Do You Know What Planned Parenthood Actually Does?
Planned Parenthood keeps landing smack-dab in the middle of the Republicans’ war on women, ostensibly for its abortion practice. But that seems strange, considering this chart.
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The Government Shutdown Isn’t Actually About Spending?
Nope, it’s not. It’s about Republicans not budging on these ideological demands, which include cutting programs for low-income and middle-class people.
A Hilarious Courageous Act
When corporations have more protections than women, there’s only one thing to do: Go into business for yourself. Incorporate your uterus today.
Indiana GOP Rep Thinks Women Will Fake Rape Or Incest To Get An Abortion
On March 29, Indiana Representative Eric Turner (R) introduced HB 1210, a bill that would make all abortions illegal after 20 weeks. Dismayed, Rep. Gail Riecken (D) offered an amendment that would exempt “women who became pregnant due to rape or incest for whom pregnancy threatens their life or could cause serious and irreversible physical harm” from being forced to carry to term. That’s when Rep. Turner claimed that women would use Riecken’s proposed amendment as a “giant loophole.”
Jon Stewart: Hey There Stepdad, Are You Crazy?
Picture this hypothetical situation: Your recently divorced mom brings home a new boyfriend. He’s really nice at first, pretending to be your best bud. And before you know it, mom and “new dad” are married.
South Dakota: Where It’s Easier To Get A Gun Than An Abortion
Which prompted us to make this new South Dakota postcard.
100th Anniversary Of A Horrible Thing That We’re Still Fighting Against Today
One hundred years ago today, on March 25, 1911, 146 people—125 of them young women ages 13-23—died in the now-infamous fire at Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York City. This video is about the brave women who died that day, and it actually made me cry. It took a couple of tries, but I made it through—and I’m so glad I did.
Brave Afghan Woman Denounces Warlords To Their Faces
It’s been eight years and five assassination attempts since women’s rights activist and former Afghan Parliament member Malalai Joya’s courageous speech against the Taliban’s unfair treatment of women and the corruption of warlords and the Karzai government.
The Convoluted Story Of An 11-Year-Old Girl Who Was Gang-Raped In Cleveland, Texas
Why were all of the quotes in a New York Times on an 11-year-old girl who was gang-raped in Cleveland, Texas, focused almost exclusively on the male rapists, and not the young girl?
To: The Fellas; From: The Ladies
According to the ladies of Second City Chicago, people who oppose basic funding for women’s health care will be left with one option.