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On AlterNet: reproductive rights

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "reproductive rights"

Anti-Choice Advocates Oppose Measures That Actually Decrease the Abortion Rate?

Anti-Choice Advocates Oppose Measures That Actually Decrease the Abortion Rate?

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: PEEK. November 18, 2008.
When you think about it, it really isn't that surprising. Logic has never been their strong suit.

Palin Refuses to Call Clinic Bombers Terrorists

Palin Refuses to Call Clinic Bombers Terrorists

Ari, Firedoglake AlterNet: Video. October 24, 2008.
She could have just said yes, because they are.

Anti-Choice Stereotypes Get Slammed

Anti-Choice Stereotypes Get Slammed

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. October 15, 2008.
Coloradans will be voting on precisely when they think life begins come November, they should watch this video first.

Our Next President Will Transform the Supreme Court

Our Next President Will Transform the Supreme Court

Ellen Goodman, Washington Post Writers Group. October 6, 2008.
John McCain has promised the court to the right wing, and Roe v. Wade is first up on the chopping block.

Obama Takes on McCain's Abortion Rights Stance

Obama Takes on McCain's Abortion Rights Stance

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. September 18, 2008.
Obama is taking steps to educate voters on McCain's stance on choice.

Plan B Damned: My Quest for Emergency Contraception

Plan B Damned: My Quest for Emergency Contraception

Nikol Hasler, RH Reality Check. August 29, 2008.
Unless you have Plan B in your medicine cabinet, it's highly unlikely you'll get your hands on a morning-after pill the morning after.

Don't Assume Candidates Support Your Access to Contraception

Don't Assume Candidates Support Your Access to Contraception

Cristina Page, RH Reality Check. August 26, 2008.
The issue many candidates don't want voters to think about is not abortion, but contraception -- and the media hasn't called them on it.

Under New Proposals, Some Rape Victims Wouldn't Get Emergency Contraception

Under New Proposals, Some Rape Victims Wouldn't Get Emergency Contraception

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. July 31, 2008.
Conservatives are proposing a federal rule that would go so far as to allow providers to deny rape victims emergency contraception.

Pro-Woman South African Judge Navanethem Pillay Named New UN Human Rights Commissioner

Pro-Woman South African Judge Navanethem Pillay Named New UN Human Rights Commissioner

Barbara Crossette, The Nation. July 29, 2008.
Despite the Bush Administration's efforts to stop it, a -- gasp! -- feminist has been named the UN's new high commissioner for human rights.

Hillary Clinton on Bush's Outrageous Attempt to Undermine Women's Rights

Hillary Clinton on Bush's Outrageous Attempt to Undermine Women's Rights

Hillary Clinton, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. July 27, 2008.
New rules pose a serious threat to birth-control providers and uninsured and low-income Americans seeking care.

McSexist: McCain's War on Women

McSexist: McCain's War on Women

Kate Sheppard, In These Times. July 24, 2008.
McCain is ignorant about pay equity, wants to overturn Roe v. Wade and likes to brag about his "sexual conquests" and visits to a strip club.

Internet Assisted Abortion: Coathangers of the Digital Age?

Internet Assisted Abortion: Coathangers of the Digital Age?

Lauren, Feministe AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. July 22, 2008.
Women in areas where abortion is illegal or near-illegal are resorting to buying medication online to terminate their pregnancies at home.

New Legislation Threatens American-Indian Women's Reproductive Health

New Legislation Threatens American-Indian Women's Reproductive Health

Michelle Chen, In These Times. July 21, 2008.
An amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act tethers crucial health programs to an anti-abortion agenda.

Obama Botches the Abortion Conversation

Obama Botches the Abortion Conversation

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. July 8, 2008.
Why is a candidate praised for his rhetorical gifts perpetuating irresponsible stereotypes about women who have abortions?

The Real Life Consequences of an Anti-Choice President

The Real Life Consequences of an Anti-Choice President

Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. June 11, 2008.
McCain's criminalization of abortion.

Women Give McCain a Zero

Women Give McCain a Zero

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. June 10, 2008.
Here's a sneak peak of what a women's health clinic could look like under McCain.

Anti-Choice Zealots Chase After Patients' Private Medical Records

Anti-Choice Zealots Chase After Patients' Private Medical Records

Katherine Spillar, Ms. Magazine. May 7, 2008.
With anti-abortion forces bearing down on him, Dr. George Tiller fights for his patients' privacy -- and their lives.

Men of the Cloth: The Vatican Isn't So Far From Fundamentalist Mormonism

Men of the Cloth: The Vatican Isn't So Far From Fundamentalist Mormonism

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. April 26, 2008.
When it comes to keeping women in their place, polygamous Mormon fundamentalists and the Pope have a lot in common.

Remembering Reproductive Rights for Prisoners

Remembering Reproductive Rights for Prisoners

Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check. April 3, 2008.
One in 100 American adults are incarcerated. Their reproductive rights are crucial in the struggle for social justice.

Southern Border Brings Easy Access to Abortion-Inducing Drug

Southern Border Brings Easy Access to Abortion-Inducing Drug

Laura Tillman, The Brownsville Herald. March 25, 2008.
Women in anti-choice states like Texas are turning to off-label drug use to induce abortions.

When It Comes to Hysterectomy, Most Women Don't Have Reproductive Choice

When It Comes to Hysterectomy, Most Women Don't Have Reproductive Choice

Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check. March 19, 2008.
As many as two-thirds of hysterectomies may be unnecessary because un- and under-insured women continue to lack a full range of health care options.

A Cause Bigger Than Any Scandal

A Cause Bigger Than Any Scandal

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. March 13, 2008.
Before his administration was derailed by scandal, Eliot Spitzer promoted reproductive rights legislation that inspired a grass-roots movement.

Questions for Pro-Lifers

Questions for Pro-Lifers

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. January 8, 2008.
What if person-hood really did begin at conception? What else would you like pro-lifers to answer?

Gender Equality Cheers and Jeers

Gender Equality Cheers and Jeers

Jennifer Thurston, Dominique Soguel, January 8, 2008.
Cheers: N.H. allows civil unions. Jeers: Abortion clinic attacks intensify.

Pop Culture Pregnancies, Teen Edition

Pop Culture Pregnancies, Teen Edition

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. January 7, 2008.
Teens getting pregnant: bad. Teens having babies: good. If this makes no sense, wake up and smell the Enfamil: it's 2008!