On AlterNet: reproductive rights
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "reproductive rights"
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.
Ari, Firedoglake AlterNet: Video. October 24, 2008.
She could have just said yes, because they are.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. June 11, 2008.
McCain's criminalization of abortion.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Jennifer Thurston, Dominique Soguel, January 8, 2008.
Cheers: N.H. allows civil unions. Jeers: Abortion clinic attacks intensify.
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!
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