Rule on Women and Health Care Access to be Finalized
By Kay Steiger - Nov 18th, 2008 at 3:22 pmThe really awful proposed rule that Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Levitt is trying to push through in his last few weeks of public…
Posts Tagged ‘reproductive rights’
Pastor: If You Voted for Obama, You Sinned
By Jesse Singal - Nov 14th, 2008 at 10:45 amFrom a Boston Globe religion blog:
The pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Greenville, SC, is urging parishioners who voted for Barack Obama not…
I’m Glad I Could Choose to Watch This
By Jesse Singal - Nov 13th, 2008 at 5:34 pmVia Feministing, not sure when this version aired, but Samantha Bee’s commentary on her classic Daily Show interviews with conservative women at the Republican National…
A Few Notes on State Measures
By Emily Rutherford - Nov 5th, 2008 at 6:24 pmAside from the obligatory excitement concerning the presidency:
Congratulations to California, which defeated a proposition requiring parental consent for minors seeking abortions.
Congratulations to South…
“Personhood” Wouldn’t Make Abortion Illegal … Yet
By Kay Steiger - Oct 24th, 2008 at 5:03 pmDana Goldstein over at TAPPED points to some ads being run about the Amendment 48 ballot initiative in Colorado–most commonly referred to as the “personhood…
Palin: Abortion Clinic Bombers Aren’t Necessarily Terrorists
By Jesse Singal - Oct 24th, 2008 at 9:35 amVia reddit, Sarah Palin made a curious statement during a Brian Williams interview that aired last night:
Palin resisted the suggestion that if [Bill] Ayers…
More on Constitutional Arguments About Abortion
By Jesse Singal - Oct 2nd, 2008 at 12:18 pmPer my earlier post, anyone interested in how conservatives who do believe in a constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy frame anti-abortion legal arguments should check…
Sarah Palin’s Confusing Stance on Reproductive Rights
By Jesse Singal - Oct 2nd, 2008 at 9:40 amHilzoy has some solid commentary on Sarah Palin’s discussion about Roe v. Wade with Katie Couric. The video, which also features Joe BIden’s thoughts on…
Yeah, But Have You Ever Had a Really Bad Migraine, Bill?
By Jesse Singal - Oct 1st, 2008 at 12:15 pmBill O’Reilly is usually the first person I go to when I’m looking for intelligent, well-reasoned takes on reproductive rights. O’Reilly, responding to some pro-Obama…
Don’t Know Much About the Judiciary
By Dylan Matthews - Sep 30th, 2008 at 5:56 pmHave you heard of Brown v. Board of Education? Dred Scott v. Sandford? Miranda v. Arizona? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions,…
Mixed News on California Ballot Initiatives
By Nick Sifuentes - Sep 30th, 2008 at 10:01 amThe paramount prominence and importance of the presidential election can often blind activists to the significance of downballot candidates and initiatives. In California, two such…
Sandra Day O’Connor’s Anniversary
By Kay Steiger - Sep 25th, 2008 at 11:10 amImage from Flickr user littlerottenrobin
Via Feminist Law Professors, today is the 27th anniversary of Sandra Day O’Connor’s confirmation to the United States Supreme Court.…
Congressman Encourages Poor Women to be Sterilized
By Kay Steiger - Sep 24th, 2008 at 4:10 pmVia Satyam at Think Progress, a Louisiana congressman wants to pass a law where the government would pay poor women $1,000 to tie their fallopian…
Keeping Tabs on the Millennium Development Goals
By Jessica Hillyard - Sep 23rd, 2008 at 9:55 amThe United Nations is holding a summit on the status of the Millennium Development Goals this week. The MDGs are a set of eight goals…
Catholics “Swing” on Choice
By Kay Steiger - Sep 17th, 2008 at 1:49 pmThe New York Times has an article about Catholic “swing” voters making their decisions based on a candidate’s position about abortion. There was a lot…
