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Are There Any Responsible Republicans Out There?

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Arlen Specter, Joseph Welch, Heritage Foundation, Joe Mccarthy, Karl Rove, Dick Armey, Mitch McConnell, Naral, Colin Powell, Rush Limbaugh, Olympia Snowe, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, League of Conservation Voters, Afl-Cio, Human Rights Campaign, Eric Cantor, Dick Cheney, National Rifle Association, Richard Mourdock, Religious Right, Aclu, Richard Lugar, Tea Party, Republicans, Politics News
Peter Dreier

The defeat Tuesday of Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana in the Republican primary -- trounced by a Tea-Partier -- is one more nail in the coffin of the...

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Three Videos Everyone Should See Before Voting

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: RHReality Check, National Advocates for Pregnant Women, 14th Amendment, Personhood Pledge, Women's Rights, War on Women, Bei Bei Shuai, Reproductive Rights, Personhood, Amanda Kimbrough, Lynn Paltrow, Aclu, Zygote-Rights, The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP), National Organization for Women, Right Rides for Women's Safety, American Association of University Women, Naral, Girls for Gender Equity, SPARK Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Health Technologies Project, Planned Parenthood, Laura Pemberton, Voces Latinas, National Women's Law Center, Trust Women, Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice Human Rights, Girls Education and Mentoring Services (GEMS), Melissa Rowland, Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice, Video, Politics News
Soraya Chemaly

"Personhood" for zygotes cruelly subverts the very idea of a culture of life and potentially criminalizes every pregnant woman. Are you really cool with that? Even if you personally would not chose an abortion?

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John Celock

GOP Lawmaker To Constituent: 'You're Kidding Right?'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Abortion, Naral Pro-Choice America, Chad Campbell, Video, Matt Heinz, Naral, Adena Bank Lees, Abortion Rights, Chad Campbell Arizona, Terri Proud, Matt Heinz Arizona, Anti-Abortion, Arizona Politics, Arizona-Abortion-Bill, Terri Proud Arizona, Politics News

The Arizona resident, whose routine email to her legislator resulted in a reply later called a "hodgepodge of crazy" by another lawmaker, said she is ...

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I'm Pro-Choice Because I Love My Kids

Shannon Bradley-Colleary | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Mom for Pro-Choice, Rush Limbaugh and Sandra Fluke, Mom for Contraception, Pro Choice, Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke, Birth Control, Rush Limbaugh Slut, Naral, Pro-Choice Moms, Contraception, Planned Parenthood, Moms, Rush Limbaugh, Pro-Choice, Politics News
Shannon Bradley-Colleary

Every child deserves to be wanted, safe and loved. I don't deny there are damaged women out there who use abortion as a means of birth control. A former friend had five abortions. Those pregnancies were her cry for help. But I can't help thinking those babies were better off not being in her care.

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Laura Bassett

Susan B. Anthony List Says Rick Santorum Boosted By Birth Control Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Obama Birth Control, Naral Pro-Choice America, Sba List, Naral, Rick Santorum Birth Control, Rick Santorum Contraception, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Super Tuesday 2012, Gop Birth Control, Video, Susan B. Anthony List, Santorum Contraception, Gop Contraception, Super Tuesday, Santorum Birth Control, Birth Control, Beth Shipp, Obama Contraception, Rick Santorum Super Tuesday, Politics News

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum had a stronger than expected showing on Super Tuesday, defeating frontrunner Mitt Romney in Tennessee,...

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Woman-the-Barricades: We Need a Reinvigorated Women's Movement

Peter D. Rosenstein | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Bella Abzug, Naral, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Richards, Now, Women Strike for Peace, Barbara Jordan, Betty Ford, Republicans, Women's Rights, Women's Movement, Politics News
Peter D. Rosenstein

One must legitimately ask where this assault on women will stop. What will conservative Republicans think they can get away with next if there isn't an uprising saying, "We will not accept this attack on women!"

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The Decline of Women in America?

Nomiki Konst | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Congress, Naral, Feminist, Politics, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Arizona, Nomiki Konst, Democrats, California, Abortion, Women, Nancy Pelosi, Religious Right, Contraceptives, Birth Control, Conservatives, Lindsey Bubar, Virginia Legislature, Politics News
Nomiki Konst

We are mothers, sisters and daughters. We are multi-taskers, leaders and advocates. We are care-takers, Governors and executives. We are 51% of the population. Yet still, in 2012, women are seeing vicious attacks on basic rights. How did this happen?

