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On AlterNet: reproductive rights

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

Everyone's Talking About Stupak, But What About the Health Care Bill's More Insidious Features?

Everyone's Talking About Stupak, But What About the Health Care Bill's More Insidious Features?

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. November 24, 2009.
The current bill involves some quietly coercive (and racist) provisions that no one wants to mention.

Hey, I've Got a

Hey, I've Got a "Moral Objection" to Health Insurance Covering Viagra

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 12, 2009.
As long as we're allowing people's personal beliefs about sexuality to get in the way of sane health care reform, why can't everyone get in on the act?

Outrageous Oklahoma Law Will Post Details of Women's Abortions Online

Outrageous Oklahoma Law Will Post Details of Women's Abortions Online

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. October 9, 2009.
Among the questions women will have to answer: Age of the mother, her marital status, highest year of education completed, and more.

My Womb for God's Purposes: The Perils of Unassisted Childbirth in the Quiverfull Movement

My Womb for God's Purposes: The Perils of Unassisted Childbirth in the Quiverfull Movement

Kathryn Joyce, Religion Dispatches. July 23, 2009.
Distrustful of experts, many Quiverfull followers are leaving childbirth to God. The recent death of a newborn, however, exposes a growing rift.

Right-Wing Lobbyists Try Scare Tactic of Abortion to Thwart Health Reform

Right-Wing Lobbyists Try Scare Tactic of Abortion to Thwart Health Reform

Dana Goldstein, The American Prospect. July 15, 2009.
Using the false threat of taxpayer-funded abortion, lobbyists are attempting to scuttle support for a public option.

My First Abortion Party

My First Abortion Party

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. July 8, 2009.
When I got the invite to a friend's abortion party, I thought it was a way to help her through a difficult decision. I was right and wrong.

How a Late-Term Abortion Saved My Life

How a Late-Term Abortion Saved My Life

Cecily Kellogg, RH Reality Check. July 6, 2009.
Will you or your daughter be so lucky?

Right-Wing Extremists Threaten Women's Rights All Over the World

Right-Wing Extremists Threaten Women's Rights All Over the World

Gillian Kane, AlterNet. June 17, 2009.
Around the world, antiabortion organizations use their political influence and dangerous rhetoric to punish and endanger women.

George Tiller's Alleged Murderer Threatens More Violence

George Tiller's Alleged Murderer Threatens More Violence

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. June 8, 2009.
Scott Roeder said that there are more violent acts planned against abortion providers.

The Right's False Rhetoric on Abortion

The Right's False Rhetoric on Abortion

Marie Cocco, Truthdig. June 5, 2009.
The murder of Dr. George Tiller cannot be smoothed over with a speech.

Piecing Together the Murder of Dr. George Tiller: Right-Wing Violence Rears Its Head

Piecing Together the Murder of Dr. George Tiller: Right-Wing Violence Rears Its Head

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. June 1, 2009.
Tiller was the target of vicious on-air attacks by Bill O'Reilly. Could the murderer have been inspired by O'Reilly's rants?

Abortion Doctor George Tiller Shot Dead at His Kansas Church

Abortion Doctor George Tiller Shot Dead at His Kansas Church

Agence France PresseMay 31, 2009.
The shooting came just two weeks after President Obama sought "common ground" on the abortion debate.

Is Sotomayor an Enigma on Abortion?

Is Sotomayor an Enigma on Abortion?

Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium AlterNet: PEEK. May 27, 2009.
Yesterday, Sonia Sotomayor became the first Latina and the third woman ever nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court. But where does she stand on abortion?

The President Must Not Waffle on a Woman's Right to Choose

The President Must Not Waffle on a Woman's Right to Choose

Martha Burk, Huffington Post. May 18, 2009.
We need to know Obama is not afraid to say unequivocally that he supports the fundamental rights of his daughters and my granddaughters.

GOP Pretends to Care About Patient's Rights

GOP Pretends to Care About Patient's Rights

Lois Uttley, May 18, 2009.
Meet the newest defender of reproductive rights: Frank Luntz, a GOP strategist plotting to sink health care reform with lies about "patient's rights."

Is This Really the End of the Evangelical Movement?

Is This Really the End of the Evangelical Movement?

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. March 28, 2009.
Our readers had a lot to say about a recent article predicting the collapse of the evangelical movement.

Ignoring Evidence, Mexican States Move to Increase Abortion Restrictions

Ignoring Evidence, Mexican States Move to Increase Abortion Restrictions

Sharon Camp, Fatima Juarez, Guttmacher Institute. March 24, 2009.
Restricting abortion access does not make abortion less common -- it results in more women dying from clandestine and unsafe procedures.

Court Rules on Emergency Contraception: Is Long Reign of Un-Science, Un-Reason Over?

Court Rules on Emergency Contraception: Is Long Reign of Un-Science, Un-Reason Over?

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check. March 24, 2009.
The Court ruled that the FDA must make Plan B available without prescription to women aged 17 and older.

Heartless: Anti-Choice Fanatics and Dr. Tiller

Heartless: Anti-Choice Fanatics and Dr. Tiller

Barbara O'Brien, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. March 24, 2009.
Dr. George Tiller has been shot, his clinic bombed, and his practice targeted by a zealous attorney general. Today he's back in court.

Rebuttal to Chris Hedges: Stop the Tired Overpopulation Hysteria

Rebuttal to Chris Hedges: Stop the Tired Overpopulation Hysteria

Betsy Hartmann, AlterNet. March 14, 2009.
Raising alarms about overpopulation distracts us from the real environmental tasks at hand and legitimizes top-down punitive policies that hurt women.

Catholic Church Excommunicates Doctors Who Helped 9-Year-Old Rape Victim

Catholic Church Excommunicates Doctors Who Helped 9-Year-Old Rape Victim

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. March 5, 2009.
This is probably the most repugnant thing you'll read in a while.

Access Denied: Govt.'s Harsh Limits on the Reproductive Rights of Immigrant Women

Access Denied: Govt.'s Harsh Limits on the Reproductive Rights of Immigrant Women

Kevin Sieff, Texas Observer. March 4, 2009.
Countless women are sexually assaulted as they attempt to immigrate into the US, but have extremely limited reproductive rights in custody.

Obama to Rescind 'Conscience' Rule

Obama to Rescind 'Conscience' Rule

Cara, AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. February 27, 2009.
The Obama administration is set to overturn a rule that allows health-care workers to deny abortion counseling or other family-planning services.

North Dakota Takes a Sh*t on Women's Rights

North Dakota Takes a Sh*t on Women's Rights

Cara, Feministe AlterNet: PEEK. February 19, 2009.
The North Dakota House passes a bill giving rights to fertilized eggs.

In Some States, Fetuses Are Deemed More Important Than Women

In Some States, Fetuses Are Deemed More Important Than Women

Jeanne Flavin, NYU Press. January 31, 2009.
"Fetal rights" turn women into little more than baby carriers rather than human beings.