Parenthood, in the exchange. Sebelius indicated that if the state continued […]
n a breakthrough for women’s rights groups, Premier Networks, the syndicator for the Rush Limbaugh show, indicated yesterday that it will suspend national advertising for two weeks on local stations. The announcement comes after over 100 companies— including Ford, GM, Toyota, Allstate, Geico, Prudential, State Farm, McDonald’s and Subway—have pulled their advertisements from the show, […]
Attorneys representing the Roman Catholic Church and priests who have been charged in two Missouri sex abuse cases have filed a case in an effort to legally compel the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) to disclose its records from the past twenty-three years. The documents requested include correspondences with victims, witnesses, police […]
In response to recent efforts to limit women’s access to reproductive health services, Senator Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) has introduced a bill in the Ohio state Senate that would require men seeking medication for erectile dysfunction to first see a sex therapist. Men would also be required to undergo a cardiac stress test and submit a […]
Last Wednesday, 30 students at the University of Rochester protested in the classroom of Professor Steven Landsburg, an economics professor who defended Rush Limbaugh’s inflammatory verbal attack on Sandra Fluke. Professor Landsburg indicated in a blog post about Fluke that although he didn’t approve of Limbaugh calling Fluke a “slut,” “Her position – which is […]
The list of advertisers who have pulled their ads from the Rush Limbaugh show continues to grow and now totals 98. The list of companies that have pulled ads includes automakers, such as Ford, GM, and Toyota and insurance organizations, including Allstate , Geico, Prudential, State Far, as well as restaurants (McDonald’s and Subway). Think […]
The state attorney’s office in Cecil County Maryland dismissed charges against Dr. Steven Brigham and Dr. Nicola Riley for allegedly violating the state’s fetal homicide law and killing “five viable fetuses.” This is the first time that this law was used to charge medical doctors. Dr. Steven Brigham owns clinics in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West […]
A new study conducted by the Center for Children and Families reports that government programs aimed to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies are economically beneficial. Such programs save taxpayers between $2 and $6 for every $1 spent. Moreover, the researchers found that the media campaign aimed at promoting safe sex could save taxpayers up […]
The number of advertisers dropping the Rush Limbaugh show continues to grow, with 50 total refusing to advertise on the show. Most recently, the American Heart Association, Aetna, Home Depot, PB Heat, LLC/Peerless Boilers, and Long Beach Aquarium pulled their ads after Limbaugh repeatedly attacked Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown Law School student who was not […]
The state attorney’s office in Cecil County Maryland dismissed charges against Dr. Steven Brigham and Dr. Nicola Riley for allegedly violating the state’s fetal homicide law and killing “five viable fetuses.” This is the first time that this law was used to charge medical doctors. Dr. Steven Brigham owns clinics in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West […]
Yesterday Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) signed a bill requiring that women undergo an ultrasound 24 hours prior to having an abortion. The ultrasound bill passed the Virginia General Assembly after Republican Governor Bob McDonnell submitted an amendment to the bill requiring that women undergo an external, transabdominal ultrasound, as opposed to a transvaginal ultrasound, […]
The number of advertisers dropping the Rush Limbaugh show continues to grow, with 45 total refusing to advertise on the show. Most recently Cunningham Security, RSVP Discount Beverage, Regal Assets, Norway Savings Bank, and Portland Ovations pulled their ads after Limbaugh repeatedly attacked Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown Law School student who was not allowed to […]
Events will take place around the world in honor of International Women’s Day today, both documenting progress made for women’s rights and noting the remaining challenges to women’s equality worldwide. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon stated, “As we commemorate Internationals Women’s Day, 8 March 2012, gender equality and the empowerment of women are gaining ground […]
The number of advertisers dropping the Rush Limbaugh show is mounting at an amazing rate. Yesterday alone 13 companies pulled their ads, totaling 36 in just one week of outrage after Limbaugh repeatedly attacked Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown Law School student who was not allowed to testify at a House Committee hearing on the religious […]
Yesterday US Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) lost in his primary to Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), the longest serving woman representative in the US House. Kaptur defeat Kucinich by 60 to 36 percent, signifying the first time in 16 years that Kucinich will not hold a seat in Congress. The two Democratic incumbents were redistricted into […]
Two additional companies (AOL and Tax Resolution) indicated that they will pull their ads from the Rush Limbaugh radio show. Limbaugh offered an additional apology to Sandra Fluke on his radio show yesterday after calling her a “slut” and a “prostitute” and suggesting that she post videos of her sexual activities online. Limbaugh stated, “Those […]
Yesterday, the World Bank, the Nordic Trust Fund, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, and the United Nations Foundation held an event on the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in anticipation of International Women’s Day on March 8. Dr. Sima Samar, Chairwoman of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights […]
A press conference was held at the National Press Conference today to announce a new lawsuit being filed in the US District Court in Washington, DC on behalf of eight current and former members of the Navy and Marine Corps. The lawsuit, filed by Susan L. Burke on behalf of the plaintiffs, charges that the […]
On Saturday, Virginia Capitol Police arrested 31 people, 17 women and 14 men, who were protesting an ultrasound bill at the state Capitol in Richmond. The protestors were among some 1,000 people gathered in opposition to the measure. Although the protestors had a permit to conduct the rally in Capitol Square, Virginia Capitol Police Captian […]
Maryland became the eighth state to legalize gay marriage on Thursday as Governor Martin O’Malley signed the marriage equality bill into law. The bill, called the Civil Marriage Protection Act, was passed in the Maryland House of Delegates on February 17th by a narrow vote of 72 to 67. The Maryland Senate followed suit less […]