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The Women's Issues You Won't Hear Discussed in South Carolina

Deborah Stambler | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Abortion, Ric Santorum, Birth Control, Naral, Women's Issues, Family Planning and Politics, Ron Paul, Republican Presidential Candidates, Mitt Romney, Planned Parenthood, Newt Gingrich, South Carolina Primary, South Carolina, Women News
Deborah Stambler

The candidates have boiled women's existence down to their ability to bear children.

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Laura Bassett

Virginia Tells Abortion Clinics Where To Set The Thermostat

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Kansas Abortion Restrictions, Abortion, Kansas Abortion, Naral, Virginia Coalition to Protect Women's Health, Virginia Abortion, Center for Reproductive Rights, NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, Virginia Abortion Restrictions, Abortion Clinics, Women News

The Virginia Department of Health will release proposed clinic regulations on Friday that target abortion providers and could potentially shut many of...

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Missouri Senate Passes Bill Putting Restrictions On Late-Term Abortions

Reuters | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Missouri Sentate, Governor Jay Nixon, Abortion, Viable Fetus, Jay Nixon, Naral, Fetus, Missouri, Late Term Abortion, Anti-Abortion, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Naral Pro-Choice Missouri, Missouri Family Policy Council, Politics News

April 7, 2011 10:55:27 PM KANSAS CITY, April 7 (Reuters) - The Missouri Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would put further restrictions on...

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How Many Committees Does it Take to Wage a War on Women?

Nancy Keenan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Naral Pro-Choice America, Chris Smith, House of Representatives, Family Planning, Small Business, Tax Increase, H.R. 3, Naral, Joe Pitts, House Ways and Means Committee, Planned Parenthood, h.r.3, House Judiciary Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee, House, H.R. 358, Lobby Day, War on Women, Stupak on Steroids, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Grover Norquist, Abortion-Rape-Incest, Title X, Politics News
Nancy Keenan

Recent and ongoing attacks on women's freedom and privacy by the anti-choice House leadership are so far-reaching and so extreme that they've been dubbed the "War on Women."

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Obama Reverses Bush Birth Control Rules

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Naral Pro-Choice America, Nancy Keenan, Conscience Clause, Family Research Council, Naral, George W. Bush, Contraception, Birth Control, Tony Perkins, Barack Obama, Conscience Clause Obama, Obama Conscience Clause, Home News

WASHINGTON -- (AP) The government has replaced a Bush-era rule that became a flash point in the debate over abortions, clarifying that doctors and nur...

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Amanda Terkel

GOP Facing Grassroots Pressure Over 'War On Contraception'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Naral Pro-Choice America, Hr 358, Women's Rights, Family Planning, H.R. 3, Naral, Hr 3, Mike Pence, Title X Family Planning, Steve King, Steve King Abortion, Mike Pence Title X, Steve Stivers, Continuing Resolution, h.r. 258, Nancy Pelosi, Mike Pence Family Planning, Title X, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Women's-rights activists are taking the fight to preserve family-planning funding outside the Beltway, calling on grassroots activists t...

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The People Behind the "Let Women Die" Act

Elizabeth Shipp | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Choice, Pro-Life, Protect Life Act, Naral, Politics News
Elizabeth Shipp

Elections have consequence,s and for American women, that can't be made any more painfully clear than by the recent actions by newly elected anti-choice members of Congress.

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Abortion Foes Don't Care About Women's Rights or Civil Rights

David A. Love | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Aclu, Abortion, Women's Rights, Women, Rape, Naral, Incest, Rick Santorum, Gun Control, Nea, Civil Rights, Kermit Gosnell, Gun Violence, Politics, Politics News, Senate, Pennsylvania, Women's Health, Health, Slavery, Hurricane Katrina, Philadelphia, Medicaid, African Americans, Politics News
David A. Love

Those who invoke race and slavery when denying a woman's right to choose are trying to obfuscate and change the subject. Their policies are hurting poor women of color.

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What Every Woman Needs to Know About the Office of State Attorney General

Christine Bronstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Elections, Steve Cooley, District Attorney, L.A. District Attorney Steve Cooley, Kamala Harris, Pro-Choice, 2010 Elections, Abortion, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Attorney General, 2010 Midterm Elections, Bill O'Reilly, Phil Kline, Naral, Elections 2010, Politics News
Christine Bronstein

Until recently I had no idea how much control the Attorney General has over my uterus. As Attorney General, Kamala Harris will make choice a priority in her administration.

