Claiming his comments were taken out of context, Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) became the next Republican to stir up controversy regarding rape and pregnancies. Franks talked about pregnancies due to rape at a House markup of an unborn child protection act Wednesday stating that “incidents of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low.” When are […]
Ms. Blog reported in March that a newly released voter poll found “feminists, not just women in general, were key to the 2012 election results. Fully 55 percent of women voters self-identified as feminists–an increase of 9 percent since the last presidential election in 2008.” It’s time to end the silly notion that feminists hate […]
Republican state senators in Wisconsin practiced a dictator style senate session Wednesday. They effectively silenced Democrats while passing a bill shaming requiring women to endure a transvaginal ultrasound probe before an abortion. The session started with Sen. Kathleen Vinehout (D) reading well articulated letters from constituents who oppose the bill. “The idea of “small government” […]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., delivers remarks at a Senate Armed Services Committee meeting on provisions relating to sexual assaults and the Defense Authorization Act. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Gillibrand: Victims don’t report military sex assault due to chain of command, Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, […]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen discusses the setback of military sex assault legislation and Sen. Carl Levin’s new measure which keep prosecution in chain of command. Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY) had introduced the measure, along with 27 co-sponsors to include 4 Republicans, that would take the authority to decide which sexual assault crimes to try from […]