Women's Rights

Texas may restore some family planning funds

GOP cuts didn't "defund the abortion industry," they stripped women of basic access to healthcare

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Mar 1, 2013 6:08 PM UTC
Life Reproductive Rights, Abortion

Don’t blame the victim, or the photographer

Responding to a photo essay on domestic violence, commenters attacked everyone except the abuser

Jina Moore Friday, Mar 1, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 274
Life Photography, Photojournalism

Arkansas House passes extreme 12-week abortion ban

A previous version attempted to ban abortion at six weeks

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 11:26 PM UTC
Life Abortion, Roe v. Wade

Zaha Hadid says the architecture industry is sexist

The star female architect says discrimination against women is common in the field

Allison Meier, Hyperallergic Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 4:25 PM UTC
Life Hyperallergic, Art, Architecture

North Dakota Senate passes “personhood” bill granting legal rights to fertilized eggs

The measure now moves to the House, where abortion rights advocates fear it will pass

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 10:12 PM UTC 68
Life fetal personhood, Abortion

Alabama GOPer: A baby is “the largest organ in the body”

A female legislator defends her bill to implement harsh restrictions on abortion clinics

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 2:03 PM UTC 34
Politics Alabama, Women's Rights, Abortion

Extremists exploit woman who died from abortion complications

They protested abortion by holding a memorial service for her

Steven Hsieh, AlterNet Sunday, Feb 17, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 22
Life AlterNet, Abortion, pro-life

Anoushka Shankar reveals she was abused as a child

The sitar player has come out with her story in support of the Delhi rape victim and "women like her" VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 10:26 PM UTC
Life Video, Anoushka Shankar

No matter what, I’m still Catholic

Despite my outrage at its crimes and the bigotry of outsiders, I am still a believer

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 8:40 PM UTC 153
Life Catholicism, Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI: His best of the worst

On the sexual abuse scandal, gay marriage, women's rights, abortion and HIV/AIDS -- all in his own words

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 2:12 PM UTC 11
Life Pope Benedict XVI, Abortion

Michigan lawmakers push transvaginal ultrasound bill

The bill would require women seeking an abortion to first get a transvaginal ultrasound

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 11:15 PM UTC 13
Politics Michigan, Republicans

In China, a victory for women’s rights and the power of social media

In a major victory, a Beijing court granted Kim Lee a divorce on the grounds of abuse and a protection order

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 11:09 PM UTC
Life domestic violence

India toughens sex crime laws, but problems remain

Critics say that the changes are cosmetic, and will do little to reduce violence and discrimination against women

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Feb 4, 2013 9:47 PM UTC
Life delhi gang rape

Malala Yousefzai makes first video statement

In her first video statement since being shot by the Taliban, Yousefzai says she is "getting better, day by day"

Associated Press Monday, Feb 4, 2013 1:50 PM UTC
Life malala Yousefzai, Taliban

Selling my eggs to make rent

Hawking body parts, pregnancy as a capital-E experience, and crashing uterus-first into the glass ceiling

Kaye Cain-Nielsen, Cluster Mag Sunday, Feb 3, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Life Health, Women's Rights, Pregnancy

Texas GOP wants to offer tax breaks to companies that defy contraception mandate

The bill would give businesses a state tax break if they chose not to comply with the birth control benefit

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 5:52 PM UTC
Life Texas, Republican Party

Shadowy “modesty squads” police ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn

Using social pressure and threats, a so-called "modesty squad" keeps a Hasidic Brooklyn neighborhood on edge

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 4:59 PM UTC 76
Life Religion, women, Women's Rights

When the law won’t call it rape

If there's confusion among the public (and politicians) about rape, baffling, conflicting state laws make it worse

Stephanie Hughes Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 37
Life Sexual abuse, Rape

Catholic hospital argues fetuses aren’t people in malpractice suit

Yes, Catholic Health Initiatives' latest move is hypocritical, but they are following the law. That's a good thing

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 8:53 PM UTC 31
Life Abortion

Troops: Women should meet same standards as men

Members of military will accept new policy as long as women have to meet the same standards as male colleagues

Julie Watson, Associated Press Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 8:52 PM UTC
Life women in combat, Women's Rights

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