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After criticism, radio hosts Rosen and Pfaff address McInnis lapses

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott McInnis, Jim Pfaff, Mike Rosen, Naral, Denver News
Jason Salzman

Some say I'm beating my head against the church wall by critiquing conservative talk radio, no matter how reasonable my criticism is. But KOA's Mike Rosen and KLZ's Jim Pfaff, both conservative radio hosts, recently responded on the air to issues raised in this blog.

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McInnis Said He Had "Zero Rating by NARAL;" Talk-Radio Host Should Set Record Straight

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott McInnis, Jim Pfaff, Naral, Abortion, Colorado Politics, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Colorado Gubernatorial Election, Denver News
Jason Salzman

I love it when any candidate (Democrat, Republican, or American Constitution Party) tells a reporter to prove him wrong and the reporter proceeds to prove him wrong.

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Back Up Your Birth Control Day of Action: Time to Close the Gap on EC Access

Kelli Conlin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Morning After Pill, Emergency Contraception, Contraception, Plan B, Birth Control, Naral, Home News
Kelli Conlin

Stories of our neighbors' lack of access to health care--ranging from a friend denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition to a relative who c...

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Weekly Pulse: Obama Signs Health Reform Bill, Backlash Begins

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bart Stupak, Abortion, Deem and Pass, RH Reality Check, Naral, Tpm, Reproductive Rights, Washington Monthly, TPM Muckraker, The Nation, Pro-Life, Feministing, Planned Parenthood, Washington Independent, Orly Taitz, Reproductive Health, Health Care Reform, Anti-Choice, Teabagger, Healthcare Reform, Tea Party, Health Care, Pro-Choice, Louise Slaughter, Reconciliation, Politics News
The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Yesterday, President Obama signed health care reform into law. As Mike Lillis explains in the Washingt...

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McInnis Says He's OK With Flip-Flopping Politicians, But Talk Show Host Lets It Slide

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denver Post, Scott McInnis, Republicans for Choice, Jim Pfaff, Abortion, Naral, Denver News
Jason Salzman

Some say I'm beating my head against a church wall when I ask social conservative talk-show hosts to act more like journalists and ask tough questions of conservative candidates.

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A Feminist's U-Turn: A Torrid Tale of Disappointment and Discovery

Megan Carpentier | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Camille Paglia, Naral, Backlash, Women's Studies, Feminist Mystique, Gloria Steinem, Roe vs Wade, Jezebel, Catholic Church, Betty Friedan, Gay Rights, Kyriarchy, Roe v. Wade, Sexism, Racism, Wage Gap, Abortion, Intersectionality, Equality, Wonkette, Rape, Abortion Rights, Andrea Dworkin, Third Wave Feminism, Feminism, March for Women's Lives, Gender, Equal Rights Amendment, Jezebel.com, LGBT Rights, Feminists, Birth Control, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living News
Megan Carpentier

Writing about women's issues made me learn more about those issues and feminist theories about them than a classroom ever did. It also allowed reclaim the word "feminist" for myself.

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State Legislatures Take Aim at Women

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Heartbeat International, Abortion, Miscarriage, Virginia, Naral, Gary Herbert, Todd Gilbert, Pregnancy, Utah, Planned Parenthood, State Legislatures, License Plates, Carl Wimmer, Virginia League for Planned Parenthood, Politics News
Tamar Abrams

State legislatures are often fertile ground for contentious or ribald behavior. And, while great strides have been made in the past decade to diversif...

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My endorsement in the PA-06 : Women's rights are no joking matter.

Kate Michelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Politics, Democratic Primary, Congress, Endorsements, Naral, Women's Health, 2010 Elections, Democratic Party, Elections 2010, Politics News
Kate Michelman

Political campaigns often are illustrative of larger matters. For me, the campaign for the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania's sixth Congressiona...

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Pro-Choice License Plate Advocated In Virginia: Supporters Threaten Lawsuit

AP | By DENA POTTER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aclu, Abortion, Roe v. Wade, Pro Choice, Women's Rights, Naral, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Free Speech, Roe vs. Wade, Choose Life License Plate, Respect Choice, Anti Choice, Trust Women, Pro Life, License Plates, Virginia, Politics News

RICHMOND, Va. -- Abortion-rights advocates have been unable to halt the "Choose Life" license plate variations in nearly two-dozen states, so now they...

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