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Guns, Abortion, And What Motivates The Tea Party
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
October 31, 2010 - 8:36pm (Print)
What links the twin movement conservative obsessions of banning abortion rights while fighting against all gun control? Hint: it has little to do with fact-based policy choices, and everything to do with anxious masculinity.
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What the Recent Supreme Court Ruling on Guns Means for Domestic Violence Victims
reader diary by Next Door Solutions, Next Door Solutions
July 14, 2010 - 12:09pm (Print)
Approximately 80 Americans die from guns EVERY DAY. And EVERY DAY 3 to 4 of these people are women shot and killed by current or former husbands or boyfriends. While the Supreme Court still upholds the laws that prohibit gun ownership to the men that kill these women, there are those who believe that a woman’s life is not as important as her abuser’s access to the gun that can take her life.
The Trade: Guns for Vasectomies
by Deepali Gaur Singh, RH Reality Check, Asia
April 4, 2008 - 8:40am (Print)
In the Madhya Pradesh state of India, the administration is offering men guns in exchange for vasectomies. But in choosing to meet targets rather than educating communities, the administration is hardening stereotypes of manliness, placing communities in even more vulnerable positions.
