Right-wing lawmakers and media have been laser focused in their mission to defund Planned Parenthood. Republicans in Congress are threatening a government shutdown unless they get their way. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) crunched the numbers and according to a new September report, defunding Planned Parenthood would cost the government $130 million over ten years. […]
Bill Nye, the Science Guy, argues that most anti-abortion legislation is derived from outdated beliefs that predate smart science by fifty centuries in his latest video with Big Think. As Nye puts it: “Many, many, many, many more hundreds of eggs are fertilized than become humans. Eggs get fertilized and by that I mean sperm […]
Guest post written by Kirsten Perridge. This is going to be a personal post. It’s for those of you who oppose Planned Parenthood and abortion rights. You are now a part of my sex life, because you are working to change laws that will directly impact me. I have read the literature circulating within the […]
Hillary Clinton has been a champion for women’s rights, and on Thursday, she took to Facebook to call out the “hateful rhetoric” and outright lies from Republican candidates. Her post was specifically about the GOP effort to defund Planned Parenthood, as well as their threat to shutdown the government if the family planning organization receives […]
Are people who vote Republican gluttons for punishment, or what?!?! Women make up more than 50 percent of the U.S. population and can either make a positive difference in the advancement of equality or serve to block progress by voting against their best interests. The latter can also be achieved by not voting. Most Americans want the same […]