Election 2012
Anti-Choice Stance Makes New Jersey's Governor Less Popular
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
March 15, 2011 - 10:29am (Print)
Chris Christie may be wooing potential presidential voters, but his anti-choice moves are alienating his own state.
STOKING FIRE: Randall Terry's Campaign Platform
by Eleanor J. Bader, RH Reality Check
March 10, 2011 - 8:17am (Print)
Randall Terry is running for president specifically against Barack Obama. Not surprisingly, making abortion illegal is the pivot around which Terry’s candidacy spins.
Michele vs. Michelle: Breastfeeding Wars Rise to the Top
by Amie Newman
February 21, 2011 - 8:01pm (Print)
What could be controversial about First Lady Michelle Obama's campaign to improve infant health by promoting breastfeeding? For Rep. Michele Bachmann, everything.
Afternoon Roundup: Iowa's Egg-as-Person Bill Would Mean Women-as-Murderers
by Amie Newman
February 14, 2011 - 7:25pm (Print)
Iowa's personhood bill has passed the House; President Obama's FY 2012 budget and women's and girls' health; a new kind of HIV vaccine; and Mississippi midwifery!
It's Not About Who Pays. It's About Respect
by Rev. Dr. Carlton W. Veazey, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
February 8, 2011 - 9:46pm (Print)
Clergy and people of faith are speaking up in a new campaign about the outrageous "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act." It's deceptive and reveals a profound lack of respect for the sacredness of women's lives.
Afternoon Roundup: Virginia Votes Down A Heap of Anti-Choice Bills
by Amie Newman
February 3, 2011 - 6:55pm (Print)
What's behind New York City's abortion rate?; Virginia votes down a host of anti-abortion legislation; what's behind the "nuisance" of a physician providing legal abortion care?; and more.
Afternoon Roundup: Teen Birth Rate At All Time Low; Natural Childbirth is Moronic
by Amie Newman
February 2, 2011 - 7:15pm (Print)
Teen birth rate in the U.S. continues to decline; former anti-abortion leader/Catholic excorcist accused of "inappropriate relations" with women; Florida "Choose Life" law may be re-written; new Lifetime show presents natural chidlbirth as moronic; and the battle over homosexuality all over Africa.
Afternoon Roundup: Utah Proposes All College Women Must Have Maternity Care Coverage
by Amie Newman
January 31, 2011 - 7:36pm (Print)
"#dearjohn" and Republican hypocrisy over rape and abortion; the rights of Egyptian women and girls in a post-revolution Egypt; and Utah's unbelievable proposed bill for college-age women in the state.
Health Reform Law Struck Down, White House Calls It "Judicial Activism" (UPDATED)
by Amie Newman
January 31, 2011 - 5:58pm (Print)
A federal judge ruled the health reform law unconstitutional on Monday for requiring all Americans to be covered for health care. The White House says the ruling is out of mainstream judicial opinion. It won't stop Senate Republicans from rallying for their own repeal law, with a new found power.
Afternoon Roundup: Is Tunisia An Equal Rights Middle East Mecca for Women and Girls?
by Amie Newman
January 27, 2011 - 7:28pm (Print)
Is Tunisia a mecca for equal rights?; Extreme anti-choice legislator, Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, announces a run for governor; President Obama's report card for the state of women and girls in the U.S.; and Wal-Mart's ongoing pay discrimination case before the Supreme Court.
