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Category: Reproductive rights

American Idol apology competition: Rush vs. Dave

March 20, 2012 Arthur Lieber Language/Words, Media, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

Recently, there has been considerable talk about apologies. It occurred to me that it might be a good idea if we had an American

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Women’s Strike Force PAC fights back against legislative assault

March 5, 2012 Madonna Gauding Politics, Reproductive rights Leave a comment

In response to the Virginia General Assembly’s legislative assault on women— “personhood” and mandatory ultrasound legislation—Republicans, Democrats and Independents have formed a PAC called

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Republicans may lose the war on women’s bodies

February 27, 2012 Madonna Gauding Reproductive rights, Women 3 comments

The war on women’s bodies is back in full swing. The Catholic hierarchy is trying to equate contraception with abortion. And, who knew the breast

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Keeping us barefoot and pregnant

February 17, 2012 Susan Cunningham Civil Rights, Health care, Reproductive rights, Women 5 comments

The recent, manufactured controversy over insurance coverage for birth control coincided with receipt of my copy of a small book with facts about my Irish ancestors on

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Komen Foundation defunds Planned Parenthood

February 1, 2012 Madonna Gauding Poverty, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the famous breast cancer charity, recently announced privately to Planned Parenthood that it will stop funding the organization

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Social issues trump social media

August 19, 2011 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Government, Health care, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

It hasn’t been a banner century for progressives. Not too long I re-read a book that my grandmother, Lucille Milner, wrote in 1954, The Education

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