(AP) WASHINGTON — Authorities say two out-of-state doctors who traveled to Maryland to perform late-term abortions have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder, an unusual use of a law that allows for murder charges in the death… Read More ›
Women
News relating to gender equality, women’s struggles, reproductive rights, and the fight against misogyny.
Michael Parenti: Occupy America
Beginning with Occupy Wall Street in September 2011, a protest movement spread across the United States to 70 major cities and hundreds of other communities. Similar actions emerged in scores of other nations. For the first two weeks, the corporate-owned… Read More ›
Sex, drugs, and politics: New Palin book sparks controversy
A new one-volume guide to virtually every rumor, controversy, assertion and accusation about Sarah Palin — scurrilous or otherwise — is about to hit the stands, and it’s already generating a storm of controversy. “The Rogue: Searching for The Real… Read More ›
Black Women Report Rape by Rebel Forces in Libya Refugee Camps
Local officials, US ambassador shrug off reports The news doesn’t get better for thousands of black Africans trapped in Libya, besieged by racist rebel fighters. In addition to chronic suspicion of being mercenaries for Gadhafi, women in one internal refugee… Read More ›
Pediatricians Fact-Check Bachmann’s Bashing Of HPV Vaccine
Now the nation’s pediatricians have waded deep and early into the race for the presidency. In an unusual instance of political fact-checking of a candidate’s statements by physicians themselves, the American Academy of Pediatrics has a tough prescription for Republican… Read More ›
Police Cause Miscarriage After Beating/Pepper Spray at Occupy Seatle
AN OCCUPY protester claims she suffered a miscarriage after police allegedly used pepper spray on her and kicked her in the stomach. Jennifer Fox, 19, who says she was two months pregnant, told weekly newspaper The Stranger that she attacked… Read More ›
Remembering America’s Eugenics Program
Victims speak out about North Carolina sterilization program, which targeted women, young girls and blacks Elaine Riddick was 13 years old when she got pregnant after being raped by a neighbor in Winfall, N.C., in 1967. The state ordered that… Read More ›
Group: Domestic violence law repeal affects safety
TOPEKA, Kan. — Advocates for abuse victims said Wednesday that a dispute between the city of Topeka and the district attorney over the prosecution of domestic violence misdemeanors will make people who are already scared think twice before reporting abuse…. Read More ›
Remark on HPV Vaccine Could Ripple for Years
By DENISE GRADY During a debate last week for Republican presidential candidates and in interviews after it, Representative Michele Bachmann called the vaccine to prevent cervical cancer “dangerous.” Medical experts fired back quickly. Her statements were false, they said, emphasizing… Read More ›
HPV Vaccine: The Science Behind The Controversy
by Richard Knox The first vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, which causes cervical cancer, came out five years ago. But now it has become a hot political topic, thanks to a Republican presidential debate in which candidate Michele Bachmann… Read More ›
Rape Cop Reactions: Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata Got Off, But Won’t Be Forgotten
We watched the rape trial of NYPD officers Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata with our eyes half-covered, anticipating ugliness. And indeed it was icky, with slut-shaming and anything else to undermine the accuser. Yesterday came the verdict — not guilty… Read More ›
US Women Who Have Stillbirths Face Murder Charges
Women’s rights campaigners see the creeping criminalisation of pregnant women as a new front in the culture wars over abortion. Rennie Gibbs is accused of murder, but the crime she is alleged to have committed does not sound like an… Read More ›
Supreme Court blocks massive sex-discrimination suit against Wal-Mart
The Supreme Court on Monday blocked the nation’s largest-ever sex discrimination case, ruling in favor of Wal-Mart in a decision that raises significant hurdles for other class-action suits brought against big corporations. As many as 1.5 million current and former… Read More ›
GOP Sneak Attack: Republicans Try to Redefine Rape … Again
House Republicans are attempting a backdoor maneuver to ensure that solely victims of “forcible rape” are eligible for federal funding if they seek abortions. They’re doing it again: After jettisoning controversial legislative language narrowing the definition of rape for the… Read More ›
Top 10 Anti-Abortion Myths
If you’ve been keeping up with the abortion debate in this country, you have no doubt heard some very interesting claims made by anti-abortion activists. Some of these claims need to be taken seriously, but others…well, not so much. In… Read More ›
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