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The Ryan method: Validating rape as form of conception

When news broke yesterday about Paul Ryan’s new comments about rape, I was just finishing a new post for the Independent Voter Network about the Todd Akin news cycle and … Continue reading

August 28, 2012 · 9 Comments

The uterus is MAGIC!

Where do I begin? Where do I begin? Okay, so by now, I’m sure you’ve heard about Missouri Rep. Todd Akin’s “ill-conceived” comments about, well, conception. Do you think Akin … Continue reading

August 20, 2012 · 8 Comments

[Updated] If you think Roe makes us safe, think again

I saw an alarming graph posted to an anti-abortion site called AbortionDocs.org which boasted that 70% of clinics providing abortions had been closed since 1991 (or 2176 clinics to 660). … Continue reading

July 16, 2012 · 7 Comments

Feminist Files: Never mind the bullocks

F That: So did you hear the one about the woman who was kicked off an airplane for wearing an “offensive” prochoice t-shirt? Or was it a miniskirt? … Wait. … Continue reading

May 28, 2012 · 1 Comment

MS personhood fails — women across America celebrate

I couldn’t be happier with the news coming out of Mississippi tonight: The amendment to grant personhood to a zygote has failed. Hallelujah! That’s right, tonight those who fight to … Continue reading

November 9, 2011 · 4 Comments

Personhood: Deja vu!

Well, well, well what do we have here? The “Nevada Prolife Coalition,” backed by Personhood USA, is organizing to collect signatures for a personhood initiative in Nevada. Hmm… this sounds … Continue reading

September 23, 2011 · 5 Comments

This week’s Feminist Files

News to set the water cooler a-boil: Did you catch the HuffPro piece on the importance of sex ed for girls? According to Dr. Helen Fisher, quoted in the article, … Continue reading

August 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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