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…
The really awful proposed rule that Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Levitt is trying to push through in his last few weeks of public…
From a Boston Globe religion blog:
The pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Greenville, SC, is urging parishioners who voted for Barack Obama not…
Via 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…
Aside from the obligatory excitement concerning the presidency:
Congratulations to California, which defeated a proposition requiring parental consent for minors seeking abortions.
Congratulations to South…
Dana 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…
Via reddit, Sarah Palin made a curious statement during a Brian Williams interview that aired last night:
Palin resisted the suggestion that if [Bill] Ayers…
Per 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…
Hilzoy 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…
Bill 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…
Have you heard of Brown v. Board of Education? Dred Scott v. Sandford? Miranda v. Arizona? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions,…
The paramount prominence and importance of the presidential election can often blind activists to the significance of downballot candidates and initiatives. In California, two such…
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Via Feminist Law Professors, today is the 27th anniversary of Sandra Day O’Connor’s confirmation to the United States Supreme Court.…
Via 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…
The United Nations is holding a summit on the status of the Millennium Development Goals this week. The MDGs are a set of eight goals…
The 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…