Reproductive Rights

The Startling Hypocrisy Of ‘Small Government’ ‘Pro-Life’ Conservative Republicans

The Startling Hypocrisy Of ‘Small Government’ ‘Pro-Life’ Conservative Republicans

Pro-life conservative Republicans raise hypocrisy to new heights. Conservatives, Republicans… whatever you call yourselves: You say you want small government, yet you want government to create and enact discriminatory legislation against people who are different than you — simply because they’re different than you, and you can’t deal with those differences. You say you want […]

‘Sperm Is Life And We’ve Gotta Legislate That Sh*t’ – Sarah Silverman

‘Sperm Is Life And We’ve Gotta Legislate That Sh*t’ – Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman reminds us that #EverySpermIsSacred Republican legislators all over the country are obsessed with legislating women’s innards – specifically, reproductive innards. Whether it’s forcing doctors to perform unnecessary transvaginal ultrasound probes (government mandated rape) before legal abortions, the Republican war on contraception, or forcing women to carry a dead fetus to term, the GOP […]

New Utah Law Forces Abortion Providers To Lie To Patients About Fetal Pain

New Utah Law Forces Abortion Providers To Lie To Patients About Fetal Pain

Utah legislators, not doctors, are making medical decisions for abortion providers and their patients. A new Utah law will go into effect this month that will force doctors to over-anesthetize women seeking abortions at 20 weeks or later – putting patients at risk for potential harm. The “Protecting Unborn Children Amendment” is based on the […]

Astonishing: Twice Banished For Abuse, Priest To Head Teen Pregnancy Center

Astonishing: Twice Banished For Abuse, Priest To Head Teen Pregnancy Center

This is #RapeCulture According to the Detroit Free Press, Kenneth Kaucheck, a Catholic Priest who was banned from two churches for molesting a 16-year-old girl, has been appointed as the director of Gianna House Pregnancy and Parenting Residence in Eastpointe – a teen pregnancy center that counsels pregnant teenagers. After a 2009 investigation, the Archdiocese […]

A Message To Women Who Don’t ‘Need’ Or Understand Feminism

A Message To Women Who Don’t ‘Need’ Or Understand Feminism

We need to focus on the positive side of feminism and not spend so much time hating or spreading false information. Buzzfeed featured women holding signs that explain why they don’t need feminism a couple of years ago, but their message is just as strong today – if not stronger. Some of the reasons these […]