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Conservatives use abortion issue to court African-Americans
Recognizing the importance of the African-American vote in recent presidential and congressional elections, conservatives have reverted to an old tactic in an attempt to court our support. It goes like...
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The pill turns 50, but who's in control?
On June 23, 1963, the Federal Drug Administration approved a pill for hormonal contraception. It required a prescription from a medical doctor and the initial recommendations were for the pill to only...
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US abortion rate stalls after years of decline
NEW YORK (AP) — The long-term decline in the U.S. abortion rate stalled as the recession took hold, according to the latest comprehensive survey of America’s abortion providers. The Guttmacher...
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Santorum uses race to smear Obama on abortion
Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum is an ambitious man. His career took off during the 1990s with a far right wing philosophy which his constituents seemed to love. In spite of his staunchly...
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Philly abortion clinic horror highlights need for more access
If you thought that racially segregated doctor’s offices were done away with in the 1960s, get ready to feel like you just stepped out of a time machine. Many of us have heard the grisly story by NBC...
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Why the assault on Planned Parenthood may hurt minorities most
In Ms. Williams’* health class at a South Central Los Angeles high school, the students were full of questions. “Where can I get checked out if I don’t have a lot of money?” “Do those birth control...
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Anti-abortion billboard singles out black women
From: NBC New York An anti-abortion billboard in Manhattan has a lot of people questioning whether the message belongs on the side of a city building. “I find it a little troubling and offensive,” said...
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Why Kanye's 'abortion tweet' was ill-conceived
Kanye West has stirred up a firestorm on Twitter again. Just when you thought it was safe, Kanye tweeted “An abortion can cost a ballin’ n**ga up to 50gs maybe a 100. Gold diggin’ b**ches be getting...
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Ad company pulls NYC anti-abortion billboard
NEW YORK (AP) — An outdoor advertising company has taken down an anti-abortion billboard that pictured a black girl along with the tagline, “The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the...
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Coverage with no copay extended to birth control
WASHINGTON (AP) — A half-century after the advent of the pill, the Obama administration on Monday ushered in a change in women’s health care potentially as transformative: coverage of birth control as...
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Failure of 'personhood' amendment a win for women in poverty
Tuesday, Mississippi voters said no to a proposed constitutional amendment, which would have afforded any fertilized human egg with the rights of a human being. Initiative 26, known as the ‘Personhood’...
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House GOP memo states that 'abortion is the leading cause of death in the...
A controversial memo circulated by House Republicans has surfaced saying that African-American abortions are different from those of any other race. The rationale behind the statement is that abortion...
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Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton walks out of GOP birth control hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Religious leaders told a House panel Thursday the Obama administration was violating basic rights to religious freedom with its policies for requiring that employees of...
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Bob McDonnell's controversial 'personhood' bill dies in Virginia state senate
A controversial bill, backed by Republican Virginia Bob McDonnell, which would have severely threatened abortion rights (and disproportionately affected African-American women) was killed by the state...
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New poll proves GOP losing on birth control
For a while now it seems at the Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail have seemed to be preoccupied with birth control. Several GOP leaders have suggested that birth control shouldn’t be...
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Consider the Supreme Court when casting your vote
This political season, the focus has largely been on the daily political horse-race and the probable match-up between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, or the less likely challenger, Rick...
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Media coverage of reproductive rights lacks the voices of women of color
Social wedge issues such as abortion, birth control and sex education in public schools have taken center stage and sometimes dominated the political debate this year, but progressive experts on...
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Planned Parenthood turns to Feds after states cut funding
After several GOP-controlled state legislatures voted to cut funding for Planned Parenthood states operators turned to the Federal Title X program to fund the facilities in order to continue providing...
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40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on the rights established by the Supreme Court...
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NY judge makes morning-after pill available to all
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration, a federal judge ruled Friday that age restrictions on over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill are “arbitrary, capricious and...
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Obama OK with morning-after pill sales at age 15
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration’s decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older. The...
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Feds now back morning-after pills for all girls
NEW YORK (AP) — After setting off a storm of criticism from abortion rights groups upset that a Democratic president had sided with social conservatives, the Obama administration said it will comply...
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House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change federal abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the...
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Mike Huckabee: Democrats think women ‘can’t control their libido’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told fellow Republicans on Thursday that rival Democrats were trying to win over female voters by promising them birth control and telling them...
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Abortion rate lowest since Roe v. Wade
The abortion rate and the number of abortions has fallen 13%, with just 1.1 million abortions in 2011, according to a new study by the Guttmacher Institute. Just 16.9 per 1,000 women between the ages...
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Abortion rate dropping but women of color are still stigmatized
According to a new report released by the Guttmacher Institute, the abortion rate is at its lowest point since the Supreme Court holding in Roe v. Wade, 41 years ago. One in 3 women will have an...
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Politini: Do conservatives hate sex?
[Sorry. This video cannot be displayed in this feed. View your video here.]Each week Politini gives you the scoop on why the headlines matter. This week the Supreme Court heard the much-anticipated...
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Woman could face 70 years in prison after reporting miscarriage
33-year-old Purvi Patel was arrested in 2013 after she went to the emergency room and admitted to having a miscarriage. Patel arrived at the hospital to be treated for heavy bleeding. Although she...
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Republican lawmaker: Rape can be ‘beautiful’ if it produces a child
Thursday, a Republican state lawmaker in West Virginia said that while rape is horrible, it’s “beautiful” that a child could be produced as a result of the attack. Charleston Gazette reporter David...
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‘It all belongs to God’: Pastor preaches women don’t have rights to their bodies
An Arkansas pastor is preaching that a woman has no “right over her own body” — even when it comes to abortions — because it is owned by God. Sunday, Jeff Crawford, a pastor for Cross Church, warned...
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Violence against the black community gives me fear about becoming a black mom
As a black feminist, February marks the beginning of my two favorite cultural awareness months of the year: Black History Month and Women’s History Month, which starts in March. This time each year, I...
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