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Tag: Reproductive rights

“Grandma” offers a refreshing, accepting view of abortion

October 5, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Literature/Arts/Film, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

“Grandma” is a trifle of a movie with the socially redeeming characteristic of portraying an accepting attitude toward  abortions. Unlike most Hollywood films, broadcast-TV

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Abortion: Focusing on the real issues, not the distractions

August 21, 2015 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Ethics, Gender issues, Health care, Human Rights, Justice, Reproductive rights Leave a comment

Abortion opponents often like to dwell on minutia, such as whether or not Planned Parenthood profits from making embryonic organs available for life-saving research.

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Women can freeze their eggs, so they don’t have to freeze their careers?

October 21, 2014 Hafsa Ideas, Uncategorized, Women Leave a comment

Apple will soon join Facebook in covering the costs associated witih egg-freezing for female employees, even for non-medical reasons.         Starting

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Supreme Court on Hobby Lobby: Not funny, but cartoon-worthy

July 4, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Courts, Health care Leave a comment

The Supreme Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby case is another step in the wrong direction for the U.S. The old white guys who

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As much as ever, in 2014 women deserve the right to choose

April 22, 2014 Arthur Lieber 2014 Election, Civil liberties, Gender issues, Health, Human Rights, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

Questions related to reproductive health, and most specifically abortion, are not easy to answer. Choice is the kind of issue that should humble us

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Rape insurance abortion rider goes into effect in Michigan

April 10, 2014 Progress Women Gender issues, Reproductive rights, States, Women Leave a comment

Starting in late March, Michigan women really  started feeling the affects of the “War on Women.” The state’s new law known as “rape insurance”—an

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Lesson learned: My Catholic hospital can limit my medical choices

February 12, 2014 Nicole Lopez Health, Health care, Illinois/Midwest, Religion in Politics, Reproductive rights, Women 3 comments

What’s in a choice? Options. In order to make a choice, you must have options. As descendants of those who fled religious persecution, many

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The war on reproductive rights: A roundup of political cartoons

July 19, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Congress, Health care, Politics, Reproductive rights, States 2 comments

More than 40 years after Roe v. Wade, the war on reproductive rights continues–in fact, it has escalated. State legislators, as well as Congressional

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Eleven-hour filibuster stops Texas abortion law…for now

June 27, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Health care, Politics, Reproductive rights, Republicans, States, Women Leave a comment

I never thought I’d hear myself say this: I love Texas. Well, to be a bit clearer: I love Texas women. To clarify further:

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