Republicans have ramped up their war to defund Planned Parenthood in recent weeks because of a series of edited, undercover videos revealing conversations with PP officials discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue. Several right-wing blogs have been listing the private companies who’ve directly donated to Planned Parenthood, so I will as well. Here’s a […]
Planned Parenthood (PP) is currently under attack by anti-abortion extremists who are promoting a series maliciously edited videos making it look like PP is selling baby parts. A video titled Planned Parenthood is Not Selling Baby Parts, You F***ing Idiots brazenly illustrates how the extremist rhetoric is simply not true. Excerpt: “3% of all Planned […]
Colorado has conducted one of the largest experiments with long-acting birth control, and it completely contradicts the argument conservatives use when they say that free birth control will ruin the economy (and/or cause natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes). When teens and poor women were offered free intrauterine devices and implants (IUDs), which prevent unwanted […]
Americans witnessed several progressive victories last week with the Supreme Court upholding Obamacare and the housing discrimination law and passing Marriage Equality. Unfortunately, women’s rights are still problematic. From equal pay to reproductive rights, women continue to experience attacks, discrimination and rollbacks – most often at the hands of members of the GOP. The ACLU […]
A new survey by the Associated Press (AP) reveals a 12 percent decrease in abortion rates in the U.S. since 2010. The states with the highest decrease are: Hawaii (30 percent), New Mexico (24%), Nevada (22%), Rhode Island (22%), and Connecticut (21%). It’s worth noting that none of these states have recently passed laws limiting […]