In his first direct email to supporters since leaving the race for the White House, Sen. Sam Brownback has used the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade as a fund-raising catalyst for his political action committee.
Henry Hyde's death may be a metaphor of end times for the vitriolic anti-abortion movement, as indications from formerly rabid Kansas, and red-hot-competitive Iowa, open the door for aggressive assertion of progressive prevention policies. Are the candidates and Congress connecting the dots?
Next week Operation Rescue takes their show on the road to Kansas to Dr. Tiller's clinic and Operation Save America prepares to "commemorate" convicted killer Eric Rudolph's sentencing - at the site of the Birmingham clinic he bombed; and all of the usual suspects will be there.
A young woman wonders if there is any "grey area" in the story of her friend who says she was raped. Heather is clear: people disbelieve victims of sexual violence for every reason under the sun but consent isn't just the absence of "no." It's an enthusiastic and strong "yes."
In the Philippines, women's health advocates and legislators are working to create access to family planning and contraception for women but the Catholic Church is stuck on abortion and has its own agenda.
As New York Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse retires, looking back on some reproductive rights cases she covered reveals an alarming trajectory.
I like to think that I'm primarily for reproductive rights because I'm for women's rights, but it never hurts to know that true reproductive freedom helps slow population growth.
A number of local and county police departments are now allowed to arrest people for immigration violations. In Tennessee, a pregnant, undocumented immigrant woman was arrested for driving without a license and gave birth, mostly shackled, in jail focusing new attention on local immigration enforcement.
What would "President McCain" say? In Michigan, women who need contraception aren't covered under their health insurance while men can pick up Viagra for free.
The Bush Administration is planning an end run to entice states into applying for abstinence-only funds that Congress has yet to authorize, and potentially tie the hands of the next administration.
Senator Hillary Clinton is sounding the alarm and calling out President Bush and his administration for "quietly putting ideology before science and women's health."
In both Brazil and Kansas, the medical records of thousands of women who had undergone an abortion were ordered turned over to the police. Women in Brazil are being prosecuted. Is America far behind?
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Pope Paul VI's declaration that the Catholic church stands opposed to contraception, Amendment may give Northern Ireland women same rights as every other woman in the UK, Talking to children about sex is important and okay with kids.
Planned Parenthood chides Bush HHS on their attempted end run on abstinence-only funding, a story seen first on RH Reality Check that the mainstream media has yet to pick up.
