A bill was approved by the Arizona State House last Thursday that would place further restrictions on birth control access in the state by giving employers the right to refuse coverage for contraception under their insurance. House Bill 2625 would allow employers to cite moral or religious reasons to exempt employees from birth control coverage […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced last Friday that the federal government will no longer provide funding through the Medicaid family planning program for the state of Texas. This comes after Governor Rick Perry’s decision to implement a law that would exclude Planned Parenthood from the Medicaid women’s health program, essentially cutting any […]
The Feminist Majority Foundation welcomes and is encouraged by the release by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, of advance notice of proposed rule-making on preventive services policy that would ensure employees and students at religiously affiliated institutions receive the benefits of the Affordable Care Act preventive care package, including contraceptive […]
After a “closed, two-day meeting,” Catholic Bishops made their top priority defeating birth control coverage in the preventive care package of the Affordable Care Act. The Bishops released a statement yesterday saying that they wanted to protect “religious freedom” and that “this dispute is not about access to contraceptives but about the governments forcing the […]
On Tuesday, US Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus, issued a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid calling for a full Senate vote on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 (VAWA). In early February, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act […]
After a “closed, two-day meeting,” Catholic Bishops made their top priority defeating birth control coverage in the preventive care package of the Affordable Care Act. The Bishops released a statement yesterday saying that they wanted to protect “religious freedom” and that “this dispute is not about access to contraceptives but about the governments forcing the […]
The Florida House voted 114 to 1 last week in favor of the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act, which would ban the shackling of women inmates during labor and immediately after they give birth. The bill states that “restraining a pregnant prisoner can increase health risks and the potential for physical harm to the […]
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 […]
