On AlterNet: abortion

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "abortion"

5 Big Lies About the Phony 'War on Religion'

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

Right-wingers claim Obama and Democrats across the country are waging a war on religion -- and of course, conservatives are the civilian casualties.

Knocked Up: Republican Presidential Candidates' Plan for American Women

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. February 7, 2012.

Birth control is under attack by all of the candidates competing for the Republican presidential nomination.

Busting Through the Media Firestorm: 6 Essential Facts About the Komen Controversy

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. February 7, 2012.

How many of the rumors are inflated, and how many get at the real heart of why people responded to this decision with so much outrage?

Breasts Yes, Vaginas No? How to Fight Back Against Komen "Race for the Cure" Foundation's Bizarre Capitulation to Right-Wingers

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. February 1, 2012.

How the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation put their corporation-friendly image before women’s actual health concerns.

Where Is the Anti-Choice Outcry Over North Carolina's Forced Sterilization of Women of Color?

Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check. January 27, 2012.

A task force in North Carolina recently ruled that survivors of that state’s eugenics program should be paid $50,000 each in financial compensation.

3 Ways Conservative Christianity's Obsessions Promote Abortions

Valerie Tarico, Away Point. January 24, 2012.

One of the great ironies of American society is that most abortions in the U.S. are caused by conservative Christians.

Roe At 39: Celebrate Roe by Taking Action to Ensure Abortion Is Both Legal and Accessible

Amanda Dennis, RH Reality Check. January 21, 2012.

January 22, 2012, marks the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court decision that recognized a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion.

New Look at Mitt Romney's Time as Mormon Leader Shows He's Always Been Bad for Women

Jodi L. Jacobson, RH Reality Check. January 16, 2012.

While Romney is widely derided for his constantly changing political positions, it seems he is clear on one thing: Patriarchal order.

3 Strategies for Promoting Women's Right to Safe Abortion Care

Ayesha Chatterjee, Judy Norsigian, On The Issues Magazine. January 14, 2012.

Safe and affordable abortion care must become a reality for everyone.

24 States Enacted 92 Abortion Restrictions In 2011

Igor Volsky, ThinkProgress. January 8, 2012.

Lawmakers across the nation pursued a record number of reproductive health and rights-related provisions in 2011. Here's a rundown of the worst.

How Christian Right-Wing Voters in Iowa Make Abortion a Central Issue in the Caucuses

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. January 2, 2012.

To really understand Iowa, you need to understand the primacy of abortion as an issue to the Christian right.

5 Dirty Tricks Right-Wing Zealots Will Likely Try Next in Their Battle to Control Women

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. December 28, 2011.

Here are some predictions for where the anti-choice movement will try to go in 2012.

The GOP’s 10 Most Extreme Attacks on Women

Tanya Somanader, ThinkProgress. December 27, 2011.

2011 marked a banner year in the Republican war on women’s health.

Why We Must Put Our Bodies on the Line to Fight Against the Right-Wing War on Women's Rights

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. December 26, 2011.

Is it time for a reproductive rights revolution? We've done it before; the climate may be right again for occupations and actions to save our bodies from state control.

Democrats Are Still Compromising Away Women's Rights -- What's Wrong with the Pro-Choice Movement's Strategy?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. December 20, 2011.

After the Obama administration's decision to overrule the FDA on the morning-after pill, activists are asking yet again, what went wrong?

Happy Birthday, Bill Hicks: Why We Can Still Learn From, And Laugh At, The Great Critic and Comedian

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. December 20, 2011.

Hicks was one of America's best stand-up comics, but also established himself as an insightful critic of American politics and mainstream culture.

Woman Jailed, Ostracized After Resorting to Self-Administered Abortion: What Is This, Puritan America?

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. December 14, 2011.

When we deprive women of access to abortion, shun them, and even throw them in jail, we as a society become weaker.

Obama's Woman Problem

Rebecca Traister, Salon. December 11, 2011.

The president shamefully uses his daughters to justify limiting the healthcare options of America's young women.

Who's Winning the War on Abortion, Birth Control, and Sex?

Irin Carmon, Salon. December 5, 2011.

In the last year, the anti-abortion movement has become more open about its antiwoman, anti-sex goals--and the pro-choice movement has found some unlikely allies.

Forced Pregnancy? Right-Wing Women's Group Thinks Women Raped in the Military Shouldn't Get Abortions

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. December 4, 2011.

Concerned Women for America claims that allowing military women access to abortion is somehow a "cover-up" of the crime committed against them.

Why Did a Supposedly Feminist Website Advocate Using Plan B as Regular Birth Control?

Collier Meyerson, Carefree White Girl. November 30, 2011.

Unraveling a baffling, dangerous, and irresponsible post by the health/beauty editor of women's site XO Jane.

Why Is iPhone's Siri Hiding Abortion Info? 10 Things the Device Will Help You Get Instead of Abortion

Megan Carpentier, Raw Story. November 29, 2011.

Siri, the new iPhone 4 assistant, may struggle to help you find a legitimate abortion clinic, but ask where to bury a dead body or get a blow job, and she's got loads of ideas.

8 Obnoxious Cliches about Men, Women and Sex in Otherwise Good TV Shows

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. November 24, 2011.

As television becomes more daring, there are still many basic feminist ideas that read as taboo on the small screen.

The Bloody, Twisted, Inverted World of Twilight: Violent Vampire Sex, Demon-Babies and Overwhelming Female Desire

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. November 21, 2011.

Twilight is saturated with sexist tropes--to the point of being disturbing. But that disturbing element is compelling, too.

New Low for Right-Wing Anti-Choicers -- Exploiting the Holocaust to Push Anti-Abortion Propaganda

Irin Carmon, Salon. November 17, 2011.

For anyone who supports reproductive rights for women, the comparison is wildly offensive beyond any specter of attempted conversion or co-opting of Jewish tragedy.