On AlterNet: reproductive choice

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After Budget Showdown, Women Under the Bus

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. April 18, 2011.

It's getting awfully crowded underneath that bus. You know, the metaphorical one women keep getting thrown under, along with their rights, their health and their money.

Corporate Cash Secretly Funneled to Extremist Tea Party Candidates Who Want to Outlaw Abortion -- Even Contraception

Jodi L. Jacobson, RH Reality Check. October 16, 2010.

Thanks to the disastrous Citizens United decision, corporate interests are funding candidates that support ultra-right wing causes without having to disclose.

Scarborough Country: Where Anti-Choice Extremism Is Swept Under the Rug

Sarah Seltzer, Women's Media Center. June 11, 2009.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough gave scant attention to Dr. Tiller's tragic murder. Is it tied to his past as pro-bono lawyer to another anti-choice killer?

Catholic Bishops' Latest Fearmongering, Anti-abortion Strategy

Jon O'Brien, AlterNet. February 9, 2009.

The bishops are well aware that they are losing ground when it comes to imposing their anti-abortion views on Catholics and society at large.

Can There Be Justice for Pregnant Women if the Unborn Have 'Human Rights?'

deleted, RH Reality Check. November 4, 2008.

Bottom line: Human rights attach at birth, not at conception.

Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to Reproductive Justice and Gender

AlterNetOctober 14, 2008.

Find out how the candidates compare on the 10 most important reproductive justice and gender issues, from abortion to equal pay.