Archive
May 16th, 2012
The Issa Hearing Redux: Arizona Rep. Franks Seeks to Control D.C.'s Abortion Policy But Won't Let D.C. Rep. Norton Speak
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 16, 2012 - 1:26pm (Print)
An Arizona Congressman is pushing for an abortion ban on the citizens of Washington, D.C. But the woman who represents that constituency isn't allowed to be there.
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Brothel Broken: Brothel Raids In Kuala Lumpur
In 2008 the US Government gave Malaysia the lowest rating in its annual Trafficking In Persons Report. Rather than address the real labour trafficking issues, the government set out to close down the sex industry. Now nearly all brothels in KL have been shut. Sex workers are forced to work in dangerous and difficult conditions on streets throughout the capital. For its violent efforts to suppress the sex industry the US Government raised Malaysia to tier 2 level in its 2009 TIP report.
"Congratulations Mitt Romney!"
The women from MoveOn's first War on Women ad are speaking out again. And this time, they're congratulating Mitt Romney.
Are All Blacks Prejudiced Against All Gays? Beyond the Static View of Race, Sexual Orientation, and Otherness
by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International
May 16, 2012 - 8:20am (Print)
Prejudice is prejudice, wherever it comes from and whatever form it takes. Respect dictates we treat it as such.
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New Hampshire Speaker of the House Persists in Pushing Forced Waiting Period
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 16, 2012 - 8:09am (Print)
How many times will the senate have to say no before the Speaker of the House will listen?
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Congratulations, Mitt Romney!
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 16, 2012 - 8:05am (Print)
A new ad from MoveOn.org congratulates the likely GOP nominee on his win, and reminds him of all the women he threw under the bus to get it.
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May 15th
Global Roundup: Rape Threat Relativity in South Sudan; Women Divorce Proudly in Nepal
by Jessica Mack
May 15, 2012 - 10:29pm (Print)
Weekly global roundup: Nepali women learn about their right to divorce and increasingly do so; Argentina's new Gender Identity Law first in the world; Tanzania's President petitioned over contraception access; relativity in rape threats for women in South Sudan.
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Honoring Motherhood Means Honoring a Woman’s Decision About Whether She Is Ready to Mother
by Kirsten Moore, Reproductive Health Technologies Project
and Strong Families, Strong Families
May 15, 2012 - 8:37pm (Print)
Let's recognize that the way to honor motherhood is to respect and support a woman’s decision about whether she is ready to be a parent. That means making sure that every pregnant woman, regardless of her ability to pay, has health care insurance coverage for all of her medical needs, including abortion.
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On Mothering a Black Boy in America
by Bernadette Brown, Strong Families
May 15, 2012 - 4:32pm (Print)
If you ever want to sleep at night, don’t try raising a black boy in America, because it means not having the luxury of the safety bubble that other parents have around their children, and never having the luxury of being able to sleep at night.
MS Legislator: Yes, Many Women Will Die "But Hey - You've Got to Have Morals!"
May 10, 2012 - Mississippi State Representative Bubba Carpenter, at an Alcorn County GOP meeting, tells the audience that Republicans have figured out a legal way to stop abortions.
